Mississippi's fabulous Mike Espy, whose political career rose so quickly only to be caught in the web of a scandal-ridden administration, is home again in Mississippi.  He is enjoying a new career, a new wife, looking forward to a new child, and forging new bonds with his two older children.  He has time now for relationships that are important to him and to indulge his hobbies of fishing, horseback riding, and occasional Tae Kwon Do.

There is no doubt that there are companies throughout the United States, and indeed in Mississippi, that are benefiting from increased trade with Canada and particularly Mexico since the inception of the NAFTA trade agreement.
Mississippi's exports to Mexico have doubled, according to figures released by the Mississippi Department of Economic and Community Development (MDECD), from $115 million in 1997 to $332 million in 1999. Some of the companies listed on MDECD's list of businesses trading with Mexico are located in the Delta.

BY julie speed
DBJ Contributing Writer

GREENVILLE - To im-prove the workforce in the Delta, sweeping changes are needed in school curriculum, according to results of a survey with business and industry leaders in Washington County, says Michael Ray, director of the Greenville Technical Center.