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Jamming cell phones in state prisons would require change to federal law

The obstacle keeping the Mississippi Department of Corrections from jamming illicit cell phones in its prisons is federal law. Mississippi . . .

Opinion: Killing the goose that’s laying the golden egg

It is amazing to think that Russia now has a flat tax of 15 percent while our nation’s tax code . . .

Months after approval, much-needed repairs being made to Pear Lane

After being in the making for several months, repairs to Pear Lane are well underway. The Ward 5 street was . . .

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It is amazing to think that Russia now has a flat tax of 15 percent while our nation’s tax code . . .

In a reversal, IHL requires employees be vaccinated by Dec. 8 to comply with federal order

Weeks after it banned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for the state’s colleges and universities, the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of . . .

Councilwoman Tasha Banks, second from right, and Street/Utility Director Ronnie Washington, far right, examine a portion of curb on Pear Lane that had turned almost completely over along with Ward 5 resident Tasha Hudson, center, and operators Steven Gross and Lamont Brown. The curb has since been repaired and Pear Lane is now awaiting an overlay by the Washington County Road Department.

The Pfizer vaccine is readied for use during a free COVID19 vaccination event held at New Horizon Church International in partnership with the Mississippi State Department of Health, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in Jackson. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were available to those 12 years of age and older. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

Jamming cell phones in state prisons would require change to federal law
By STEVE WILSON
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 03:06 PM, 176 Reads
The obstacle keeping the Mississippi Department of Corrections from jamming illicit cell phones in its prisons is federal law.

Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Nathan “Burl” Cain told the Northside Sun that absent changes to federal law, he can’t employ the devices in state prisons.
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GPSD plans to beef up faculty support with ESSER II
By JASMINE STEVERSON JSTEVERSON@DDTONLINE.COM
Sat, 08/28/2021 - 08:45 AM, 2,663 Reads
A new academic year and a new way of doing things in public schools presents a learning curve for virtually everyone involved. As is such with GPSD.
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Opinion: Back in the day, these two Northsiders swam the Mississippi
By WYATT EMMERICH
Thu, 10/21/2021 - 08:24 PM, 415 Reads
It is the nature of American youth, not to fully appreciate the elderly. This is a defect of American culture and should not be so. In India, just the opposite is true. The elderly are revered and put on a pedestal.
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Opinion: Killing the goose that’s laying the golden egg
By WYATT EMMERICH
Tue, 10/26/2021 - 01:24 PM, 167 Reads
It is amazing to think that Russia now has a flat tax of 15 percent while our nation’s tax code is mired in 45,000 pages of regulation.
“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” That was the motto of Russia’s communist system. It’s a concept as old as Robin Hood: take from the rich and give to the poor.
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Jamming cell phones in state prisons would require change to federal law

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October 23, 2021