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Officials for Mississippi Power are hoping to build a 2.2 billion dollar coal powered plant in Kemper County. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports, opponents call it unnecessary, dirty and expensive.

Mississippi's dropout rate is at an alarming high. Experts believe part of the problem is that students are simply bored. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how educators are using technology in the classroom to stimulate learning.

A new report by the U.S. Transportation Administration says more than a half million people were injured or killed in car crashes last year connected to driver distraction. Many of those victims were believed to be texting on their cell phone. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports what's being done in Mississippi to help protect young drivers.

Hazardous waste from a Pascagoula chemical plant has leaked into soil and groundwater near the plant. MPB's Patty Davis has more.

It took decades for Pittsburgh to transform its economy after the glow from the steel mills faded in the early '80s. Now the city's unemployment rate is lower than the rest of the country's, and more and more young people are seeing a future there.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us