ARTICLES CONCERNING
MARTHA D. SAUNDERS' AIRPLANE - AIRFARCE ONE

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(February 10, 2012) The Farm News Briefs from Southern Miss 10-February-2012 Round-Trip Ticket According to new paperwork obtained via the Mississippi Open Records Act by USMNEWS.net regarding the USM Beechcraft King Air, the lease between USM and the USM Foundation for the Beechcraft airplane appears to have been extended through 2019. The lease was originally set to expire in 2014 with a sizable balloon payment.

(February 13, 2012) Dear usmnews.net, I read last week's The Farm. I have two questions. How did Martha sneak the extension for her toy airplane past everyone without the usual round of bad publicity? What were the changes in the lease terms?

(February 13, 2012) Hey June Ancillary Expenses from USM’s Beechcraft King Air for June of 2011 The ancillary expenses associated with USM’s airplane are largely unknown to the USM and Hattiesburg communities. USMNEWS.net is working to change that. This report examines some of the June-2011 expenses.

(February 14, 2012) Did Byxbe Smell the Tabletgate Smoke? Left Contracts Office Just Weeks before Scandal Broke Based on information recently provided to USMNEWS.net, it appears that John J. Byxbe left the USM contracts office just weeks before details of the Tabletgate scandal at USM became public.