Archive for July 30th, 2006

Gannett Buying Back Lots of Stock

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Gannett Co. is undertaking a stock buyback program in an effort to repurchase $1 billion (yes, billion) in common stock. Gannett execs say the move is to increase shareholder value after a particularly strong quarterly report.

What’s on the Horizon

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

We ran across this Website recently for Horizon Publications, parent of daily newspapers in Starkville and West Point.

Arkansas Smokes Mississippi On This One

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

Arkansas’ new ban on indoor smoking is putting the pressure on Mississippi to follow suit. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal editor Lloyd Gray says the contrast is stark, especially since our governor, a former tobbaco lobbyist, vetoed a measure earlier this year to hike Mississippi’s cigarette tax.