10.28.15 by msedblog BOBBY HARRISON: Long history precedes initiative issues In life, which is often unforgiving and cruel, there are winners and losers, those who are last and those who are first. Mississippi is a proud state with many wonderful attributes. But unfortunately, we Mississippians know our share about last place. By almost anyone’s definition, the language in the Mississippi Constitution spelling out the state’s commitment to education is among the weakest – if not the weakest – in the country.