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TERRY THORNTON: The Insect Man — Francis Flavius Bibby
One of the most interesting adults I knew in the 1950s was the entomologist Francis Flavius Bibby.
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LESLIE CRISS: I’ll remember Mama during upcoming Congressional elections
Today I find myself wishing that all Congressional seats were held by ordinary, workaday citizens with no ties to special interest groups.
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Rick Looser, left, discusses his “Mississippi...Believe It” campaign at the 2010 Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Banquet. 2010 Chamber Chairman Ray Clark , right, helps Looser with the presentation. (Jeff Clark) Across The Bridge: Monroe County Musings
I had a great time at the Monroe County Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the American Legion in Aberdeen.
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REP. JIMMY PUCKETT: Legislature finally finalizes FY'10 budget
A summary of action in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the week ending March 5.
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BETH BOSWELL JACKS: Springtime expectations ...
Well, I have been stacking and packing, preparing for a move to the country.
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Letters to the Editor
Letters from the Monroe Journal newspaper.
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BOBBY HARRISON: Soft drink and tobacco tax comparisons are flawed
A movement is growing in this country, and in this state, to tax soft drinks.
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PATSY BRUMFIELD: Fingers crossed on Ole Miss mascot
So, now the big question becomes: What will the mascot be?
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JOHN OXFORD: U.S. shines as exceptional in the Olympics and as a nation
by John Oxford
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I’ve decided that I’m tired of the cynics in the media and I’m here to declare that America still reigns supreme.
RANDY KELLY: 'Piling On' Toyota is underserved
by Randy Kelly
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I sincerely trust Toyota to work through these issues.
JUDY BAXTER: New businesses, events planned for downtown Amory
by Judy Baxter/President, Amory Main Street, Inc.
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What a winter we’ve had so far! Before we turn around it will be spring and everyone will be getting out more. The sun seems to do that.
JEFF CLARK: Across The Bridge
by Jeff Clark/Monroe Journal
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Monroe County Musings.
BETH BOSWELL JACKS: Chicago whispers echoes of the past
by Beth Boswell Jacks
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I'm able to imagine the polished hardwood floors of the little rental row house in Chicago, the simple furnishings, the tiny kitchen with only the basics in pots and pans . . . and food.
OPINION: Amory Main Street ... Then and Now
by Lynn Dye/for Amory Main Street, Inc.
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It is fun to look at Main Street today and imagine the transformation.
world news
AP - A small earthquake struck northern Haiti early Sunday, collapsing an apartment building and killing at least three people, a U.N. spokesman said.
Sun Mar 21 18:53:49 -0500 2010

A girl walks at a homeless earthquake survivors camp during heavy rains in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 19, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and leaving more than a million people living in makeshift camps. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday, reminding the country of its tumultuous recent past just as frustration over an uneven earthquake relief effort is bringing politics back to the surface.


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Dr. Jayant Patel, center, arrives at the Supreme Court with his wife Kishoree and his lawyer, Arun Raniga, in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday March 22, 2010. The American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling has pleaded not guilty to three manslaughter charges and one of grievous bodily harm. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)AP - An American doctor was accused Monday of scheduling unnecessary and dangerous operations that prosecutors said resulted in the deaths of three patients and the serious harm of another.


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U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, meets with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Sunday that Israel would not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, a step the U.S. has requested, sticking to a tough position hours before he sets off on his first trip to Washington since a diplomatic row erupted between the two allies. (AP Photo/Menahem Kahana, Pool)AP - Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.


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