Some of the available stories for January 2000
Publisher's Commentary
Clarion-Ledger articles on Delta hurt
Delta, hurt Mississippi
What do you get when you cross a sports writer, an
environmentalists and someone named after a Nintendo game? Why an
in-depth "expert" analysis of the Delta by the Clarion-Ledger of
course!
Recently, Mississippi's largest daily newspaper,
the Clarion-Ledger published a series of articles on the Mississippi
Delta. I was spellbound, intrigued, amused and angered by the series of
articles. Given an outstanding opportunity to break some new ground
and extended the most in local cooperation, the paper instead chose
to revisit the same old tired, worn out, paternalistic (dare I say plantation
like?) attitude.
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Bank of Anguilla President, Fred
Miller
Small town banker committed to
the South Delta.
Bank of Anguilla president and chief executive officer,
Fred Miller, is one of the South Delta's most concerned citizens.
Having been with the Bank of Anguilla since 1971, Miller has seen the bad
times descend on his area of the Delta, especially in agriculture. Sharkey
and Issaquena Counties consistently show high unemployment figures - some
of the highest in the state. However, despite the area's problems, there
are those that have made lifetime commitments to that region. Fred Miller
has made this committment.
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Delta and Pine Land Company Moves
Forward as an Independent Business
Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) announced
today that it will not consummate the merger with Monsanto as Roger Malkin,
chairman and chief executive officer said, Monsanto has not been able to
reach agreement with the government regulators reviewing the merger.
Malkin continued by saying "Although the failure
to obtain approval is certainly disappointing, it offers resolution to
a long process. We will move forward operating as we have since I
came to D&PL, continuing the entrepreneurial spirit which made us the
market leader in the cotton seed business. This means Delta and Pine
Land will continue operating as a customer-focused independent company,
offering farmer the highest quality genetics, technology, information and
seed.'
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What Does the HMO Scorecard Look
Like?
How Will Healthcare in the Delta
Be Affected?
With the sudden departure of Mississippi Managed
Care Network, the only health maintenance organization that
provided Medicaid coverage, how will the Delta
be affected?
Jana Clark, executive director of Diagnostic
Imaging of Greenville, said time will tell.
"In terms of managed care, it seems as though
we're about three years behind larger markets like Jackson, Memphis and
Little Rock," Clark said. "I don't know that we will ever feel the full
effects of managed care to the degree that the largers do."
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Clarksdale Educational Partnership
reaches goal
Higher education soon to come to Clarksdale
and Coahoma County
At a press conference held Friday December 17th,
the Clarksdale Educational Partnership Committee announced they had achieved
their goal, set on July 8th of this year, to raise $750,000 to purchase
the St. Elizabeth School property. This property includes the historic
Cutrer Mansion which was facing demolition at that time.
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Healthcare Overview
By Molly Matthews
In the last two decades, the healthcare industry
has emerged as a leading Delta industry. It’s a multi-million dollar business
and major employer, providing livings for thousands of healthcare professionals,
and is quickly gaining ground on the granddaddy of all industries in the
Delta - agriculture.
"People don't realize the scope of healthcare
capabilities offered int he Delta," said Jana Clark, executive director
of Diganostic Imaging in Greenville. "After moving back to the Delta form
Little Rock, I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of medical specialists
in the Delta. The levels of technology available in the area are comparable
with the same services available in major medical centers in Little Rock.
i was particularly pleased to see the extent of heart services available."
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Five Reasons You Need An Estate
Plan
By Jim Martin
You may be asking yourself, "But do I really
need an estate plan?" If you have assets - no matter how small - then you
need an estate plan. Whether you're single, married with a family, or the
owner of a family business, you need to protect the assets you've built
for those you leave behind.
An essential part of any estate plan is the will.
This is the primary document for transferring your wealth upon your death.
However, the will is actually the end result of the estate plan. You need
to begin planning for the transfer of your estate long before your will
is read.
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Glendora: Living On Its Own
A town pulling itself up by the
bootstraps
If he gets paid at all, "Johnny B" Thomas gets paid
last when the money comes in at the end of the month. But the director
of the Glendora Economic and Community Development Corporation and mayor
of Glendora, Mississippi, works as hard in the sweet potato fields as anybody
else. This fall's harvest has yielded a good first crop for Glendora,
although it was planted late due to lack of funds.
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How Does the Delta Attract Star
Doctors?
Small Town Living Enchants Many Newcomers
By Molly Matthews
Some friends call him Doc Hollywood. But Dr. Robert Love III would
rather be known as Bob.
After setting up residence in Los Angeles, the Greenville native looked
around before deciding to return home to practice with someone he could
trust - his dad.
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