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Picayune Sees Improvement in Dropout Prevention

[Verbatim From Mississippi Department of Education] When the number of dropouts reached the double digits this school year, administrators and teachers at Picayune Memorial High School decided it was time to do something drastic.

Assistant ...

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Celebrating Black Students Called N-Word at Ole Miss

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The Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss reported a disturbing response to the Barack Obama presidential victory on Tuesday night:

Tensions rose on the University of Mississippi campus shortly after Barack Obama was declared the winner of Tuesday’s ...

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Hinds County School District - Week In Review

Bolton Edwards Elementary Middle
Bolton-Edwards Middle School Boys and Girls Basketball Teams defeated Carver Middle School on Monday, November 3, 2008. Go Rangers!!!

Byram Middle School Updates
Mrs. Myers' classes are demonstrating Newton's ...

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Byram Middle School Honors Military Veterans

[Verbatim] There will be a Veterans' Day Program on November 11, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. at Byram Middle School. Veterans, currently serving military personnel and the public are all invited to share in remembering and honoring our veterans. Please come ...

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Sr. Thea Bowmen School welcomes Bowmen’s oldest living relative

It looks like the students at Thea Bowman Catholic School recently got a very special visit. Here's the press release from the school:

Students at Thea Bowman Catholic School recently welcomed Mrs. Barbara Barber to the school. Mrs. Barber is ...

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Kidzu Playhouse Does ‘Tom Sawyer’

[Verbatim] Kidzu Playhouse, http://www.kudzuplayers.com , is proud to partner with Hernando High School Drama to present The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in celebration of the National Endowment for the Art's The Big Read, http://www.NEABigRead.org , ...

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City of Raymond Proclaims National Chemistry Week

[Verbatim] Local students presented signatures to Raymond’s Mayor and Board of Aldermen at the Oct. 7, 2008, board meeting. The students collected community signatures to show support for a resolution to proclaim October 19-25 National Chemistry ...

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Millsaps Scholar-Athletes Have Highest 5-Year Graduation Rate

[Verbatim] JACKSON, Miss.—Millsaps scholar-athletes have once again proved they have what it takes to win both on the field and in the classroom. Millsaps College recently won the David M. Halbrook Award for having the highest percentage of ...

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Barack the Vote on Facebook

This week we launched our innovative Get Out The Vote campaign which focuses on each of us getting the people we know to vote for Obama by Election Day. Today, we're making it even easier to reach out to friends using the nation's most popular ...

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Who Are ‘Generation We’?

Well, it's the "millennials," and this new book and Web site will tell you about it:

Millennials are the largest generation in American history. Born between 1978 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers. They are ...

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NYC to Lower Voting Age to 16?

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[verbatim from National Youth Rights Association]
June 8, 2005: New York City could become the first American city to lower its voting age to sixteen after Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduces her bill to lower the municipal voting age from 18 to ...

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:: youthvideo

Great video focusing on the power that Millennials will have in this election:

visit the Mobilize The Vote 2008 site »   

:: breakingstories

Ten Resolutions to Spend Time Together

by Elizabeth Waibel
Jan. 2, 2012

It's a new year, and many people are resolving to lose weight, exercise more and spend more time on hobbies. For 2012, one nonprofit is encouraging families to resolve to spend more time together. read more »

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:: medialiteracy

[Kamikaze]  The Green Light

by Kamikaze
September 14, 2011

I remember making my transition from doing music full time to more community-oriented exploits. I like to categorize it as maturation. It was about seven or eight years ago, and I decided to dust off my writing ... read more »

:: coverstories

Pushing Kids Out

Feeding the 'Cradle-to-Prison' Pipeline

by Valerie Wells
January 18, 2012

Drodriquez Williams watched the news that night about the twin towers at the World Trade Center collapsing Sept. 11, 2001. It shocked the 9-year-old boy. Every time he saw ...

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:: newsstories

UMMC Hosts Children’s Health Study

by Elizabeth Waibel
November 30, 2011

The National Children's Study, a long-term study of children's health, hosted a ribbon cutting Nov. 10 at the Jackson Medical Mall to highlight research that is taking place in the Jackson area.
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:: opinioncolumns

[Kamikaze]  Parental Sanity

by Kamikaze
December 21, 2011

Our children are our greatest commodities. It is our responsibility as parents, as teachers and adults to protect and nurture them so they can grow to be productive citizens.
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Feb 09, 2012 | 04:55 PM
[Outlaw] A More Perfect Union
thabian: Loved this column not only for the very important subject matter, but because it contained a truly entertaining voice. I wanted to read more!!!!
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:35 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Let's not forget when Rep. Holland tried to ban abortion back in 2006. Many of us weren't laughing about that stunt. Here's a 2010 report on him and a different ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:15 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Jason Meeks: brief mention of it in video :) by Colbert (via Twitter trending) http://tpmmuckraker. talkingpointsmemo.com/201 2/02/mississippi_rep_want ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 04:01 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: Oh, and I love it when Mississippi punks the nation.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:57 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I'm surprised anyone took it seriously. We heard about it earlier the week, and it seemed obvious before it was Holland. But we all deal with him. I'll never ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:40 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: I thought it was genius when I saw it. Of course, I knew the Colbert joke. I think that is the problem. In this state, there just aren't enough people that know ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:20 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
DonnaLadd: I can totally see Holland on Colbert, both pretending to be conservatives! Ha!
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Fight the Power
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood was worried for nothing. Even though he was at the Supreme Court making arguments in the ongoing pardon case this morning, I'm hearing that Jackson Democratic Rep. Cecil ...
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:16 PM
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
Lori G: This is an old Colbert joke! I wish someone would send this to Colbert. I swear, I think he'd cover it.
Feb 09, 2012 | 03:02 PM
[Editor's Note] Aloha, Jackson
DonnaLadd: By the way, I looked up an image of the patch our captain friend gave us. Apparently, he is with the 25th Infantry Division; read more here.
 


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