Corporal punishment rife in U.S. schools, report shows

I was shocked to learn from this report that 21 US states still allow teachers in public schools to hit students! It's also amazing to see who is getting hit. The report concludes that in the states which still allow corporal punishment, which are mostly in the South, blacks...
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highlighted by Dave Keating | 1 day ago | updated 1 day ago
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Abandoned ashes stack up at funeral homes

"BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. ...
highlighted by master_jim2008 | 1 day ago
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Bush to visit New Orleans next week

"Friday August 15, 2008, 11:44 AM President Bush will visit New Orleans and the Mississippi Coast on Wednesday to check out the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. The White House said today that Bush is expected to deliver an afternoon speech in New Orleans, then travel to the...
highlighted by René | 4 days ago | updated 4 days ago
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Lawyer: Morgan Freeman, wife getting divorced

I'd be willing to bet that Meyer is Morgan's girlfriend and when the wife found out......"ACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. ...
highlighted by master_jim2008 | 1 wk ago
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Actor Morgan Freeman seriously injured in car accident

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has been injured in a car accident near his home and is now hospitalized in Memphis. Freeman was driving a 1997 Nissan Maxima belonging to Demaris Meyer of Memphis when the car...
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highlighted by Leattle Pablo | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Academy Award Winner, Morgan Freeman in serious Auto Accident
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Academy Award Winner, Morgan Freeman in serious Auto Accident

Academy Award Winner, Morgan Freeman in serious Auto Accident"  Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was in a serious car accident in Mississippi last night. The one car accident around 11:30  just...
highlighted by politisite | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Actor Morgan Freeman hospitalized at The MED after accident

"Updated: Aug 4, 2008 12:25 PM Morgan Freeman at an appearance in Memphis last May. MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a serious car accident Sunday night in north Mississippi. Mississippi...
highlighted by master_jim2008 | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Dismanteling Begins
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One Year After Major Bridge Collapse, Structures Still Need Work

Ever since the collapse of the eight-lane Interstate bridge into the Mississippi River on Aug. 1, 2007, a lot more people have been paying attention to the amount of work being done to repair bridges across the...
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highlighted by Rob Walker | 2 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago
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Mississippi River Oil Spill - Decontamination Zone
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FUEL OIL SPILL on the RIVER! River is Open!

UPDATES: (Wednesday) The spill on the Mississippi was NOT crude oil! Brought to my attention by local writer that drilling opponents, McCain opponents, and some of our 'major media', have been using this accident to...
highlighted by René | 4 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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Former Drama Female Teacher Faces Sex Charges
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Former Female Drama Teacher Faces Sex Charges

"GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – A former Guilford County drama teacher is charged with having sex multiple times with a student.Leanne Macklin, 26, worked as a teacher at Weaver Academy High School for Performing and...
highlighted by politisite | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days
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Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish."The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early...
highlighted by renovatio | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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American Family Association boycotts McDonalds for ties with gay group

It's not hard to get boycotted by the American Family Association for violating conservative Christian "values." Just ask Target (refused to include the word "Christmas" in holiday promotions), 7-Eleven (sold Playboy...
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highlighted by julianw | 5 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago
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Tuskegee Airmen Honored - Pentagon Channel Story
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"The Wind Beneath Their Wings"

Stopping by her elderly father's home in West Philly, to look in on him one day in 1995, as was her habit, my sister in law happened to answer the telephone. The man on the other end of the line had been...
created by Karen Hatter | 6 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...
highlighted by master_jim2008 | 6 wks ago
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Black Americans on long road to political equality
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Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for the...
highlighted by renovatio | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago
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