Some Scream for [Heteronormative] Ice Cream
I Scream! You Scream! We all scream! Over ice cream. Over the past several days, a number of seemingly homophobic tweets from Garrett Shirey, of Muscle Shoals’ Shirey Ice Cream, have circulated the internet. His ire, it seems, was the result of the Boy Scouts considering a change to their anti-LGBT policies. On Jan. 28, […]
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Critical Numbers
UnemploymentPercentage of workforce
| AL | 5.4% |
|---|---|
| US | 5.0% |
| GA | 4.9% |
| MS | 6.0% |
SNAP RecipientsReceiving food stamps
| AL | 17.1% |
|---|---|
| US | 13.6% |
| GA | 16.5% |
| MS | 18.6% |
Uninsured RateWithout health insurance coverage
| AL | 10.3% |
|---|---|
| US | 8.6% |
| GA | 13.85% |
| MS | 12.69% |
Graduation RateAmong public high schools
| AL | 86% |
|---|---|
| US | 82% |
| GA | 73% |
| MS | 78% |
Life ExpectancyAs percentage of national average
| AL | 75.4 |
|---|---|
| US | 79.3 |
| GA | 77.2 |
| MS | 75 |
College GraduatesBachelor degree or higher
| AL | 23.1% |
|---|---|
| US | 29.3% |
| GA | 28.3% |
| MS | 20.4% |