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Monday, January 30, 2012

Being Batty

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Bats emerging from Carlsbad Caverns, NM One of our Twitter followers asked this rhetorical question earlier today: Why do th...

Friday, January 27, 2012

Here a Book, There a Book, Everywhere a Book Book

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Mr. Richard Heber was a skosh addicted to acquiring books. He loved them aplenty and purchased them whenever and wherever he could find them...

Friday, January 20, 2012

Leon, Rest in Peace.

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While looking through the Marion County Progress this morning from 1910, I found several gems -- including a series on how to control your ...

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Better late than never... Happy Birthday, Theora!

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January 15 would have been Theora Hamblett’s 116 th birthday. Hamblett, a Mississippi artist, is known for her primitive style paintin...

Friday, January 13, 2012

Abduction in Pascagoula

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We often stumble upon strange things while researching for our patrons here at the Library Commission. This week I stumbled upon somethi...

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Pardon Me!

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A Meebo patron asked us a two-part question this morning: How long have MS governors been allowed to pardon people right before they leave ...

Mississippi Ghostbusters

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McRaven House When our new IT assistant started last month and heard we answer questions, he asked us to tell him which house in M...

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