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On Thursday, Sept. 14, more than six years after the incident, a jury found that Southaven officers involved were not civilly liable for the death of Ismael Lopez. The civil verdict comes years after a decision not to criminally charge the officers involved.
You may know that I grew up in Mississippi, but left the day after I got my political-science degree from Mississippi State University. I hightailed
“Public schools are places like no other,” MAE President Erica Jones writes. “In every neighborhood in our state, they are where our children’s minds are challenged, their curiosity encouraged, their critical thinking skills sharpened, and their ambitions nurtured.”
“As the religious landscape changes, new potential voters may be ready to engage—if political leadership can enact policies that help them turn out, and inspire them to turn out, too,” Evan Stewart writes.
“Systematic desensitization involves routine exposure to emotional stimuli, such as fear or excitement,” Hart Jefferson writes. “Over time, the responses to these stimuli will become weaker as the brain adapts.”
“Our research shows that there is no recognized property right under U.S. law—or the laws of any other country of which we are aware—to the facts and events that occur during someone’s life,” law professors Jorge L. Contreras and Dave Fagundes write.
It’s been hard not to notice the rise in COVID-19 cases lately. And while few are expressing the alarm of past waves, some politicians on
“People generally have four options for aid: insurance coverage, FEMA benefits, community or nonprofit funding, and private funding, including loans. Navigating this complex landscape can be hard,” Latisha Nixon-Jones writes.
“This would not be a teacher or school project alone, but it should be a local, state and federal government collaborative effort to support our students,” Rita Callahan writes.
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