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Stringfellow: Memo to our next mayor: Look within JPD before hiring an outsider

Police Chief Robert Moore has been consistent at least in one area.

Eric Stringfellow at the Ledger writes:

C-L: JPD chief: Media halt agency's success

The Ledger reports:

C-L: Whitlow hits new court, politics

The Ledger reports:

C-L Editorials: Stokes–Ward 3 Lost in Tuesday's Election

Stokes won, but it is a loss for Ward 3 and the city as a whole.

The paper editorializes:

[Lott] The Future Rides Rails

April 29, 2005 Mississippi was one of the first states to pioneer the use of railroads. America's third railroad was the West Feliciana, planned way back in 1828 and chartered in 1831. With it came the world's first standard-gauge tracks laid between Woodville and St. Francisville, Louisiana. By the Civil War, Mississippi's spider-web rail network was so critical that William T. Sherman led 20,000 Union soldiers through central Mississippi just to destroy Mississippi's rail centers. Even 175 years later, railroads remain part of our landscape, but for how long?

Stringfellow: Voters send strong message in Democratic primaries

Eric Stringfellow at the Ledger writes:

C-L: Johnson loses bid for 3rd term in Democratic primary

The Ledger reports:

C-L: Mayor's inaction aids Melton win

The Ledger reports:

C-L: Malfunctions, confusion confound metro-area voters

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

C-L: Pearl turnout reported low; problems mar voting in Jackson's Precinct 36

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

C-L: Jackson race one of hottest

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

Election Eve: Letter from Councilman Ben Allen

WAPT 16: Candidates, Voters Gear Up For Tuesday Primaries

WAPT 16 writes:

JACKSON, Miss. -- Vernon Price voted for Harvey Johnson Jr. for Jackson mayor in the past two elections. Price gives Johnson a strong overall job rating, despite his opinion that the mayor has done too little for poor neighborhoods.

The SunHerald: Miss. city primaries include hard-fought mayor's contest in Jackson

The SunHerald reports:

JACKSON, Miss. - Vernon Price voted for Harvey Johnson Jr. for Jackson mayor in the last two elections. Price gives Johnson a strong overall job rating, despite thinking the mayor has done too little for poor neighborhoods.

C-L: Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out vote

The Clarion-Ledger reports:

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