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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
November 30, 2022

Northern Transportation Commissioner announces series of town hall events

Caldwell looks to connect with the public through public meetings slated for December 6, 7 and 8. Northern Transportation Commissioner John Caldwell has announced a series of public meetings as a way to better communicate between the commission and the public.  The meetings were originally planned for 2020, Caldwell said, but the pandemic caused cancelations.…
Culture  |  Guest Editorial  • 
November 30, 2022

SALTER: Jailing mental patients is an old problem that remains ‘unacceptable’ in Mississippi

**Submission by Sid Salter** Mississippi remains the focus of a 2016 U.S. Justice Department lawsuit which alleges, among other things, that the state “violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) by failing to provide adults with mental illness with necessary integrated, community-based mental health services.” The U.S.…