by mcl | Jun 1, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Carolyn R. Tomlin Near a window of our home, I watched as a pair of gray Mockingbirds built a nest in a willow tree. For several days they gathered bits of straw, tiny twigs, and even a length of red yarn found in the yard. When time came for the female to lay eggs...
by mcl | May 6, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Marilyn Tinnin Breast Cancer in Mississippi—Baptist Health Systems Changing the Status Quo Although Mississippi’s statistics on breast cancer occurrences fall below the national average, our state’s death rates due to breast cancer are higher than the national...
by mcl | Apr 12, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By CAITLIN TEW April is National Autism Awareness Month and even though awareness has grown significantly in recent years, many misconceptions, and misunderstandings still exist. The current estimate according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is that...
by mcl | Mar 2, 2015 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By Mandi Stanley, CSP Pretty much everything I learned about student leadership came seated at the feet of the late Dr. Donald W. Zacharias, then president of Mississippi State University. In the spring of 1987, four Mississippi high school seniors were awarded the...
