Jackson Mayor Frank Melton fumed silently as people crowded around him. He tried to call the county food-stamp office to find out why they were directing people here. He never got through. Two women shouted complaints about the chaos in his ear. The city can handle this fine, ... If I can get all the other agencies out of the way.
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It was a lie, I've already admitted that. It was a terrible mistake. I had no intention to mislead this court.Frank Melton
I said when I was running for office that I was going to give some of these kids jobs. I meant that. A lot of kids make mistakes, and when they come back, they don't have any place to go. That's when they go back to doing what they were doing before.
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If we can't get private investment, then I want to go to the City Council and ask them to buy it as a pilot program for the city,
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This is our last good, decent shot. Financially this is a decent deal, but if they don't perform, it's coming down, it's just that simple.
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I think I owe the court a very serious apology. Why did I mislead or lie I assumed I had First Amendment protection .... It's no excuse for ignorance. I made a stupid mistake.
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I respect the judge's decision, but I strongly disagree with it.
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