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Originally Posted by Hoarfrost
Mississippi is dead last in education. And way up there in obesity. Among other more subjective reasons...
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...and #1 in the U.S. for diabetes and high blood pressure. Mississippi has the lowest per capita personal income, and is the poorest state in the U.S. More than half of the population in Mississippi lives in rural areas.
Those are a couple of reasons that people continue to view Mississippi as backwards...although it is forward-thinking enough to have legalized gambling, which has turned cities like Biloxi and Tunica into tourist destinations. I'm sure it has created major revenue for a state that really needs it.
Of course, every place is a mixture of good and bad. Mississippi has some beautiful areas.
Beautiful Downtown Canton, Mississippi on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jstephenconn/2780260792/ - broken link)
The Lyceum on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegrosler/2965699589/ - broken link)
St. Mary Basilica, Natchez, Mississippi on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/woolmarket100/2041851414/ - broken link)
Standard Life Building, Jackson, MS on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gatesofmemphis/2367516393/ - broken link)
Old Warren County Courthouse (Vicksburg, Mississippi) on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/99491151@N00/487578709/ - broken link)
the lighthouse on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitykity/38983534/ - broken link)
Downtown on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/discorobot/431691949/ - broken link)
Lazy Day at the Beach on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfholloway/2644223816/ - broken link)