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What a difference a positive attitude can make! After everyone left, I took a few minutes to finish my lunch. It's difficult to eat and talk at the same moment. Then I met a very…

Smith has been a rival and, he claims a target, of Attorney General Jim Hood's office in recent years. Stan Alexander, a Hood prosecutor, challenged Smith in 2005 for the Hinds County DA post. Hood…

Reeves (45) and Waller (67), will face off in Tuesday's runoff for Republican nomination for governor. Over the past three weeks, both candidates tried to define conservatism differently. They sometimes criticized their opponents' policies or…

Reeves is the second-term lieutenant Governor who was endorsed by Gov. Phil Bryant and other GOP officials raised $1 million between January 1 and April 30 to give themselves $6.7 million cash to invest in…

"I feel that the Senate would be more empty without him because he was a man who kept his word. Leahy stated that he wished there were more people like him. "His legacy will last…

Both players showed why they may be the best at their positions in the USA by leading the top-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs, a 76-53 win over Arizona State. State advances to the NCAA Tournament's Elite…

According to campaign finance records, Reeves lent his campaign $300,000. Five days before Election Day on Oct. 31, Reeves borrowed an additional $1,000,000 to his campaign. He signed campaign finance filings at his Flowood home…