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July 6, 2010

AP – Thompson, others worry about census undercount

Thompson, others worry about census undercount ROLLING FORK, Miss. — In this pocket-sized community along the cotton-field landscaped Mississippi Delta, most folks know the importance of this year’s census count. “That’s life and death. In small town America, everything you do is predicated on federal money,” said Rolling Fork Mayor James Denson, whose town’s population…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 6, 2010

Miss. leads the way in paddling students

Miss. leads the way in paddling students “I was surprised that we were still doing paddling in this country,” McCarthy said. “We, as adults, when you are in a school setting, are setting a very bad example, in my opinion, that hitting is acceptable.” Mississippi resident Linda Pee testified at the April subcommittee hearing that…