Gary Ashwill

June 20, 2005 - Note that this is a recent mayor of Philadelphia, Miss. From the AP (via the Nashville Tennessean):

June 20, 2005 - The Mobile Register has produced an excellent package of reports on mercury contamination in Alabama's "Chemical Alley," much of it originating at the Olin Corp.'s plant in McIntosh, Ala.

June 20, 2005 - (Apologies for slight overlap with previous post.)

June 16, 2005 - Check out this piece (sub or day pass req'd) by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a joint Rolling Stone/Salon investigation into the federal government's position on thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in childhood vaccines.

June 16, 2005 - A U.S. House panel has recommended cutting funding for dozens of long-distance Amtrak routes through Mississippi. From the Clarion-Ledger:  

June 14, 2005 - I didn't intend to follow this story so closely, but you reach a point of no return.... Anyhow, the day in lynching news ends in confusion, as senators scramble to make excuses or claim they supported the resolution even if they're not listed anywhere.

June 14, 2005 - I started to write this in the comments, but it became too long for the main page. I suppose I should myself apologize for singling out a commenter, but it's not like we get them every day here -- we tend to become a little overexcited.