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Student Loan Debt Becoming Bigger Problem for Miss. Grads

Student loans are becoming a bigger personal debt concern as the cost of college climbs.

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MDOC to keep 4 community work centers open

Published by Associated Press on 18 Jun 2013 11:19am

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher B. Epps says four community work centers slated to close in about a month will remain open.

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Preventing Vehicular Heat Deaths in Children

Published by Lawayne Childrey on 18 Jun 2013 07:18am | Listen Now

Every summer, heartbreaking and preventable deaths happen when children are left alone in hot cars.

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Community Groups Question Biloxi Stadium Plan

Published by Evelina Burnett on 17 Jun 2013 10:40am | Listen Now

Community groups in Biloxi are voicing concern about a plan to bring a $36 million minor league baseball stadium to the city.

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Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash At Age 33

The journalist whose candid interviews of Gen. Stanley McChrystal led to the officer's eventual removal from his post has died in a car crash, according to reports.

Amazon Cuts Ties In Minnesota Ahead Of New Sales Tax

Amazon ends the contracts of people and businesses that are paid for sending customers to the retailer. The company has taken similar steps in other states that have passed laws like Minnesota's new sales tax legislation.

Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration

House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.

Google Files First-Amendment Request With FISA Court

The court filing comes one week after Google asked the U.S. government's permission to provide the public with information about the national security requests it receives.

A Field Guide To Jimmy Hoffa Searches

The whereabouts of the ex-Teamsters boss is the stuff of urban legend. Here are the highlights and lowlights of the various searches for Jimmy Hoffa's body.

Tuesday, June 18th:

Local immigrants rights advocates react to a US Supreme Court decision.

Insurance Commissioner Advises Miss. Residents to Get Insurance Now

The six month hurricane season is underway and hurricane forecasters are predicting an extremely active hurricane season.

Insurance Commissioner Hesitant About Exchange in Miss.

Mississippi's insurance commissioner is expressing concern that the federal government's health insurance exchange won't work in the state.

The First Mississippi Republican Expresses Support For Medicaid Expansion

The first republican is now is support of Medicaid expansion

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Crossroads Museum and C.A.R.E. Garden, Corinth, MS
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Oxford Shakespeare Festival: 10th Anniversary Reunion Season
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The Ford Center, Campus of Ole Miss
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson
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