Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:04:25 GMT
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
A Jasper County man was injured Tuesday afternoon, June 18, in a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle rolling over on its side after the collision. Shortly after 4 p.m. a 911 call came into the JonesMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:06 AM EDT2013-06-18 15:06:15 GMT
New details are emerging on the suspect and device found at Marion General Hospital Thursday. Columbia Police, Marion County investigators, ATF, MBI, and the highway patrol responded to a possible explosiveMore >>
Investigators from Columbia, Marion County, ATF, MBI, and the Highway patrol responded to a possible explosive device at Marion General Hospital on Thursday.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:45:53 GMT
With the possibility of a special legislative session on Medicaid just around the corner, the head of a Jackson-based, non-partisan think tank is reiterating his opposition to expanding that program. ForestMore >>
Forest Thigpen, the president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, says expanding Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act would be a costly mistake for Mississippi.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four U.S. troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the Americans on finding a political solution...More >>
Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the...More >>
Last week in a Viewpoint, I mentioned in passing that a public school teacher had recently told me that the teaching of history was being virtually ignored in our school systems, especially in the high school grades. This week, an article in The Wall Street Journal made the same point after national test score results were released on Tuesday. Only 12% of 12th-graders were deemed "proficient" in history knowledge, and over half of them scored at the lowest possible achievement level, "below basic" according to the Journal. Common reasoning is that with the enactment of the "No Child Left Behind Act" which stresses testing in areas such as math and science in order to hold teacher accountable—those are the subjects that are focused upon. As former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush opined, "What gets tested, gets taught". It was his brother, former President George W. Bush who pushed the act through. It was a well enough intentioned act. But, once again, it showed how inadequate the federal government is at predicting consequences to their grand ideas. Math and science are indeed crucial subjects…especially in today's ever more technological world. But when students finish school ignorant of our constitution and the premises upon which this nation was founded and the wars that have been fought to preserve our freedoms and ideals as well as the struggles of our great people to evolve into the greatest nation on earth—something is woefully wrong. Parent's…it may well be up to you to teach your children the importance of history and political knowledge. Education is a lifetime endeavor and those who leave it at the school house door are doing a disservice to themselves and their children. I'm Jim Cameron and that's today's Viewpoint. Let us know what you think.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:45:53 GMT
With the possibility of a special legislative session on Medicaid just around the corner, the head of a Jackson-based, non-partisan think tank is reiterating his opposition to expanding that program. ForestMore >>
Forest Thigpen, the president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, says expanding Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act would be a costly mistake for Mississippi.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:32:20 GMT
The Hattiesburg Zoo officially opened its new Forrest General Animal Medical and Quarantine Facility Tuesday morning. The 4000-square-foot facility has five quarantine areas and a medical emergency treatmentMore >>
The Hattiesburg Zoo officially opened its new Forrest General Animal Medical and Quarantine Facility Tuesday morning. More >>
