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The director of IBM’s Almaden Research Center is constructing a replica of a 1965 Cobra in his Morgan Hill garage. Dean plans to outfit the hot rod with a video camera and a laptop to record a journey across the country.
While the project may sound ambitious, it’s not a big deal for Dean, who holds [...]

JACKSON – Margaret Burden of Tupelo, who wants to work as a professional hair braider, sees more economic opportunity for black women.
Christina Barnes of Hazlehurst, who’s undergone formal training to become a nail technician, sees more children dropping out of school.
They have vastly different interpretations of the same bill that passed the Mississippi Senate on [...]