Every year, Paul’s Pastry Shop receives orders from all over the country, including North Pole, Alaska—proof that even the coldest corners of the country could use a little Mississippi warmth, preferably wrapped in icing and sprinkles.
MINNEAPOLIS — On the day before Thanksgiving, ColeWagaman awoke uncertain whether he would hunt ducks. He lives in Kasson, in southern Minnesota, and the wind was whipping snow out of the northwest at 30 miles an hour, with a ... .
Prices for nearly every major U.S. crop are below what it costs to grow them. But a drop in rice prices means another blow to farmers in Mississippi’s agricultural belt ... .
- Spanning 31 states and serving as a vital water, economic and ecological resource, the MississippiRiver basin faces growing environmental and infrastructure pressures ... "The Mississippi RiverWatershed ... To read the entire report, click here.
Sheldon TimothyHerrington Jr., 25, was transported to the MississippiState Penitentiary on Jan. 8. He is currently housed in Unit 42, a 56-bed hospital on the sprawling 18,000-acre complex in north Sunflower County... Newsletters ... .
Why can’t the state of Louisiana build a tunnel under the MississippiRiver at Baton Rouge instead of a bridge that will destroy the historic cypress forests? ... .