• One year later, was the war in Iraq justified?
  It’s been a year since the war in Iraq began and several hundred U.S. troops have been killed since it started. Was the decision to go to war the right thing to do? That was the question guests debated last night on STATEWIDE LIVE as Teresa Collier reports. (1:49)
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• Emergency responders and law enforcement officers conclude conference ready to work together
  With concern about potential terrorism including an increased alert for the petrochemical industry on the Gulf Coast, Mississippi emergency personnel are getting better prepared for possible terrorism and other disasters. Wayne Sorge covered the Governor's Conference for Emergency Responders as it concluded in Hattiesburg. (1:31)
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• Emergency responders prepare for terrorism and other disasters
  Mississippi's emergency responders and law enforcement personnel have been meeting in the second Governor's Conference for Emergency Responders in Hattiesburg. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Latham was pleased with the participation in the conference. (0:25)
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  And part of getting better is building the relationship for law enforcement and emergency personnel to work together as Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Rusty Fortenberry explained with the potential need anywhere in the state. (0:34)
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• Opinion Roundup - Part A (4:30)
  Stop procrastinating on the education budget -- Press Register
  Retired Teachers Bill -- The Clarion Ledger
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• Opinion Roundup - Part B (4:30)
  Cigarette Tax Hike -- Press Register
  Voter ID -- The Delta Business Journal
  Drilling in the Gulf -- The Sun Herald
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• Two separate rallies for education funding were held at the capitol yesterday
  The first was by the state's K-12 superintendents. They want the legislature to fully fund the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. Sam Bounds is superintendent of the Brookhaven school district. (0:23)
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  Faculty members of the state's community and junior colleges also rallied at the capitol. Jane Flowers is president of the C and JC faculty association. (0:16)
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• K-12 and CC Educators Lobby at Capitol
  It was a day to lobby for education at the capitol yesterday. Two separate rallies were held to drum up support for K-12 and and junior college funding. MPB's Scott Phillips has this report. (1:32)
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• Commentaries - Anita Modak Truran "Benji Returns"
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