America's Health Care Debate Heats Up MC Conference :: Mississippi ...
They say that three of Mississippi's four U.S. House members, Bennie Thompson of the 2nd District, Gregg Harper of the Third District and Gene Taylor of the 4th District are safe bets for re-election next year. They forsee a tight race that pits Democratic First District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers against Republican Alan Nunnelee, a key state senator from Tupelo and member of MC's Board of Trustees. The MC attracted a number of Mississippi political leaders including Lt. ...

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School district consolidations on table? One of Mississippi's leading House Democrats has questioned whether the state can afford its 152 school districts and eight public universities. "These are the questions we have to ask," Rep. ...... 178, Tupelo (Lee County) inside the warehouse facility where the cigarettes and cigars were seized by the State of Mississippi following a multi-state investigation that resulted in the largest discovery of contraband tobacco in US ...

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The largest, Tupelo Alley, has been controversial with neighbors, but when Mississippi Treehouse opens in time for Halloween, the building's courtyard will become the epicenter of family fun on the street. .... of sexual orientation, "we welcome all fabulous people," he added, and explained that they plan to become even more neighborhood-focused, participating in events and providing more meeting space for community groups like the Historic Mississippi Business District. ...

Targeting Childers - The Scorecard - POLITICO.com
Nunnelee has represented the Tupelo area (Elvis' birthplace!) in the state Senate for the last 15 years. His predecessor in the legislature was Sen. Roger Wicker, Childers' predecessor in the House. ... And he said that his campaign will aggressively connect Childers with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is viewed unfavorably in the conservative-minded First District. Childers won the northern Mississippi district in a May special election last year by running as a ...

Congress.org - Bio : Rep. Travis Childers (D-Mississippi) biography
Travis Childers (D-MS 1st District). 2nd term Democrat from Mississippi 1st District. ... Tupelo Office: 337A East Main Street Tupelo, Mississippi 38804 ... The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now among the longest in U.S. history ... Debate centers on public option. House leaders support a government-run health ...

America's Health Care Debate Heats Up MC Conference :: Mississippi ...
They say that three of Mississippi's four U.S. House members, Bennie Thompson of the 2nd District, Gregg Harper of the ... They forsee a tight race that pits Democratic First District U.S. Rep. Travis Childers against Republican Alan Nunnelee, a key state senator from Tupelo and member of MC's Board of Trustees. ...

Nunnelee files for Congress in Mississippi's First District >> The ...
Jul 27, 2009 ... WASHINGTON - Saying incumbent U.S. Rep. Travis W. Childers, D-Miss., has sided with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi too often for the First District, ... A native of the district, Nunnelee is in the life insurance business in Tupelo. ... reform debate, and helping out the people of North Mississippi." ...

Senators, Childers voice opposition to 'card check' bill | North ...
Travis Childers, a Democrat, all confirmed Tuesday they will vote ... ... By Joe Rutherford Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Miss. ... A similar bill passed the U.S. House in 2008, but it died in the Senate. ... Rumbarger described the debate as a "bellwether issue" in the 1st Congressional District. ...