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Where are all the Liams?
Tue,05/14/24-2:00AM , 1368 Reads
The Social Security Administration’s annual report on the most popular names given to babies again has provided a surprise.
Liam was the most common choice for newborn boys in 2023, the seventh straight year that has been the case.
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Good advice for all graduates
Sat,05/11/24-2:00AM , 780 Reads
A columnist on the Magnolia Tribune website gave this year’s graduates some good advice on how to improve their odds of success in the world of work.
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Walker has been mother to many
Sat,05/11/24-2:00AM , 352 Reads
A successful mother is one who guides her children by words and by example. She nurtures them, and she teaches them. She sacrifices for them and loves them unconditionally.
Susan Walker of Minter City has been that kind of mother. That’s why this newspaper selected her as its 2024 Mother of the Year.
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A failure of openness, too
Fri,05/10/24-2:00AM , 1231 Reads 11,270 Statewide
When Mississippi lawmakers were trying to negotiate a compromise on Medicaid expansion, they initially said they would conduct the negotiations in public.
That commitment lasted all of one meeting.
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