A bid to buff Mississippi's image
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A native son aims to counter barbs and jokes about his state.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 21--After Hurricane Katrina, the Biloxi Lighthouse was a symbol of South Mississippi's survival. Now the lighthouse may become a centerpiece of Biloxi's revival.
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Hurricane Katrina erased much of the Mississippi Gulf Coast's past, but the deadly storm also created a blank canvas and a historic opportunity for reinventing cities like this once-quaint beach community.
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Mississippi State made headlines last year in hiring the Southeastern Conference&#39;s first black football coach, but Sylvester Croom&#39;s addition didn&#39;t move the needle on the meager number of minorities coaching big-time college football.
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By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--GULFPORT -- Harrison County supervisors have decided to cast a new eye on beach vendors, once a familiar site from Biloxi to Pass Christian before vanishing with Hurricane Katrina.
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SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. - This crescent of sand bathed by the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico is one of Florida&#39;s mythic destinations, a magnet for bird-watchers, seashell gatherers and the simply sun-starved.
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WASHINGTON Nov 10, 2004 - Women seeking abortions in Mississippi must first sign a form indicating they&#39;ve been told abortion can increase their risk of breast cancer.
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Researchers have figured out why the amount of bicarbonate in the Mississippi has increased substantially in the last 50 years.
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By Sharon Kiley Mack, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Dec.
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A new initiative seeks to improve old products.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 17--Dedication ceremonies for public buildings do not usually produce headlines. After all, by the time the ribbon is cut, the building itself is usually old news, having been under consideration and construction for years.
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ARE SHELBY COUNTY RESIDENTS fed up enough with crime to consider a dramatically different solution to the problem?  At this point, they should be.
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A growing religious movement sees potential to shift a blue state's hue.
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A look at three battleground states along the Upper Mississippi River:
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By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 13--GULFPORT -- If the Mississippi Department of Transportation is Goliath, then Mayor Brent Warr considers himself David.
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Gulf Coast natives 3 Doors Down have been trying to give Hurricane Katrina victims in Mississippi a "better life" for the past two years.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 26--The editorials of The Wall Street Journal often give voice to  some of the most erudite thinking in the American media. So it is  disheartening to hear that voice twist -- or ignore -- reality in order to  savage Mississippians.