Delta State University
SOC 474 SOC/COD 574: Applied Rural Sociology
Spring Semester, 2006
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Current Topics in
Rural America |
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Date |
Article |
Discussion Leader |
| 4 | 1/30 | Black Farmers Deserve a Second Chance on Claims, by Dewayne Wickham; USA Today, Jan. 23, 2006. | Jolana Gibbs |
| WalMart Bill Does Public a Disservice (Editorial); Delta Democrat Times, Jan. 25, 2006. | Patrick Ervin | ||
| Rural Living, But With Access to High-Speed Internet Service, by Katie Zezima; New York Times, Dec. 19, 2005. | Corrine Berry | ||
| 200 Coyotes Killed for Eating Calves; (AP), Jan. 30, 2006. | Roy Gordon | ||
| 6 | 2/13 | Arkansas Has a Long History of Consolidation Efforts, by Calvin R. Ledbetter; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Jan. 29, 2006. | Catherine Cannatella |
| Bolivar Medical CEO Moving On After Promotion, by Donell Maxie; Bolivar Commercial, Feb. 7, 2006. | Bill Moorhead | ||
| Taking Care of Our Rural Children, by Michael Holton; Center for Rural Affairs Newsletter, Feb. 2006. | DeBorah Logan | ||
| Enchanting and Handy Insight About Mississippi, by Keri Holt; Delta Democrat Times, Jan. 29, 2006. | Juanita Sims | ||
| 7 | 2/20 | Despite Creation of MDEZA, Jobless Rate Remains High, by Marisa Dalla Valle; Bolivar Commercial, Dec. 26, 2002. | Monica Rosas |
| Child Obesity Rising Faster in Rural America, by Charles Sheehan; (AP), Mar. 14, 2005. | John Allen May | ||
| Entergy Prepares for Possible Storm; The Democrat (Senatobia), Feb. 17, 2006. | Josh Kubler | ||
| St. Gabriel, A Center of Goodwill, by Jamie Kemp; Bolivar Commercial, Feb. 2006. | Mary Kathren Wooten | ||
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3/27 |
New Residential Subdivision in the Works on Buckeye Road, by Bob Darden; Greenwood Commonwealth, Mar. 22, 2006 | Sharon Nguyen |
| Children: It Takes More Than Money; Bolivar Commercial, Jan. 17, 2000 | Victor Ruhimbya | ||
| Catfish Processors Merge Creating Major Force in the Delta, by David Lush; Delta Democrat Times, 2006 | Veronica Jenkins | ||
| Two-Thirds of Dead Soldiers Come from Poor Areas, by Matt Baker; Northwest Indiana Times, Mar. 21, 2006. | Justina Garcia |