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The outrage expressed by Delta State University students over the College Board decision to cut funding to small colleges is shared by anyone who cares about higher education in Mississippi.
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Call it "selective truth." It's the practice of taking one fact and declaring it to be a constant.
It has been months since dolphins have been seen close to shore, because in winter they retreat along with other fish into deeper water. A reason, other than the cooler temperatures of shallow water, has been the absence of food near shore. Now, with the season changing, a pod of three dolphins swims near the fishing pier, perhaps only a hundred yards south of the shoreline. On the pier, fishermen hail their presence, pointing to them happily. - Diary, spring 2008
Gulfport Municipal Airport had an unwieldy problem: "C.R. McAlister, manager, was checking off his list of authoritative sources to see if it was feasible to permit a charter Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet to set down on the city's Runway 13-31. No matter that both FAA and Air National Guard said Gulfport could "handle anything that flies," McAlister was more apprehensive of the take-off than the landing, having heard that such jet force might blow cars on their side. The story gives no clue as to the jet's...
