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Into Africa: Hughes looking forward to assignment
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Sat,03/11/06-11:00PM , 221 Reads
JACKSON - A poster on a wall at Tougaloo College bulletin caught the eye of Jasmine Hughes and widened her view.

Her thoughts traveled outward from Mississippi, across the Atlantic Ocean and onward into Africa.

She'll recreate that imaginary voyage in June, but this time it will be real.
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Signs of Easter
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Tue,02/28/06-11:00PM , 83 Reads
The ashes come from palm leaves burned after last year's Palm Sunday observance. The ashes symbolize mortality and were administered in the sign of the cross to about 50 people by the church's pastor, the Rev. Thomas Delaney, left.

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St. Francis trying to raise money
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Tue,02/28/06-11:00PM , 126 Reads
Last year, it was desks, and this year - a copy machine. Next year, it might be the roof.

The Home and School Committee at St. Francis of Assisi School has practical goals for its money-raisers.
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E-mail scam aimed at stealing identity
By SUSAN MONTGOMERY
Mon,02/27/06-11:00PM , 293 Reads
What catches the eye about a new scam involving Social Security is that it might sucker people who routinely watch out for flim-flam artists.
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