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Judge releases Bernie Ebbers
By JACK RYAN
Fri,12/20/19-7:56AM , 2,443 Reads
Many Mississippians, upon learning that a federal judge, citing health reasons, ordered the prison release of former WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers, probably had a knee-jerk reaction along the lines of, “Why does this ripoff artist deserve such a break?”
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Political ad ban is ridiculous
By JACK RYAN
Wed,11/06/19-7:53AM , 4,777 Reads
Social media company Twitter last week announced it would stop accepting all political advertising. It is a decision that perfectly illustrates how far internet companies are willing to go to avoid any responsibility for the information they present.
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Alexa: Why must you eavesdrop so?
By JACK RYAN
Fri,05/10/19-10:08AM , 4,513 Reads
The evidence continues to grow that technology companies, in their single-minded determination to develop better products, essentially are spying on their customers.
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Two methods of school segregation
By JACK RYAN
Fri,04/05/19-8:24AM , 3,772 Reads
A story about the Brookhaven School District by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting makes plain the two methods of segregating public schools.
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