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  • Closed for Thanksgiving

    Majority in Mississippi is taking the week off, but we send our best to you all for a wonderful Thanksgiving this week.  We all have a lot to be thankful for this year and we hope that everyone gets to spend some valuable time with friends and family this week.  [...]
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    Posted: November 24, 2009, 8:30am EST
    by Staff

  • Yes, Colleges in Mississippi Have Merged/ Closed In The Past

    I thought this list was pretty interesting. It notes closings and mergers of Mississippi colleges and universities through the years. I guess what separates most of these schools with those being proposed for mergers today is that they were private schools- relying on tuition and donations to operate. Posted in Mississippi [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:51pm EST
    by Brett

  • Friday Rambling’s with Robert

    At What Cost The university merger proposal drafted by Governor Haley Barbour has sure upset several groups who claim to have a stake in the issue.  This is great that these people want to be involved now, but where have they been the last several years while the state has continually [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:34am EST
    by Robert

  • Jackson N.O.W.: Merger Proposals Racist, Sexist

    Number of comments: 2
    Did you expect anything less? “University consolidation should instead be handled in a manner that respects the history and contributions of women and all people of color,” says Jackson Area NOW President Stacey Aldridge. “Acknowledging the identity and distinctiveness of every institution in our state on equal terms.” The organization says [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:43pm EST
    by Brett

  • Did You Know The Movie ‘The Blind Side’ Was Racist?

    Number of comments: 5
    A wealthy family from the Memphis suburbs takes in a kid with no education who they find wandering the streets and eventually become his family. Great story right? Well, if that happens to be a white, Christian family who takes in a young black man then you have the makings [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:52am EST
    by Brett

  • Stop Quoting Bill Jones Like He Is Some Independent Source

    Various news sources have quoted Bill Jones, the Chairman of the State Board of Education, as he attempts to fire up opposition to school mergers. After all it would make sense to quote someone in that position, right? Well, I guess so. Here is what he told WDAM out of [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 10:42am EST
    by Brett

  • The Interesting Lack of Response From Democrats

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    Most of the Clarion-Ledger’s stories regarding Haley Barbour FY 2011 budget outline have focused on reactions from people who stand to have an alma mater affected by mergers, and there reactions are predictable (and understandable). Most Americans suffer from NIMBY disease. Yes, they want the budget balanced and cuts made [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:39am EST
    by Brett

  • From The Man Who Thinks There Is A 48th Congressional District in Mississippi…

    We bring you President Obama’s holiday plans: It is being reported that Barack Obama plans to spend his holidays in Texas to watch the Bluebonnet Bowl. He said this year’s matchup of Philips College from the Southwest Conference and Sewanee (also known as The University of the South) from the Southeastern [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:16pm EST
    by Brett

  • Recovery.org: The Stimulus Created or “Saved” 30 Jobs In MS-05

    And by MS-05 I mean Mississippi’s Fifth Congressional District, the district that disappeared almost a decade ago. Miraculously, the $787 billion stimulus has created or “saved” 30 jobs in that extinct district at the cost of more than $984,000 (which is relatively cheap at about $32,000 a job). This information [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:06am EST
    by Brett

  • Here’s The Consolidation Plans

    …As outlined in Haley Barbour’s 2011 budget recommendations. At the college level, Barbour made the expected announcement which proposes consolidating Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State. MSU and MUW are separated by about 20 miles. MSU has the largest enrollment in the state while MUW has the lowest. Earlier [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:48pm EST
    by Brett

  • Childers Did Receive Some Protests Friday

    Number of comments: 4
    Last week, a group of local Democrats in the First District indicated that they were not happy with Travis Childers’ vote against healthcare legislation written by Nancy Pelosi, and were going to let their voices be heard outside a Friday night fundraiser in Oxford. Well, a group of about 20 held [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:47am EST
    by Brett

  • MUW Alums Promise to Fight Merger Talks

    Number of comments: 1
    You had to be expecting this. And the truth is I see where there coming from. If a school I loved deeply and had supported over the years was on the chopping block, I wouldn’t be too happy. At the same time, the legislature needs to realize you can’t make everyone [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 7:54am EST
    by Brett

  • Friday Ramblings with Robert

    Childer’s Own Supporters Turning on Him? Poor Travis Childer’s just can’t catch a break.  I congratulate him on voting against the House version of the healthcare reform bill, but apparently his own kind are mad at him.  This to me exemplifies how hard it is to be a so-called blue dog right [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:40am EST
    by Robert

  • Local Democrats Plan To Protest Childers’ Healthcare Vote

    Travis Childers will be in Oxford tomorrow night for a fundraiser. However, some local Democrats are planning on showing up to voice their displeasure with the First District Congressman. Merrill Nordstrom, vice-chair of the local Democratic committee, said: “I’m disappointed in his vote. I hope he can redeem himself when [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:11pm EST
    by Brett

  • What Kind of Numbers Will We See in the GOP Primaries in 2011?

    In many counties throughout the state, if you want a say in local politics you need to vote in the Democrat primary. Without Republican challengers, the race is often decided in August. I talked about the possibility of that trend changing- starting with Simpson County- when we saw a number [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:06am EST
    by Brett

  • About 55,000

    That is the number of people that have signed the voter ID initiative according to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. Supporters will need about 90,000 signatures to have the issue put on the ballot for voters to decide on. Hosemann did not know if the collected signatures have been divided [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:34am EST
    by Brett

  • Barbour To Recommend MSU-MUW Merger

    Number of comments: 1
    The Columbus Disptach (and others) are reporting that Haley Barbour is expected to recommend the merger of Mississippi University for Women with another school- most likely Mississippi State- as part of his 2011 budget outline. The formal proposal has not been released so this is all speculation at this point, and [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 1:57pm EST
    by Brett

  • Honoring Our Veterans

    Trace Adkins pays tribute to our veterans in this video ‘Arlington.’ To those who have served or are currently serving: Thank You. Posted in Random/ Just for Fun Tagged: Veterans Day [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:30am EST
    by Brett

  • Will We Begin Seeing These Bumper Stickers in Oxford?

    Not really a political story, but there is a lot of politics at play: Chancellor asks band to stop playing ‘From Dixie with Love’ Posted in Random/ Just for Fun Tagged: Dixie, Ole Miss [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:12pm EST
    by Brett

  • Childers Helped Himself Greatly with Healthcare Vote

    The Desoto Times Tribune has an editorial saying that Childers’ vote against the Democrats healthcare reform bill just made the race to topple him a little more difficult. I agree. At this time, there is no reason to think that Childers is not the front-runner. If I was one of [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:50am EST
    by Brett

  • Interesting: Gene Taylor One of Only Four Dems to Vote Against Stimulus, Cap and Trade, and Healthcare

    Per Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic. For those wondering, the other three include Walt Minnick (ID-01), Bobby Bright (AL-2), and Parker Griffith (AL-5). And it’s fair to say that those three all face much more difficult re-election races than Taylor. Honestly, I’m surprised it is only four Dems who opposed these [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:20pm EST
    by Brett

  • Can The GOP Make Inroads Into Local Politics?

    Number of comments: 3
    As I hinted at last week, we recently saw several Simpson County officials switch party affiliation from Democrat to Republican. The Clarion-Ledger has a good article on this story as Simpson County becomes one of the first rural counties in the state to be run by Republicans. To an outsider who [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:07pm EST
    by Brett

  • Haley Barbour on Meet The Press

    From yesterday: H/t: Y’all Politics Posted in National Politics Tagged: Haley Barbour [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:30am EST
    by Staff

  • MS-01: Huckabee Endorses Nunnelee

    Number of comments: 2
    Mike Huckabee press release: Huck PAC and Governor Mike Huckabee are proud to endorse Senator Alan Nunnelee for Mississippi Congress (CD-1). Senator Nunnelee has been strong voice for republicans for over a decade in the Mississippi Senate. A true pro-life champion, Sen. Nunnelee agrees that every single life has value, and should [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:17pm EST
    by Brett

  • Friday Ramblings with Robert

    My Take on Virginia and New Jersey This has been the hot topic of the week and I know it doesn’t really pertain too much to us here, but I think it gives us a good gage on how certain groups are feeling right now and what we may be able to [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:30am EST
    by Robert

  • Childers Confirms Opposition To Latest Healthcare Bill

    Number of comments: 3
    Rep. Travis Childers released this statement on H.R. 3962 yesterday: “Today, millions of hard-working Americans are suffering from soaring premiums that are increasing seven times faster than wages. Our country needs health care reform, and there is no one who wants to see the implementation of successful reform and lower premiums [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:13am EST
    by Brett

  • Ross Still Interested In MS-01

    I have mentioned Henry Ross a few times in the past (here and here) because of his interest in running for the First District seat held by Travis Childers. The former Eupora mayor told CQ Politics that he intends to make a decision after the first of the year. Ross [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 8:54am EST
    by Brett

  • Haley Barbour On Cable News Last Night

    From last night on FoxNews after the races in Virginia in New Jersey had been called: And from earlier in the evening with Chris Matthews on MSNBC: Note: If you are reading this via E-mail subscription or RSS, you will have to click though to the blog to see the [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:41pm EST
    by Staff

  • Any Impact on MS-01?

    I spent considerable amount of time thinking about what last night’s election may mean for 2010- specifically the race in Mississippi’s First District. While it is difficult to make any comparisons between states, Southwestern Virginia is home to many largely white, rural districts similar to MS-01. Here is a map [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:09am EST
    by Brett

  • Ready for 2010

    Number of comments: 1
    Last night was the best election night for Republicans as a whole since 2004. The year 2007 was nice, especially here in Mississippi, but the GOP and Democrats swapped contests in Louisiana and Kentucky essentially resulting in a draw for the evening. There is no other way to spin it: [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:04am EST
    by Brett

  • Barbour Statement on GOP Victories in Virginia and New Jersey

    Number of comments: 1
    Haley Barbour released this statement on behalf of the Republican Governors Association following gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey: The RGA helped two great candidates secure historic victories for the GOP tonight. By wisely investing more than $13 million in television and radio ads, mail pieces and direct contributions, the [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 10:05pm EST
    by Brett

  • Early Voting

    Number of comments: 3
    Several high profile elections will be decided today including gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as a special election for NY-23. I have been following those races closely, and may do a follow up tomorrow morning, but have opted not to write about them as this is [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:52am EST
    by Brett

  • Nunnelee Responds To PelosiCare

    I have noted the lack of reaction from Travis Childers and his fellow Blue Dogs after the unveiling of the Democrats plan to re-write one-sixth of our economy in the name of healthcare reform. On Friday, Alan Nunnelee- on the other hand- offered this statement: The leadership in the House of [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:51pm EST
    by Brett

  • New Republicans Joining The Fold?

    The Gallo rumor mill has been turning and the talk radio superstar has mentioned on a couple of occasions over the past week that a group of Democrat office holders will be switching to the Republican Party. This includes- possibly- a County Sheriff, Supervisor, Constable, and Justice Court judge. The [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:36pm EST
    by Brett

  • Update on Desoto County Schools Cell Phone Lawsuit

    One of the first ACLU vs. Desoto County lawsuits that I started talking about involved a student who was expelled for having gang related pictures on his cell phone that was confiscated by school officials. You can check out a few previous posts here. To update you on this case: [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:13pm EST
    by Brett

  • 2011 Gov: Can Someone From The Coast Win Statewide?

    Geoff Pender at the Sun Herald has a good story on the Dave Dennis candidacy. Dennis has received a lot of publicity of late, especially in South Mississippi, and does not appear to be any pushover in the Republican primary for governor. Besides lack of name recognition, Pender makes the [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 9:36am EST
    by Brett

  • Story On Lack of Reaction From Blue Dogs

    The moderate and conservative Democrats who call themselves Blue Dogs love to consider themselves fiscally responsible, and have been known to bark- even if they have no bite to back it up. One of those members is Travis Childers, and I looked at his quiet response to the healthcare bill [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 5:09pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Bounds Largely Avoids Consolidation Talks

    Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds decided not to tackle the thorny issue of consolidation at the university level- either through merging or closures. He did seem to leave the door open when he mentioned the fact that we have had talks in the past “without going very far…This year may [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 3:13pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Friday Ramblings with Robert

    Barbour Appoints A Black Judge Somebody call the Magnolia Bar Association and let them know that Haley Barbour has finally appointed a black judge to the bench in Mississippi.  Wait maybe Malcolm Harrison, the appointee, can let them know since he is the past president of the group.  Harrison will fill [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 9:30am EDT
    by Robert

  • No Reaction From Childers on Healthcare Bill

    Number of comments: 1
    The last time we heard Rep. Travis Childers talking about the proposed healthcare legislation was a week ago when he said he didn’t want a bill that added to the deficit. Then earlier this week Nancy Pelosi released what we’ve all been waiting for scared of. The bill totals 1990 [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:51am EDT
    by Brett

  • Desoto County: Is It Becoming Less Red?

    Number of comments: 2
    The Desoto Times had a story about MS-01 today and the impact their county will have on the overall race. They speak with Mississippi politics go-to-guy Marty Wiseman about the county and the race in general. Without getting into much of the article, Wiseman made a comment that peaked my [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 3:32pm EDT
    by Brett

  • School Consolidation Poll

    In light of the topic making headlines over the past week, the Clarion-Ledger posted a question on whether you think school consolidation is a good idea. Here are the results through this morning: Of course, the poll is not scientific but I don’t believe there are that many people who are [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:39am EDT
    by Brett

  • When Every Vote Counts…

    I saw a headline on the Clarion Ledger’s website this morning that read “Lamar County voters OK alcohol sales.” As you may know, Lamar County is a dry county. And no, the entire did not vote to permit alcohol sales, just a portion recently annexed by Hattiesburg. The voters supported [...]
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    Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:48am EDT
    by Brett

  • Remember When Businesses Closed Early on Wednesday?

    Well, a group of pastors in Greenwood have sent a letter to school administrators asking that they keep Wednesday free of extracurricular activities. From the Greenwood Commonwealth: “Wednesday evenings, particularly throughout the South, have been known as ‘church night,’ allowing our youth and other family members time to engage in church-related activities,” [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:49pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Alan Nunnelee on Hate Crimes Being Included In Defense Authorization Bill

    From Nunnelee for Congress: The leadership in the US House tied voting for Special Rights for Homosexuals to the Defense Appropriations Bill forcing members to either vote for these special rights or against the Defense Appropriation. It is wrong and offensive to the men and women in the military to link [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Will Any Legislators Refuse Special Session Pay?

    Much was made about the cost of the special sessions this summer. It is reported to cost the state over $30,000 per day during a special session. At that time, I pointed out four officials who turned down their pay for the session: Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant and Senators Billy [...]
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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:38am EDT
    by Brett

  • Daily Journal Editorial on School Consolidation

    They endorse a study on school consolidation in Mississippi. This study has been added to the job description of a special legislative task force on underperforming schools. Interesting fact: In the early 1950s, Mississippi had more than 2,000 school districts. As you can imagine, this had a lot to do [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 12:38pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Hinds County and First Student: What Next?

    As I have said before, this is the fourth year of a four year contract between Hinds County School District and First Student to provide school bus transportation. It doesn’t appear that there were any problems with the two until bus drivers voted to join the Teamsters union last year. [...]
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    Posted: October 26, 2009, 9:12am EDT
    by Brett

  • Update: Strike Is Over

    I just wrote that we don’t have many strikes in Mississippi, and apparently when we do they don’t last too long. First Student and the union have agreed on a contract that now needs to be ratified by the members of the union. After that happens details of the contract [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
    by Brett

  • Can You Fire Striking Workers?

    We don’t see strikes in Mississippi that often, but following the events in Hinds County I did some research on the subject of replacement workers. Going back to the 1930s, legislation and the Supreme Court has upheld an employer’s right to hire permanent replacement workers. Here is an essay from [...]
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    Posted: October 23, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
    by Brett
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