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Governor Haley
Barbour addressed the
Mississippi Association
of Educators at the
annual conference in
Jackson yesterday.
He says while
he wants to fund K thru
12 education at the
requested level, the
state's current budget
situation makes it difficult
to do... (0:10)
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The state house has
presented a plan that
funds education at the
requested level, although
Barbour and the Senate
are skeptical as to
whether or not it would
work. But Maben administrator
Helen Kennard says it
should be given a chance...
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Farmweek
Many people
believe tree farming
harms wildlife. That's
not the case at Art
Waymire's tree farm
near Byhalia, Mississippi.
Farmweek's Artis Ford
reports Waymire received
two prestigious forestry
and wildlife awards
in two years. (1:35)
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Teachers Union
Holds Annual Conference
Members of
Mississippi's largest
teacher's union were
in Jackson yesterday
for their annual conference.
And as MPB's Scott Phillips
reports, a myriad of
issues are on the minds
of Mississippi's educators.
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Murder law
change approved by Mississippi
House to include unborn
victims
The Mississippi
House of Representatives
has voted 99 to three
to change the state
murder law so that a
person who intentionally
causes the death of
an unborn child can
face a murder charge.
Representative Joey
Fillingane of Sumrall
proposed the measure,
but Representative Earle
Banks of Jackson questioned
him during floor debate
about the pressing need
for such a bill, which
Fillingane suggests
is needed because of
the Lacy and Peterson
case in California.
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- Attorneys for
USM Professors Seek Closed
Hearings
Attorneys representing
suspended University of
Southern Mississippi professors
Frank Glamser and Gary
Stringer have sent letters
to members of the state
college board requesting
their clients' termination
hearings NOT be open to
the media. USM President
Shelby Thames says he's
disappointed. (0:19)
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Thames announced last
week the hearing would
be open to the media,
but Hattiesburg attorney
Michael Adelman, who
represents Glamser and
Stringer, says the hearing
must be closed. (0:23)
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Murder law
change approved by Mississippi
House to include unborn
victims
The Mississippi
House of Representatives
has voted 99 to three
to change the state
murder law so that a
person who intentionally
causes the death of
an unborn child can
face a murder charge.
Representative Joey
Fillingane of Sumrall
proposed the measure,
but Representative Earle
Banks of Jackson questioned
him during floor debate
about the pressing need
for such a bill, which
Fillingane suggests
is needed because of
the Lacy and Peterson
case in California.
(1:27)
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Lily
of the Nile - Part 2
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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