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Happy Father’s Day!!

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The Adventure Begins...Rinker Buck a modern-day "Indiana Jones," but the trip is the treasure.

“My last thought before falling asleep was that we are all a lot more capable of conquering obstacles and fears than we think.”― Rinker Buck, The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey As the trek begins, NYT best seller Rinker Buck is living the “research” for his next book. The yet-to-be-titled selection will be a historical non-fiction tome about little known facts of the Civil War. The…

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Coming Soon:#SheepCamp2025, A summer like no other…

Soon, you can live vicariously through NY Times best selling author, Rinker Buck, and his trusted sidekick and student intern, Will Thompson, as they tour Civil War battlefields throughout the South by mule-drawn wagon! Rinker is researching and gathering information and inspiration for his next, yet-to-be-titled, Historical non-fiction novel on little known facts about the Civil War. Will is…

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Review of the Raymond Jail…NOT recommended.

The Raymond Detention Center serves as the jail for Hinds County. Plagued by problems since its construction, it has an unsafe reputation and is considered a dangerous place. My review is below. https://maps.app.goo.gl/6SXnxBCQkrZ3YdAN9?g_st=ic

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781 Books! Thank you! Eagle Scout Project Success!!

Thank you for your generations donations. Troop 15 and James successfully completed his Eagle Project. Troop 15 Madison Nearly 800 children’s books were delivered to Youth Courts and Child Protection Services offices in Madison, Rankin, Hinds and Washington counties. Counting… These books will be given to children involved with Youth Court/CPS, as well as restock the shelves in the playrooms…

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Some "Crazy" Mississippi Laws…Polygamy

Polygamy is one person married to multiple spouses. There’s actually some biblical precedent for such… It’s actually illegal in every State in the United States and Mississippi takes it one step further. Per MS Code § 97-29-43, It is ILLEGAL for any person to teach another the doctrines, principles, or tenets of polygamy; or induce or persuade another to embrace or adopt polygamy, or to…

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Some "Crazy" Mississippi Laws…Setting Aside Your Divorce

Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. In Mississippi you can undo your Divorce! In Mississippi, you can legally UNDIVORCE!  Yes, you can have your judgment of divorce revoked by the Court that granted it.  This is not a remarriage, but rather judicially undoing the legal divorce. Why, you ask?   Well, just like sometimes people marry the wrong…

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Some "Crazy" Mississippi Laws…illegitimate children, having them is a crime.

Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. It is a crime to have a subsequent child out of wedlock in Mississippi. MS Code § 97-29-11 provides that if a person, who previously become the natural parent of an illegitimate child …by coition within or without this state, shall again become the natural parent of an illegitimate child born within this…

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Some "Crazy" Mississippi Laws...Poison Edition.

Just one in a series of posts of some State Laws that are on the Books in Mississippi. It’s a crime to sell or give poison to a child. MCA § 97-27-31 A druggist, apothecary, or other person shall not sell or give away any poison to any minor, and for so doing he shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. Don’t send Jr. to the ACE Hardware to get Rat Poison!! Matthew Thompson is a child custody…

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Eagle Project Book Drive Ends Sunday March 23

Thank you for your generations donations of children’s books! If you have any new or gently used children’s books there is still time to donate them to children that could use them! The books will be delivered to local Youth Courts, CPS playrooms and the children they serve. You may drop off books at the Madison, Ridgeland and Canton libraries or the Thompson Law Firm at 2060 Main Street in…

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You have the right...to fight...to PARENT your Child!

Apologies to the Beastie Boys, but as a PARENT you have RIGHTS! http://publicsf.com/events/fight-for-your-right-a-beastie-boys-tribute-night-feat-felonious-jazz-mafia-dj-cyclofunk-with-videos-from-spike-jonze-tamra-davis-adam-mca-yauch-11697 Mississippi Law provides that you are entitled to your minor child’s records regardless of your Custody papers. This is regardless of the LEGAL CUSTODY and…

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Adoption Law Tweak - Why WORDS Matter!?

Basic Adoption Statutory law is being amended by legislation. The change is replacing essentially one word with another. MCA 93-17-3 requires a certificate by a doctor or nurse practitioner stating the adoptive child’s health and mental condition. This provision does not require the adoptive child to be healthy, but is instead required so the adoptive parent knows IF there are any health…

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Joint Custody Bill- DOA - Dead on Arrival

Senate Bill 2484, seeking to create a presumption of joint custody died yesterday, March 12. This Bill which passed the Senate initially, then amended in the House, passed and sent back was ultimately not voted on and died a calendar death on 3/12/25. It sought to require Joint Physical Custody and equal parenting time in every custody case unless the Court found a compelling reason to not…

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Eagle Scout Project Seeks Children's Book(s) Donations!!

BOOKS COMFORT CHILDREN Eagle-candidate James, with Troop 15-Madison, needs your HELP!! James is seeking donations of new and gently used children’s books. These books will be sorted by age-appropriateness and genre and given to Children within Child Protection Services. Books will be provided to Youth Courts in the tri-county area for their playrooms/libraries, to Foster Parents, to CPS Social…

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Joint Custody - Now & Forever!

A new bill in Mississippi will require Joint Physical Custody & EQUAL Parenting TIME, unless the Court finds a compelling reason not too… Senate Bill 2484 requires that, “There shall be a rebuttable presumption that joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interest of the child. If the court grants joint custody and equally shared parenting time, the court shall construct a…

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Foster Parent Bill of Rights - 6th Sense

The sixth blog of a deep dive into the Foster Care World…this is the final post specifically regarding the Foster Parent Bill of Rights. (q) The opportunity to develop confidence in making day-to-day decisions in regard to the child; You are good enough… (r) The opportunity to learn and grow in their vocation through planned education in caring for the child; You will attend training…

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It's Thursday in a week full of Mondays...

…must be Thursday!