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The Daily Journal editorializes on making law enforcement incident reports more accessible to the public.

Love her or hate her, you’ll have to admit the world without Molly Ivins in it will be a little less interesting. The sharp-tongued Texan died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer.

State health officer Brian Amy has threatened to sue members of the Board of Health who vote to fire him, according to a letter mailed out by Amy’s attorney. At least seven board members received letters sent out by attorney Sam Begley of Jackson, according to published reports Thursday in the Enterprise-Journal in McComb and The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson.

The Shreveport Times tracks down Archie Manning and has him mull “what could have been” and “what was.”

The Mississippi Power Foundation and The Clarion-Ledger have each awarded $5,000 grants to The University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communication and Journalism to support the After Katrina Newswire, an online journalism project that is focusing on the region’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina.