home   / contact MPB / search MPB
Google Logo
Empty
Empty
About Us Television Radio Kids / Families Educators Adult Learning News / Public Affairs Community Outreach Support Employment Production Services Links
Empty
Local Radio News Stories - Mon, Mar 22, 2004

(Segments require Real Player - Download Real Player)

  • A preliminary hearing date of April 19th has been set for Earnest Lee Hargon
    Hargon is accused of killing his cousin Michael Hargon and Michael's wife Rebecca and son James Patrick. Public Defender Wesley Evans was granted a motion to have a court reporter present at the hearing. (0:16)
    Listen

    District Attorney James Powell says he was willing to concede having a court reporter present for justice court. (0:18)
    Listen

  • Voice stress tests rejected by House of Representatives
    The Mississippi House of Representatives last week rejected a proposal to authorize law enforcement officers in the state to use a computerized voice stress analyzer. Wayne Sorge was at the capitol for the debate which included concern for the rights of the accused. (4:02)
    Listen

  • Latest effort to unionize in Mississippi fails
    Employees at the Double Cote steel coating facility in Jackson rejected a proposal to organize with representation by the United Steelworkers Union last week. The vote was 67 to 26. The President of the Mississippi AFL-CIO Robert Shaffer says workers in Mississippi are reluctant to organize and tend to give their employers the benefit of the doubt about problems they may have. (0:14)
    Listen

    At the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, John Bass and Jim Stringer agreed that workers in Mississippi are reluctant to organize. (0:44)
    Listen

  • Union loses effort to organize at Doublecote of Jackson
    The latest effort to organize workers at a Mississippi plant has failed. Wayne Sorge reports on the process last week at a steel coil coating operation where the United Steelworkers had tried to get the company to go union. (1:34)
    Listen

(top of page)

  • US House Passes Broadcast Decency Act
    Congress is taking steps to implement broadcast decency on the public airwaves. MPB's Scott Phillips has this report. (1:35)
    Listen

  • Commentaries - Walt Grayson on Greenville Writers (1:58)
    Listen

  • Earlier this month the US House of Representatives passed the Broadcast Decency Act of 2004. 3rd district Congressman Chip Pickering authored several measures in the legislation
    The legislation increases fines to 500 thousand dollars. It also creates a three strike rule for broadcasters and requires the FCC to address complaints in a more timely manner. (0:21)
    Listen

    But opponents say the legislation raises constitutional issues of free speech, like Free Policy Project Director Marjorie Hines. (0:22)
    Listen

  • Japanese fiber banana
    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.

(top of page)

Empty
Empty
Empty Copyright  © 2003 Mississippi Authority for Educational Television.   All Rights Reserved.
3825 Ridgewood Road  ·  Jackson MS 39211  ·  601-432-6565
email webmaster  |  email TV  |  email Radio |  Disclaimer
Empty
Empty
Empty Empty
Empty