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How trade war will impact Mississippi
By CHARLIE SMITH
Wed,09/19/18-1:45PM , 5,123 Reads
Mississippi has a more than $3 billion trade deficit with China, meaning we buy far more from that nation than we sell to it.
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The tragic embrace of the lovebug
By CHARLIE SMITH
Wed,09/12/18-9:20AM , 4,248 Reads
Ah, early fall. When thoughts here in South Mississippi turn to — what else? — scouring plastered lovebugs off the front of your car.

Last year I bought some specialty cleaner that’s supposed to get them off easier. I need to pull the bottle out of my garage again soon, lest the pair’s doomed love leave an eternal mark on my paint.
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What research says about lotteries
By CHARLIE SMITH
Wed,09/05/18-8:21AM , 3,884 Reads
When a state implements a lottery, its average household spends 2.8 percent less on food eaten in the home and 5.8 percent less on mortgage, rent and other bills.

Notably, it doesn’t spend any less on other forms of gambling.
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BP money aids local projects
By CHARLIE SMITH
Sat,09/01/18-12:00AM , 4,593 Reads
Columbia and Marion County are among many Mississippi communities who will see a direct benefit from the BP oil spill settlement.

The Marion County Businessplex will be receiving $500,000 and the Columbia-Marion County Airport $250,000, the state legislature decided this week.
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