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When deregulation really isn’t
It is not shocking that California governor, Democrat Gray Davis, is blaming his state’s energy crisis on local utility companies. What is a bit more perplexing, and downright false, is Davis’, and the mainstream media, manic insistence that the crisis is the fault of “deregulation”, i.e., allowing private companies some freedom from onerous and ever-changing government rules.
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Redistricting: Only the strong survive
“The race may not always go to the swift nor the battle to the strong—but that is a pretty good way to bet.”
Well, it’s now official. What the smart money folks have been banking on for some time now has come to pass, courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau – Mississippi will lose a congressional seat and must now reapportion its five congressional districts into four. Sit back, boys and girls, the fun and games are about to begin.
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Delta Development
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February 1, Issue
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Huey Townsend
Belzoni native keeps bank and community in the forefront
Most folks around these parts say Huey Townsend was born to be a banker.
As a youngster growing up in a tiny Delta town, Townsend spent hours in bank offices where his grandfather, Paul Townsend, and his father, Paul Townsend, Jr. worked.
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Redrawing lines tall task for legislators
Shift could change demographics in 2nd congressional district
Even though there’s plenty of speculation, no one can predict how Mississippi’s five congressional districts will be divided into four, political pundits say.
Seeing the Delta split as it once was appears to be a common sentiment. Many feel that the Delta should should have at least two representatives in Congress.
Guessing how the congressional lines would be redrawn has led to initial speculation that the 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts would be combined, with the fringe population split between the 2nd and 5th Congressional Districts.
Dr. Robert Albritton, professor of political science at the University of Mississippi says there’s reason to consider a shift in the 2nd Congressional District.
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International company invests $130 million in Clarksdale Economic development project largest in Coahoma County’s history
Kansas City- based Aquila Energy will begin construction in the spring on a $130 million, 320,000-kilowatt power plant and transmission line in Clarksdale.
“It’s the single largest investment that’s ever been made in Coahoma County,” says Ron Hudson, executive director of the Clarksdale Chamber of Commerce and Coahoma Industrial Foundation. “A project of that size will benefit the community with jobs, an increased tax base, and will provide an additional incentive to bring in other industries.”
Approximately 150 workers will be employed during the construction phase of the gas-fired power plant. Groundbreaking activities are slated for May 1. When the plant is operational in June 2002, about six permanent employees, including engineer technicians and laborers, will be on staff at the Clarksdale facility, said Al Butkus, vice president of corporate communications for Aquila Energy.
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