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Brett Favre
March 10, 2023
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This Populist Democrat (and Distant Cousin of Elvis) Could Become Mississippi’s Next Governor
With the Republican-run state in disarray, polls suggest Brandon Presley has a real shot at defeating Governor Tate Reeves this year.
December 30, 2022
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Sports Scumbag of the Year: Brett Favre
The former NFL player is embroiled in what may be Mississippi’s biggest corruption scandal ever: the misuse of welfare funds for ego projects that did nothing to help the state’s poor people.
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