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Hurricane Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm
This weekend marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast. As the region struggled to cope and rebuild after the storm, RAND experts worked on solutions to the region's long-term challenges.
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Aug 27, 2015

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Seeking New Approaches to Old Problems
Mississippi can work to find smart ways to address the chronic social and economic problems that have plagued the state for decades — now, not in some far-flung future, writes Melissa Flournoy.
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Apr 9, 2009
Sun Herald - Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi
Melissa Flournoy
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Change Choices, Not Conversation
Too often we talk only about the ongoing challenges facing education, health care, transportation and economic development across the Gulf South — Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.... We need to determine new ways to work together across state lines to focus on solutions that will benefit the entire region, writes Melissa Flournoy.
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Aug 24, 2008
Monroe (LA) News Star
Melissa Flournoy
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Mississippi Comeback
Published commentary by RAND staff: Mississippi Comeback, in the Los Angeles Times.
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Aug 20, 2006
Los Angeles Times
George D. Penick, K. Jack Riley