by Associated Press Published: March 7,2012
Tags: agriculture, appeal, Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners, Clean Water Act, courts, Cynthia Sarthou, economy, environment, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, federal government, flood, flood control, flooding, Gov. Haley Barbour, habitat, judge, judicial, judiciary, local government, Louie Miller, Mississippi Delta, Mississippi River, North Mississippi, Peter Nimrod, politics Tags: American Rivers, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Roger Wicker, Sen. Thad Cochran, South Delta, state government, Stupidity, the Gulf Restoration Network, the National Wildlife Federation, The Sierra Club, U.S. Congress, U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock, VICKSBURG, Washington, wildlife, Yazoo Backwater Project
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel sided yesterday with the Environmental Protection Agency over its 2008 veto of a $220 million flood control project near the Yazoo River in the south Mississippi Delta. >> RELATED: EPA admits it has no experts on Yazoo Pump Project. The Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners sued the [...] [...]

by Associated Press Published: August 11,2011
Tags: Bolivar, capitalism, courts, economic development, Greenville, homes, houses, housing, Humphreys, investigation, Issaquena, Joshua Howat Berger, Leland, misappropriations, Mississippi Delta, politics Tags: AJ Jefferson, Racism, real estate, Sharkey, Social Issues, South Delta Regional Housing Authority, Stupidity, Sunflower, witness tampering
GREENVILLE — A Sept. 26 trial date has been set for the director of the South Delta Regional Housing Authority and a contractor in a federal criminal case, according to The Delta Democrat-Times. ••• SEE ANALYSIS AT EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK ••• SEE MORE COVERAGE Ann Jefferson, who is on administrative leave as the authority’s executive director, [...] [...]

by Ross Reily Published: June 17,2011
Tags: capitalism, economic development, economy, energy, Gov. Haley Barbour, healthcare, immigration, local government, Politics, Social Issues, state government, Stupidity
Mississippians are fat, stupid and doomed to low-wage, menial careers, according to a Ball State University report. However, officials at the Mississippi Economic Council scoff at the findings, leading MEC president Blake Wilson to say, “I’m glad (they are) very safe behind (their) internet research perch.” >>> SEE REPORT<<< >>>SEE COMPLETE STORY<<< [...]