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Delta writer: We all want what’s best. We just don’t agree on what that means
Delta resident asks, "Have we built our fences so high – political, cultural, even literal – that we can no longer see the beauty on the other side?"
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9mMississippi focuses on boosting middle school students’ reading scores
Mississippi has earned national acclaim for boosting reading proficiency among fourth graders. Now, state lawmakers are focusing similar efforts on older students.
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Mississippi has beautiful forests. For generations, Mississippians have camped, hiked, fished, and hunted. This kind of outdoor recreation is also great for the economy. But now, these forests under threat. A major culprit is the wood pellet biomass industry, like UK-based Drax. Drax has a factory in Gloster, MS. The industry wants you to believe […]
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6mMississippi Democrats hope they are not left saying 'if' again after midterm election
Democrat Scott Colom must work in midterm election campaign for U.S. Senate on getting new voters to polls without scaring away moderates.
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7mMississippi to help expand U.S. seafood production
Mississippi researchers will help lead a $13.5 million nationwide project to expand U.S. seafood production through aquaculture research and development.
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2mPhotos: March for Kohen Wiley in Senatobia
Demonstrators are calling for accountability in the police shooting death of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley in the north Mississippi town of Senatobia.