• Legislation being prepared for task force on training schools
  The chairman of the Mississippi House Juvenile Justice Committee says he is fine tuning legislation to establish a task force on the state's training schools. Wayne Sorge reports the task force will be intended to address criticisms presented in a U.S. Justice Department suit over conditions and practices experienced by juveniles at the Oakley and Columbia training schools. (1:34)
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• Commentaries - George Thatcher on Mullet Fisherman (1:59)
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• USM Professors Call for Hearing
  Professors suspended by University of Southern Mississippi president Shelby Thames say they will appeal their impending terminations at an upcoming hearing. MPB's Scott Phillips has this report. (1:32)
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• House Juvenile Justice Chairman George Flaggs fine tuning a task force bill on training schools
  The Chairman of the Mississippi House Juvenile Justice Committee says top state leaders will be on a task force he wants to establish to deal with problems cited by the U.S. Justice Department at the state's juvenile training schools. Chairman Flaggs says he is fine tuning legislation to establish that task force and he says he will suggest that it's membership include the governor, lieutenant governor and the speaker. (0:42)
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• Lily of the Nile - 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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