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Each fall the Mississippi Municipal League welcomes public officials from Mississippi's "small towns" for an educational opportunity focused on the needs of Mississippi towns under 2,500 in population. This year, the topic was "Back to Basics", recognizing the many new Mayors and Aldermen who have been elected to serve in Mississippi's small towns in 2009.
Mississippi State's own Dr. P. Edward French, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, was the keynote speaker, speaking on "Managing Change in Small Communities." A number of Stennis staffers presented in the break-out sessions.
Presentations from the meeting:
Legal Requirements of Public Meetings
Principles of Municipal Law Enforcement
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November 16, 2009
Off on the far horizon the storm clouds are gathering, indicating that the drought of electoral politics will soon be coming to an end. Lest we needed any reminder of that, we witnessed a micro version of what is to come in the most recent “off, off year” elections.
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October 19, 2009
Remember the National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study? In 2006, Young Americans (18 – 24) answered about half (54 percent) of all the survey questions correctly. But by and large, majorities of young adults fail at a range of questions testing their basic geographic literacy.
Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a [...]
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November 17, 2009
After our visit to Petersburg High School there were two stops to make before arriving at the Mineral County Technical Center in Keyser, West Virginia. The first was only a few blocks away for a visit to the Southside Depot, home of the Grant County Chamber of Commerce, the Grant County Convention & Visitors Bureau and a store full of West Virginia arts, crafts and specialty foods. An hour's drive later we arrived at the Flying W Farms...
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November 17, 2009
On this date in 1993, the USS John C. Stennis was christened at Newport News. With Senator Stennis’ daughter, Mrs. Margaret Stennis-Womble in attendance, the U.S. Navy announced that the USS John C. Stennis would “conduct sustained combat air operations while deployed in the global arena.” The USS Stennis was the first carrier to [...]
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November 18, 2009
Football is the first cousin to religion in some places. It’s Saturday and Sunday. It’s rivalries that may divide homes. It’s also a violent sport–car crashes until the final seconds tick off the clock. On Sunday Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook suffered his second concussion in less than a month. Westbrook is rumored by [...]
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Education Expenditures and Student Outcomes
Analysis of School District Expenditures by Category and Student Outcomes on Standardized Tests for Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008. The document contains maps by school district of Instructional, General Administration, School Administration, and "Other" Instructional and Non-instructional expenditures.
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