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Old 03-28-2020, 08:40 PM
 
Location: Ayy Tee Ell by way of MS, TN, AL and FL
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I realize you like to cherry-pick, but if you re-read my post you will realize I wrote "in Mississippi," comparing Nashville, to anywhere in MS shows how unrealistic you are.

Please list the prosperous areas in MS that don't have good public schools (Starkville, Byrum, Ridgeland?). In the 'Sip, for the foreseeable future, public schools will remain important as there are too few high paying jobs in most of the state to pay for private schools and maintain a nice, consumer driven lifestyle and save for retirement.

Below are the highest per capita counties in the state and top-ranked high schools. There are a lot of similarities in both lists, in MS, the best indicator of a prosperous community is good public schools.

I appreciate how optimistic you are, but not understanding issues and not accepting reality prevents one from seeing the real issues.

Madison
Brandon
Hernando
Olive Branch
Clinton
Southaven
Ridgeland
Flowood
Coastal Cities (lumped together)
Diamondhead
Pass Christian
Ocean Springs
Bay St Louis
Gulfport
Biloxi


https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...093990001/Best high schools in Mississippi: Top 10 list

No. 1: Lewisburg High School
Desoto County School District, Olive Branch
No. 2: Desoto Central High School
Desoto County School District, Southhaven
No. 3: Pass Christian High School
Pass Christian Public School District, Pass Christian
No. 4: Oxford High School
Oxford School District, Oxford
No. 5: Hernando High School
Desoto County School District, Hernando
No. 6: Center Hill High School
Desoto County School District, Olive Branch
No. 7: Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs School District, Ocean Springs
No. 8: Petal High School
Petal School District, Petal
No. 9: Oak Grove High School
Lamar County School District, Hattiesburg
No. 10: Gulfport High School
Gulfport School District, Gulfport
I understand all your talking points. You sound like my dad.

The richest people in the state send their kids to Prep. They don’t care about the public schools. It’s over. The only thing public schools truly matter about is property value, and that’s all perception. It’s just 1990s thinking all the way around. I know they matter to people in MS, I never denied that. I reject the notion that they signify any kind of real prosperity - they simply do not. If anything they signify a united small town, which is truly what is much more important.

At the end of the day, Mississippi doesn’t need to do what allegedly what works in Mississippi. Because compared to other states, that crap doesn’t work.
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Old 04-01-2020, 03:11 AM
 
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Has anyone ever driven thru Laurel on the interstate? Some of the most depressing, impoverished scenery I've ever seen. Literally, third world level poverty on display for all to see.

Laurel is a hole.
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Old 04-01-2020, 10:38 AM
 
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Has anyone ever driven thru Laurel on the interstate? Some of the most depressing, impoverished scenery I've ever seen. Literally, third world level poverty on display for all to see.

Laurel is a hole.
Google street view of the interstate through Laurel looks like a perfectly typical small town to me. Actually you see nothing but trees most of the way.
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Old 04-01-2020, 08:38 PM
 
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Google street view of the interstate through Laurel looks like a perfectly typical small town to me. Actually you see nothing but trees most of the way.
Meaningless. Street view cannot replace seeing with your own eyes.
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Old 04-03-2020, 07:24 PM
 
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Meaningless. Street view cannot replace seeing with your own eyes.
Haha, you don't say? I thought watching a TV show or reading on the 'net would make someone an expert!

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Old 04-03-2020, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Sanford, NC
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All this negative talk about Laurel. Every town has it's good and bad points...
every town! Try and find the positive in something, it's a lot more fun. Hopefully
the positive for me will be photographing/videoing some trains in a new location?
That works for me!
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Old 04-04-2020, 08:10 PM
 
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All this negative talk about Laurel. Every town has it's good and bad points...
every town! Try and find the positive in something, it's a lot more fun. Hopefully
the positive for me will be photographing/videoing some trains in a new location?
That works for me!
Railfan? You may want to consider Hattiesburg, just down the road. CSX & NS lines cross there.
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Old 04-04-2020, 09:24 PM
 
Location: Sanford, NC
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I have Hattiesburg on my list of possible places to hit
depending on how much time I have. Thanks!

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Railfan? You may want to consider Hattiesburg, just down the road. CSX & NS lines cross there.
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Old 04-06-2020, 06:59 AM
 
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Has anyone ever driven thru Laurel on the interstate? Some of the most depressing, impoverished scenery I've ever seen. Literally, third world level poverty on display for all to see.

Laurel is a hole.
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Originally Posted by Johnathon Hills View Post
Meaningless. Street view cannot replace seeing with your own eyes.
So driving through on the interstate you feel provided you with a comprehensive assessment of the entire town? Yeah, you're definitely an expert.
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Old 04-14-2020, 12:22 AM
 
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So driving through on the interstate you feel provided you with a comprehensive assessment of the entire town? Yeah, you're definitely an expert.
Have you been there? I'd venture to say no.

Stalking me again?
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