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Resume 101: Show your skills

Whether you use an Internet service in your job search or you stick to the tried-and-true scanning of the classified ads, you still need a résumé that shows off your skills and makes a good impression....

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Who’s the Boss: Good attitude goes a long way

You wowed ‘em with your résumé, impressed them in the interview and actually got the job!  Think the hard part is over?  Think again.  Now that you’re an official employee, the real work to impress the...

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Dorm Life: Make the adjustment to share

When you head off to college, life is definitely different and there are adjustments to make. A big part of adjusting is living in a dorm room with a roommate — sharing space. Generally speaking,...

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Top 10 Suggestions for Healthy Living At School

1. Snooze or lose — Going from sleeping in at home on the weekends (till, oh, two in the afternoon?) to pulling all-nighters at college, fueled by coffee or Red Bull, really wreaks havoc on your mental...

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A Day In The Life Of … Michael Oher

From a life of hard knocks to the NFL to a movie being made about his life As a small child, Michael Oher may have dreamed about playing in the NFL or even going to college. But most days it was all he...

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A Day In The Life Of … Leanna Range Owens

Jackson native found dream job as principal at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Growing up, Leanna Range Owens always knew she wanted to be a teacher. The 40-year-old Jackson native went to Callaway High...

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A Day In The Life Of … Whitney Evans

Chef has a passion for baking and making customers happy Whitney Evans, the manager of the bakery at Chimneyville Café in Flowood and an instructor for Viking Culinary Group, is hard-pressed these days...

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A Day In The Life Of … Bryan Gueltig

Teacher makes visual subjects tangible to his blind students Bryan Gueltig is a fourth-year science teacher at the Mississippi School for the Blind, and his job requires making a visual subject...

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A Day In The Life Of … Melanie Ward

Magazine editor always knew she wanted to go into publishing Melanie Mullen Ward always wanted to go into publishing. “I just didn’t realize it for a period of time. In elementary school, I would write...

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MUW, MDCC sign new agreement

COLUMBUS and MOORHEAD — Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi Delta Community College have agreed on a program that will allow student technical fields to continue their studies...

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JIM McHALE — How we can help you elevate Mississippians to a higher degree

When I moved to Mississippi from Michigan less than two years ago, I was delighted by the warm reception I received from so many. I was welcomed mightily. Thank you to the funding community,...

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Who’s the Boss: Good attitude goes a long way

You wowed ‘em with your résumé, impressed them in the interview and actually got the job!  Think the hard part is over?  Think again.  Now that you’re an official employee, the real work to impress the...

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Dorm Life: Make the adjustment to share

When you head off to college, life is definitely different and there are adjustments to make. A big part of adjusting is living in a dorm room with a roommate — sharing space. Generally speaking,...

View Article


Top 10 Suggestions for Healthy Living At School

1. Snooze or lose — Going from sleeping in at home on the weekends (till, oh, two in the afternoon?) to pulling all-nighters at college, fueled by coffee or Red Bull, really wreaks havoc on your mental...

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A Day In The Life Of … Michael Oher

From a life of hard knocks to the NFL to a movie being made about his life As a small child, Michael Oher may have dreamed about playing in the NFL or even going to college. But most days it was all he...

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A Day In The Life Of … Leanna Range Owens

Jackson native found dream job as principal at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Growing up, Leanna Range Owens always knew she wanted to be a teacher. The 40-year-old Jackson native went to Callaway High...

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A Day In The Life Of … Whitney Evans

Chef has a passion for baking and making customers happy Whitney Evans, the manager of the bakery at Chimneyville Café in Flowood and an instructor for Viking Culinary Group, is hard-pressed these days...

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A Day In The Life Of … Bryan Gueltig

Teacher makes visual subjects tangible to his blind students Bryan Gueltig is a fourth-year science teacher at the Mississippi School for the Blind, and his job requires making a visual subject...

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A Day In The Life Of … Melanie Ward

Magazine editor always knew she wanted to go into publishing Melanie Mullen Ward always wanted to go into publishing. “I just didn’t realize it for a period of time. In elementary school, I would write...

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MUW, MDCC sign new agreement

COLUMBUS and MOORHEAD — Mississippi University for Women and Mississippi Delta Community College have agreed on a program that will allow student technical fields to continue their studies...

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