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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Movie Review

by: Jenny Tran Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the Oscar nominated contender for Best Picture by filmmaker Stephen Daldry, is based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. The story, though rooted in the September 11 tragedy, does not focus … Continue reading

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Cynthia Venson: Changing lives one grade at a time

By: Jenny Tran Staff Reporter As the end of the first semester draws to a close, many faculty members and students are excited about holiday vacation plans. However, for Cynthia Venson, Oak Grove’s intervention specialist, the school year has just … Continue reading

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Election nears: Dupree/Bryant battle

By: Jenny Tran Staff Reporter The time has finally come to vote for a new Governor of Mississippi. With Governor Haley Barbour term-limited, both the Republicans and Democrats have contests for the eighth gubernatorial nomination. On the Republican side, Mississippi … Continue reading

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Upgrade or Downgrade?

By: Jenny Tran Opening of new businesses in Hattiesburg? UPGRADE In the past years, many businesses, big and small, have flocked their ways to this wonderland to stake their claims to be part of the southern culture Hattiesburg, Mississippi provides. … Continue reading

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An apple a day keeps the debt away

By: Jenny Tran  Watch out, President Obama! According to the June statement from the U.S. Treasury, compared to the U.S. government’s operating cash balance of $73.8 billion, Apple has a whopping $76.2 billion in cash and marketable securities. In other … Continue reading

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