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Mention of arsenic poisoning usually brings to mind underhanded murder. However, the danger of arsenic poisoning from contaminated drinking water is far greater.
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Mention of arsenic poisoning usually brings to mind underhanded murder. However, the danger of arsenic poisoning from contaminated drinking water is far greater.
Gov. Haley Barbour didn't just present his annual executive budget Monday: He proposed remaking state government with what he termed "very significant, major, dramatic ways to reduce spending." "What I propose is to change the way we do a lot of things," he said.
Jury Awards $100K In Suit Against JSU
A federal jury on Monday awarded $100,000 to Dr. LaVerne Gentry in her lawsuit against Jackson State University, court officials said.
Organizing Against Proposed University Merger
The state college is taking no position on whether it supports Governor Barbour's proposed merger of the state's three historically black universities.
Miss. students protest college merger proposal
Several hundred students, alumni and supporters of the state's three public, historically black universities gathered at the Capitol steps in Jackson this afternoon to protest the proposed merger of the three schools.
A big part of Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's budget plan involves closing down a bunch of HBCUs, consolidating them with Jackson State University.
Consolidations hot topic for 2010 legislative session
Local legislators took shots at Gov. Haley Barbour with one senator saying even the governor doesn't like the budget he proposed for 2010-11. Five lawmakers met at the Mississippi Engineering Society's monthly meeting Thursday at the South Mississippi Electric Power Association building on Mississippi 42.
Miss. proposal to merge black schools draws fire
Haley Barbour's plan to merge Mississippi's three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools.
Miss. Proposal To Merge Black Schools Draws Fire
Gov. Haley Barbour's plan to merge Mississippi's three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state saddled with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over the historic underfunding of those schools.
Mississippi Governor Proposes to Consolidate Three Historically Black Schools
Mississippi governor Haley Barbour proposes to consolidate the state's three Historically Black Colleges and Universities into a single school.
JSU to aid biomedical research
Jackson State University has joined a national research consortium that has received a $7.5 million grant to aid nationwide biomedical research.
Trial under way in discrimination suit
A Jackson State University professor is seeking $1 million, arguing she was denied tenure and a related salary increase because of her gender then retaliated against after complaining.
Barbour: Miss. should consider university mergers
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday the state should consider merging some of its universities to save money.
JSU Student Survives Horrific Car Crash
She was burned on more than 40 percent of her body in a terrible crash a year ago.
Jackson State University prepares for budget cuts. They are expected to be announced next week.
Families enjoy JSU homecoming parade
It's Homecoming time, and as usual, Jackson State University has thrown a week-long party! Saturday morning, thousands lined the streets of Jackson for the Homecoming Parade.
Past participants in nixed strings program speak up
Andrew Lewis was a fourth-grader at Isable Elementary School in 1983 when he was formally introduced to music.
Fans, Alumni Return For JSU Homecoming
Bands, fans and alumni came from as far away as Chicago and Detroit for Jackson State University's big homecoming weekend.
Mistletoe Marketplace, through Saturday at the Mississippi Trade Mart, offers a ton of merry merchants for shoppers' pleasure.
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