Mississippi Lodging

Resolved Question: How much money do you give to abortion-rights groups each year?

I try to give around $5,000 per year to organizations that give women in states like Mississippi free transport and lodging and abortions, since it can be tough for them to travel to the nearest abortion facility. That amount of money pays all the expenses of about 5 women per year. It's not a huge number, but it certainly does help. How much money do YOU give to abortion rights groups each year?

Resolved Question: Christmas Exodus when does it start?

my hubby graduates AF BMT dec 4th. when does his christmas exodus start. exact day in december please. i plan to go to mississippi keeler afb to spend xmas and new years with him..what day should i book my flight for? if you have been there pls let me know how the hotels/motels/lodges are..my hubby n i are 20 will they still rent a room to us for 2 weeks?

Resolved Question: how do I hand pick driftwood?

I'll be flying over by the mississippi river and I heard you can find a lot of driftwood out there. I was wondering, how do I pick driftwood? Does it have to have a certain texture or feel? And what do I do once I find a good one before placing it in my tank? http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/1459703 http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g36426-d612131-Nauvoo_Country_Lodge-Nauvoo_Illinois.html http://cache.thephoenix.com/i/OldBlogs/TourBlog/driftwood.jpg

Resolved Question: Are more employers using e-verify? Does this mean it is working?

More employers turning to the federal program they hope will help them avoid hiring illegal immigrants. By Franco Ordoñez fordonez@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Wednesday, May. 13, 2009 Mandi Bickes of ResourceMFG interviews a client. The company has enrolled in E-Verify. T. ORTEGA GAINES – OGAINES@CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM More Information This Land: Which companies are checking? A worn red, white and blue sign taped to the front door of ResourceMFG warns potential hires that the recruiter uses a federal program to root out illegal immigrants. Branch manager Tamara Mantooth put the sign up about two months ago when she noticed that nearly half the company's applicants presented questionable IDs. “It was interesting,” she said. “After we put the sign up, some people would come up to the door, look at the sign and then turn away.” Her company is one of a growing number in North Carolina and across the country enrolling in E-Verify, a once-obscure program run by the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration. Critics say it's a flawed and expensive program that doesn't deter illegal immigration. But as the Obama administration warns that it will focus on employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, N.C. firms are choosing the free and voluntary program in record numbers. In the past two years, the number of enrolled N.C. companies has increased by more than 700percent to 2,567. Local participants include Bank of America, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and the Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge. Last year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, made more than 6,000 workplace arrests; 135 were employers and managers. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told a Senate hearing last week that ICE can do better. “Active enforcement of our immigration laws must address not just the illegal workers themselves,” she said, “but also the employers who hire illegal labor and fuel the phenomenon of illegal immigration into the United States.” Worried about raids Gilberto Bergman, president of Bergman Brothers Staffing of Charlotte, says companies can no longer claim they didn't know they hired workers using fake IDs. He said companies are using E-Verify to protect themselves in the event of raids or investigations. Bergman cited an October raid of an N.C.-based House of Raeford Farms plant in Greenville, S.C. More than 300 workers were detained. The plant manager, the human resource manager and about a dozen supervisors were arrested on immigration charges.“When you actually hear that they're going to go ahead and prosecute, take to court the people who actually did the hiring, that's a big concern for HR people,” he said. “Employers are paying a lot more attention to who they are hiring, especially here in the Carolinas,” A 2006 Observer investigation found illegal immigrants working for major N.C. road-building companies using Social Security numbers that were fake, stolen or belonging to dead people. Using payroll records from contractors, including Rea Contracting of Charlotte, the newspaper found questionable Social Security numbers for a third of 85 workers. Rea is now using E-Verify, according to ICE. Advocates, critics E-Verify was first tested in 1997 so employers could compare employment forms to Social Security and immigration records. Participation nationally has been expanding at a rate of about 1,000 new employers a week, Napolitano said. More than 122,000 employers are enrolled, nearly five times more than in 2007. Last year, President Bush signed an order requiring companies that do business with the federal government to use E-Verify. South Carolina, Arizona and Mississippi require all employers to use E-Verify, according to the National Immigration Law Center. North Carolina passed a law in 2006 requiring that all state employees, including those at universities, be vetted by E-Verify. Opponents claim the program does not effectively reduce illegal immigrants. The Immigration Policy Center, a pro-immigrant research group, says E-Verify ensnares American job seekers in database errors, adds to employers' costs and “does not actually prevent undocumented immigrants from getting jobs.” The Congressional Budget Office estimated that expanding the federal verification program could cost $17billion over the next 10 years. But Napolitano endorses E-Verify, saying ICE has fixed many of its shortcomings. Mantooth said using the program is a business advantage. Companies don't want to risk paying for expensive training only to find out the worker is in the country illegally. “I don't understand why anyone would not take advantage of this,” she said. “We don't want a reputation as a company that would place workers who were not eligible to work in the United States.” http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/721012.html _________________

Resolved Question: What are some good vacation sites in Mississippi?

It can be lakes, lodges, rafting, tours, anything really for a small family and not too pricy. We have one daughter,12. Just give the attraction, city-town, and preferebly a website,too! Thanks wish us luck :)

Resolved Question: Which is better Teach for America or Peace Corps?

I guess it's not a better or worse..i just need some help. I have two options and need help deciding. Thanks in advance! 1. I got nominated for the PC, but I still have to do medical forms then get info sent to placement in Washington, the PC ppl say it could take a year. (I would leave in January for Latin America). There is a living stipend...so you get living expenses, lodging and 24 days of vacation a year with $6000 at the end of service. --and I think ur gov't student loans are forgiven. I would probably teach biology...and learn spanish! 2. I got into Teach for America (Mississippi). This is a sure thing, I would start in June and it seems very organized. Additionally, it seems that it is increasingly difficult to get accepted into this program(3,700/18,000), so i guess it is really prestigious. I actually get paid for my job. SO I am wondering what is better, waiting for the PC which I may or maynot get...with an indefinite timeframe (but that Ive been wanting to do for the past 5 years) or Teach for America..a sure thing? What would look better for Public Policy, Law School or Med School...would either help me better establish a good career? I know I have to make the decision in the end...BUT Any help would be great!! Thanks again!

Resolved Question: What does the Mississippi's Masonic Grand Lodge say?

If someone wants to join that has a ten year old felony?If he's straightened out his life.

Resolved Question: A good place for 2-4 Adults to vacation in the western U.S.?

I'm in Chicago, we've been east, we've been south, rarely been west. Where's a good place for adults to vacation WEST of the Mississippi, looking for clean lodging, good swimming, fishing, biking, and an active city or town close by for nightlife? *The fewer kids the better and good swimming important!*

Resolved Question: What would Martin Luther King Jr, think of Rev. Wright?

I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Coretta Scott King before she passed away, and she has more class in a thimble than most have in their whole bodies. MLKjr. was a person who preached tolerance, and equality, not hate and division! Some of his words for those unfamilar: We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. We cannot turn back. There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. We cannot be satisfied as long as the Negro's basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. where the words are missing MLK used the word Neg ro, common at the time.

Resolved Question: Where is the best skiiing West of the Mississippi (in the US)?

Looking for the best powder and accomodations that are rustic luxury (with spa included). Can anyone recommend the ideal combination of skiing and lodging?