Hyde-Smith announces $7.5M in additional funding for backwater pumps
Vicksburg Post
Hyde-Smith announces $7.5M in additional funding for backwater pumps
By Tim Reeves
An additional $7.5 million has reportedly been allocated to address future flooding issues in the Yazoo Backwater Area.
The additional funding was announced Monday by U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and...
Klobuchar, Smith co-sign letter urging studies of K-12 enrollment spending
Brainerd (Minn.) Dispatch
Klobuchar, Smith co-sign letter urging studies of K-12 enrollment spending
By The Brainerd Dispatch
Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined Sens Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and 15 Senate colleagues in encouraging the U.S. Department of...
UM Winter Session Students Get Close-Up Look at Government in D.C.
HottyToddy.com
UM Winter Session Students Get Close-Up Look at Government in D.C.
By Edwin B. Smith
While many of their peers slept in or otherwise relaxed during the winter break, eight University of Mississippi students eagerly tackled the topics of campaigns, elections and advocacy in the...
Black History Month: Honoring the U.S. Army’s all-black, all-female WWII battalion
KMOX Radio St. Louis, Mo.
Black History Month: Honoring the U.S. Army’s all-black, all-female WWII battalion
By Radio.com Staff
(CONNECTING VETS) - The story of the U.S. Army's first and only all-African-American, all-female WWII unit is remarkable.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion...
OPINION: Even in the US, hundreds of thousands of girls are at risk for female genital mutilation
Washington Examiner
OPINION: Even in the US, hundreds of thousands of girls are at risk for female genital mutilation
By Andrea G. Bottner
Thursday is Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation. Many may wonder why we need a day like this. We don’t want to think about this kind of horrific...