Looking for opportunity in Mississippi? Check out this map
Mississippi’s “Opportunity Index” has improved in the past two years but still ranks near the bottom nationally.
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Survey: Mississippi kids unprepared for kindergarten
More than 40 percent of students in Mississippi are not ready for kindergarten, according to the results of a survey released by Mississippi KIDS COUNT.
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Conversing About Community: Jackson’s problems demand honesty, not platitudes
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, former Gov. Haley Barbour, and Rev. Keith Tonkel were on their best behavior at Operation Shoestring’s “Conversation About Community.” In doing so, they missed an opportunity for the frank public discussion that Jackson’s problems deserve.
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This one map illustrates Mississippi’s greatest challenge
The South is the country’s fastest-growing region. Why are people leaving Mississippi?
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Of Baptists, bootleggers, and brewmasters: Mississippi’s entry into the craft beer movement
Since the Legislature legalized high-gravity beer in 2012, craft breweries have sprung up around the state. Mississippi should embrace their development rather than reverting to its old objections.
Stop blaming poverty!
Mississippi’s new superintendent of education says, “Poverty is not an excuse.” She’s talking to Mississippi’s leaders, not its kids.
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How did Mississippi smoke up billions from the tobacco settlement?
In summary: Medicaid inflation, short-term thinking, and anti-tax dogma.
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The Nissan Trap: For better or worse, Mississippi’s investment creates dilemmas
By putting up $378 million in cash incentives to attract Nissan, Mississippi has made itself beholden to a large overseas employer — perhaps even against the interests of its own citizens.
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Four thoughts about hatred, honesty, and Ole Miss (UPDATE)
Like many, I was angered and ashamed that students at my alma mater, the University of Mississippi, disrupted a performance of “The Laramie Project” Tuesday night with gay slurs and other hateful behavior. Here are my thoughts about moving forward.
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Can Mississippians afford the Affordable Care Act?
Yes, but only through the kindness of strangers. Thanks, federalism!
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