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(November 6, 2006) Coming Soon: Susan Doty’s Cover An Investigative Series on the use of the CoB’s Budget: "This installment in the Special Report series follows up on a tip provided to usmpride.com investigators concerning a job-opening advertisement placed by EFIB Chairman George Carter in the November 2006 issue of Job Openings for Economists. That ad is presented below, with highlights (of various shades) provided by our investigators: ...".

(October 24, 2006) The BBER Sinecure? An Examination of Director Bill Gunther’s Teaching Schedule "... Gunther’s stake in the BBER comes through comes from receipt of the 3-hour course release for “serving” as the BBER’s PhD economist and Director. To help things along, EFIB Chair Carter also appears to be providing Gunther with a teaching schedule that will facilitate Gunther’s movements between Hattiesburg and Josephine, AL. In other words, Carter’s teaching assignments appear to be facilitating for the Gunthers' 3-day weekends near the bach on the AL-FL line...".

(October 23, 2006) Special Report A “Big Easy” Schedule in the EFIB An Investigation into Course Scheduling in the CoB "This Special Report examines the spring 2007 teaching schedule of John Lambert, a visiting assistant professor of international business at USM. The table below shows Lambert’s spring 2007 schedule:...".

(November 6, 2006) Special Report Doctors Beyond Borders An Investigation into CoB Faculty Residency Data This report responds to a number of requests from usmpride.com readers for a look at CoB faculty who maintain home bases outside of the State of Mississippi. Previous installments in the Special Report series have examined EFIB Chair George Carter’s provision of teaching schedules that allows various EFIB faculty (e.g., Bill Gunther) to maintain living arrangements in neighboring states.

(November 9, 2006) 31st & Pearl The 4/4 Poster Boy "If there ever was a poster boy in the CoB for a 4/4 teaching load, it’s former CBA Dean William Gunther. For starters, Gunther is the only economist in the EFIB who is not academically qualified. EFIB Chair George Carter currently lists Gunther as “Professionally Qualified,” a concept which is, for an academic economist, almost comical ... So, how does the Josephine-based EFIB instructor thank the Mississippi taxpayers (and the CoB’s administration) for their generosity? He simply says (paraphrasing): “If there’s a CoB UPC meeting on a Friday, you won’t find me there. I’m outta here at noon on Thursdays.” You see, Gunther is a busy man - he’s got a CoB Bureau (the BBER) to ignore and a south Alabama beach calling his name".