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Opinion: Babies are dying from syphilis

Fri,02/17/23-6:40PM, 352 Reads 26,812 Statewide
As if we didn’t have enough health problems these days. Dr. Thomas Dobbs, who was the voice of Mississippi’s response to the covid-19 pandemic, is back with a new warning that won’t affect nearly as many people as covid did, but is an equally dispiriting story.
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Opinion: Don’t ignore half the budget math

Fri,02/17/23-6:36PM, 324 Reads 31,745 Statewide
A recent column by George Will praised a Texas congressman who is focused on getting the federal budget under control and putting a stop to deficits.
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Alabama man gets 17 years for gun trafficking

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Fri,02/17/23-3:50PM, 1,270 Reads
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — An Alabama man was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for burglarizing two gun stores, possessing stolen firearms and transporting those weapons to states in the Midwest and East, federal prosecutors said.
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Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of multiple shootings on Arkabutla Dam Road in Arkabutla, Miss on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was arrested and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)

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Sheriff: Gunman kills 6, including ex-wife, in Mississippi

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,02/17/23-2:37PM, 249 Reads
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage.
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