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Fri, May 09 2008

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Jeter: Ortiz slump nothing to worry about

Pro baseball column: "If it was a football season, 12 games would be a lot. In baseball, it's nothing."
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McCain rallies parents in Mississippi
"A welfare check can't give a parent a sense of purpose."
U.S. Sen. John McCain
Stanley chooses McNutt, Mississippi
"When the whole recruiting process started, I told him I wouldn't tell him what to do and in return, he didn't have to tell me anything, all I do is process information," Scott said.
The profound words of Dr. King will never die
In reference to the Montgomery bus boycott, Dr. King may have summed it up best when he said: "Courage faces fear and thereby masters it. Cowardice represses fear and is thereby mastered by it."
Six homes destroyed in severe storms
Severe storms destroyed three mobile homes and three brick homes Thursday near Laurel, Mississippi.
Fedora becomes next Southern Miss coach
Larry Fedora, former Okla. St. Univ. offensive coordinator, was named the head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi Wednesday.
Fedora takes over at Southern Miss
“General George S. Patton said, ‘Instead of waiting to see what might develop, attack constantly, vigorously, and viciously,” said Fedora on Wednesday. “Never let up, never stop, always attack."
Bower era ends at Southern Miss
Seventeen year University of Southern Mississippi Head Football Coach Jeff Bower resigned Monday. This story is about Bower's history at USM, a sports-themed story will also be submitted.
Jeff Bower resigns after 17 years
USM Head Coach Jeff Bower resigned Monday.
Katrina: Two years later
Laurel and Jones County, Mississippi, are recovering well two years after Hurricane Katrina, but we'll never forget the people who came to help.

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• Tide scrimmages tonight
• PRC 10th in state golf tourney
• Six locals win south state track titles
• PRC pair runs to titles
• Hornets stopped

Features

• 'Sex and the Country'
• Picayune Rotary Club's Annual Fishing Rodeo
• Earl Stuart — reflections on the Navy
• Picayune Rotary Club's Annual Fishing Rodeo
• Earl Stuart — reflections on the Navy

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• Democrats won’t fracture
• “Non-judgmental” nonsense
• A lesson from Venezuela
• Primary dilemmas
• The final word on Joe McCarthy

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