Reily’s ramblings

What will tourism bill do for Mississippi tourism?

  I seriously wonder what the new legislation passed and co-sponsored by Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will do to help tourism in Mississippi. The legislation “would revitalize federal efforts to attract more foreign tourists to the United States and counter the steep decline in international travel following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.” But what would it do for Mississippi? I am [...]

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Ole Miss up to No. 5 in AP Poll

Despite having not played this past weekend, Ole Miss jumped from sixth to No. 5 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 today. The Rebels (1-0) clobbered Memphis in Week 1, but had an off week this past weekend before taking on Southeastern Louisiana this weekend. Ole Miss replaced Oklahoma State at No. 5. The Cowboys (1-1) [...]

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Tastes a lot like chickpeas

As I waited at Sal and Mookies in Jackson for my pizza to take home to the family, I sat down with a soft drink and reached into bowl of nuts. … Not peanuts, but chickpeas. … It reminded me of the story I read in the most recent edition of “Time” about cotton. Yes cotton. While [...]

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Enrollment increase not unexpected

When I read this morning that enrollment was up at Northeast Community College in Booneville, I was not surprised. The college had 3,707 students enrolled when registration ended for the current semester. This marks a 275 student increase over the previous record set in the fall of 2007 and a 405 student boost over last year’s [...]

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