• Freedom Sings: Concert of censored songs promotes First Amendment
  First Amendment lectures can be a hard sell. So the First Amendment Center tried a new tack and went on the road with a multimedia show and live concert to pass on the message. MPB News contributor Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford. (4:23)
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• State of the State message tonight, with MPB live coverage
  Governor Haley Barbour is planning his first State of the Stat4e address tonight at six o'clock with the speech to be carried live on the radio and television stations of Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Wayne Sorge has a preview. (1:29)
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• McCoy Tasking Colleagues to Brainstorm
  Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy is tasking members of the house of representatives to come up with their own ideas about how to improve the state. MPB's Scott Phillips has this report. (1:54)
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• Governor Barbour plans State of State message
  Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has given lots of hints about what may be included in tonight's State of the State address from the capitol. During a talk for the Mississippi Municipal League last week he hinted that it will include a lot about job creation and opposing additional taxes. (0:31)
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  The President of the Mississippi American Federation of Teachers Maryann Graczyk says teachers want to see education remain a high priority, but that fits with the governor's emphasis on job creation. (0:20)
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  The President of the Mississippi Economic Council Blake Wilson says the state's business community is simply ready for the governor to tell them how they can help. (0:09)
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• Mississippi has lost many manufacturing jobs in the last three years But spokeswoman Jan Garrick of the state Employment Security Commission says the sector's average weekly wage has improved. (0:18)
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• Mixed News for Manufacturing Sector
  The Mississippi employment security commission is giving a mixed report about the state's jobs in the manufacturing sector. Scott Phillips has this report. (1:40)
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• Burgundy loropetalum- Part 1
  Southern Gardening Radio from the Mississippi State University Extension Service serves lawn and garden enthusiasts Monday through Friday with timely information presented in a 2-minute format.

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