Yes, our march through the M’s continues and its time to hit the Show Me state, Missouri. The State got the nickname in 1899 when US Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver (now there’s a name for you) said on the House floor, “For thy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You are…
States Well Stated
States Well Stated
MISSISSIPPI ON MY MIND
by Betsey Ellis •
I don’t know about you, but when I think of exotic and interesting places in this wonderful country to visit, Mississippi is not on the top of the list. But in doing my research for this article, I found that I probably suffer from a chronic problem that those that grew up in the general…