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Operation Slide: What to Do
Robert Langford, the executive director of Operation Shoestring, and Amber May, the organization's programs director, are in the business of staving off "summer slide."
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Reading Really Is Fundamental
We all know, or should know, that a lifetime reading habit is key to success, and we're not just talking about texts on a smartphone.
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Do Kids Pay for Lazy Summers? Why We Must Prep Now for Next Year
For far too many children in the United States, there is such a significant academic regression during the summer months that studies have shown it is responsible for most of …
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Kaniya Perkins, mother Katrina Perkins and Kanita Perkins at the offices of the We2gether Creating …
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Politics
Hosemann Twists Voter ID Facts, Again
At last July's Neshoba County Fair, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann upped the ante on the usual GOP talking points of "business good, government bad"; state's rights; Obama's failures.
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MPB: Don’t Treat Us Like Children
Once again, Mississippi Public Broadcasting—which receives public dollars—has initiated a form of censorship to keep certain controversial content away from a Mississippi audience.
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Immigration
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Terminating'
Short of getting himself elected commander-in-chief or asking President Obama very nicely, Bryant is likely fighting a losing battle against these immigrant children.
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You Say ‘Riot,’ I Say ‘Uprising’
Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal-justice system, the people are represented by members of the newly established Ghetto Science Community Peace Keeping Unit: police officer and part-time security guard at …
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Business
The Dollars and Sense of the Costco Fight
In looking to relocate to the Jackson area, Costco is not making an altruistic overture, bestowing a gift on the people of the capital city and expecting nothing in return.
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Immigration
Gov. Bryant’s Fear of Immigrants
Last week, Gov. Phil Bryant told federal officials that Mississippi would no longer accept children through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Inside MPB's Decision on Abortion Film
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Executive Director Ronnie Agnew decided to replace PBS' "POV" documentary series "After Tiller" with other programming due to its controversial nature.
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Music
Hitting the ‘High Note’
The upcoming High Note Jam on Sept. 11 will combine the concert series with another recurring Mississippi Museum of Art event—Screen on the Green.
