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...Occasionally the widespread problems at juvenile facilities erupt in scandals, as in the aforementioned Texas, or in Mississippi, where minor offenders were hog-tied in facilities that sometimes had only dirt floors, run by guards with barely a high school education. Federal officials occasionally intervene against egregious facilities where there have even been some deaths along with thousands of allegations of abuses. But experts say simply trying to weed out the bad actors is not a viable solution. At a congressional hearing in October 2007, Jan Moss, executive director of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs, said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting the Juvenile-Justice System to Grow Up | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

...team’s latest trip down to Florida, legendary Mississippi State coach Ron Polk—now an assistant with UAB—took notice of O’Hara’s nifty glove...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sophomores Bring Speed, Defense and Power to Harvard Lineup | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...even true, as this

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Budget: Earmarks Aren't the Real Problem | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...powder has really propped up Eastern operators, who have been bopped with a series of big storms. "East of the Mississippi, we're seeing [snow] levels at or above record levels," says Berry. New York and New England resorts have several advantages during a recession. First, they're cheaper than the higher-end destinations like Aspen and Vail in Colorado. Second, they're within driving distance of huge metropolitan areas such as New York City and Boston. Mount Snow in Vermont, for example, is a four-hour trip from New York City and a two-hour trek from Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Ski Resorts: Saved by the Snow | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

Haley Barbour, Mississippi The former GOP chairman believes the stimulus plan is "filled with social policy and costs too much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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