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Most offices closed for Memorial Day

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:31:10 +0000

Most offices closed for Memorial Day
All Pearl River County government offices will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday. All Picayune and Poplarville city offices will be closed, also.

Temporary employees arrested for trailer thefts

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 09:32:09 +0000

Temporary employees arrested for trailer thefts
Two temporary workers from Alabama were recently arrested for allegedly embezzling camper trailers.

“The Largest Cleanup Effort in U.S. History”

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 08:30:54 +0000

“The Largest Cleanup Effort in U.S. History”
Following up on his press conference discussing the BP oil spill , the President travelled to the Gulf Coast to get another first-hand look at the progress and to be briefed by those on the ground. At the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Grande Isle, Louisiana , the President spoke to the frustration those in the local community and across America feel watching the BP oil leak: Understandably, the …

Garda Signs $25 Million Cash Logistics Contract With a Major Financial Institution

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 07:30:21 +0000

Garda Signs $25 Million Cash Logistics Contract With a Major Financial Institution
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA–(Marketwire – 05/27/10) – Garda Cash Logistics, America’s premium provider and a subsidiary of Garda World Security Corporation, (TSX: GW – News ) (Garda), one of the most trusted Cash logistics, Physical Security and Global Risk Consulting firms in the world, today announced it has been awarded a five year contract valued at $25 million to provide cash logistics …

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Where’s our outrage at Jim Crow revivalists?

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 06:30:22 +0000

Where’s our outrage at Jim Crow revivalists?
Where are my post-racial friends when I need them? Last week, Rand Paul, the son of U.S. Rep. and former presidential candidate Ron Paul, said that while he supported the portion of the Civil Rights Act that banned discrimination in public places and institutions, he also thought that private businesses should be permitted to discriminate, by race. Even before most of us could fully digest Paul …

Obama Extends Moratorium on Offshore Drilling

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:31:23 +0000

Obama Extends Moratorium on Offshore Drilling
President Announces 6-Month Block on Drilling at News Conference Addressing Gulf Spill

Condolences Offered

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:30:37 +0000

Condolences Offered
China, North Korea’s chief ally, expressed condolences at a summit between South Korea, China and Japan over the sinking of a South Korean warship

New movie focuses on Clinton-Blair years

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 03:30:43 +0000

New movie focuses on Clinton-Blair years
New movie, The Special Relationship, focuses on Bill Clinton and then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Japan’s Bonds Post Weekly Loss on Recovery Signs, Stock Gains

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 02:31:53 +0000

Japan’s Bonds Post Weekly Loss on Recovery Signs, Stock Gains
May 29 (Bloomberg) — Japanese bonds completed a weekly loss as signs the global economy is recovering and a rally in stocks around the world damped demand for government debt.

AP News in Brief

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 01:30:16 +0000

AP News in Brief
Obama visits Gulf, confronts spill damage _ and rising anger over failure to stop gushing oil GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) _ Kneeling to pick up tar balls on an oil-fouled beach and listening to “heartbreaking stories” of loss, President Barack Obama personally… Drilling fluid – BP – Gulf of Mexico – Oil well – Associated Press