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by Greg Williamson
March 10, 2010
Eating healthy means different things to different people. My wife and I, for example, cook nearly every meal using as many fresh ingredients as possible. For us, this is ideal, but it can’t work for everyone. ... read more »
by Eileen Eady
February 24, 2010
I can no longer climb stairs without my knees aching. My body has morphed from a lean 20-something to a comfortable and rounded-out 30-something. Children and age have etched lines on my once-smooth skin. I know ... read more »
by Ronni Mott
February 10, 2010
In her newest book, Karen Armstrong expands on a premise I first came upon in her 2001 book, "The Battle for God," in which she wrote that religious fundamentalism is a thoroughly modern invention, unheard of prior ... read more »
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by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
January 13, 2010
Let me guess. You’re the shy, silent type—a wallflower standing at the edge of the party, happier to observe than participate. You’re a worrier, too, aren’t you? You can’t drive down the road without ... read more »
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by Janine Jankovitz
December 30, 2009
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for Jews. We spend it fasting and praying in hopes that we can be cleansed and absolved of all sin. Luckily, on the day before Yom Kippur this ... read more »
by Charlotte Blom
December 16, 2009
A smell so offensive and overpowering that I could only refer to it after as the "R incident," is what forced me to "Come To Jesus," or rather, to seek my inner Buddha.
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by Donna Ladd
December 16, 2009
Curious about this whole mindful, compassionate, in-the-moment thing? Here are books to inspire you to focus and meditate and let the stupid stuff go, regardless of your religious faith. (And while you're ... read more »
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
December 16, 2009
It can't be argued: food equals sustenance. As Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, epicure and gastronomic philosopher, once famously asserted, "The universe would be nothing were it not for life, and all ... read more »
by Lea Thomas
December 2, 2009
My Aunt Peggie has 48 miniature Santas. Each year, not long after Thanksgiving, she painstakingly takes her Santa collection and displays them around her home, along with the Christmas tree, Christmas villages and ... read more »
by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
November 18, 2009
Running isn't just a corporal experience. I lace up my New Balance trainers and hit the trails in the afternoon not just to keep my physical body sound, but also my mind. Some people knit or get creative ... read more »
by Kelly Brignac
October 28, 2009
Empowerment specialist and domestic-violence awareness activist Sil Lai Abrams, author of the book "No More Drama: Nine Simple Steps of Transforming a Breakdown Into a Breakthrough," expresses a desire to help ... read more »
by Andi Agnew
October 7, 2009
"Don't put those on, they'll give you a headache," my mother would tell me when I was little. She was referring to her coke-bottle glasses that she only wore at night after taking off her contacts. I wanted to know ... read more »
by Jackie Warren Tatum
September 24, 2009
Unless one's been in a coma or the slammer, it's not news that the "Dancing With The Stars" competition began this week on ABC. It might be news, however, that the "Stars" competition bears little, if any, ... read more »
by Andi Agnew
September 9, 2009
I have been practicing yoga on and off for a few years now, first taking classes at the YMCA, then Butterfly Yoga, which I still frequent when I can. But lately my schedule has been so hectic that the only way to ... read more »
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August 19, 2009
One of my mother's favorite family dinners is "Shake and Bake" chicken, made with a store-bought box of flavored bread crumbs used to coat the chicken pieces. Mom always serves "Shake and Bake" chicken with a side of canned corn ... read more »
by Ronni Mott
August 12, 2009
Fried chicken, biscuits with butter and honey, mashed potatoes with gravy—all that outstandingly delicious Southern comfort food has a way of adding pounds and inches, fast. Add it to a sedentary lifestyle, and you'll ... read more »
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Dawn R. Dugle
July 29, 2009
There may come a day when I don't recognize you. We could be best friends, have had great adventures and long conversations about everything under the sun. But I won't know that. I'll stare blankly at you as you ... read more »
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by Tricia Childress
July 15, 2009
It all started with a cold, then a cough. By the time I saw my physician, who was more than happy to share her "if-you-had-seen-me-sooner" lecture, I realized that even with a hefty antibiotic dose, an inhaler and ... read more »
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by Lauren Ashley Lawrence
August 12, 2009
Lacey Norris, 25, started working in the field of cosmetology after she decided that college was not for her.
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by Ronni Mott
December 16, 2009
Walking up the leaf-littered driveway off Old Canton Road, I almost miss the unassuming little brown building tucked away in the trees, but Bebe Wolfe is on the front porch to welcome me. Wearing a cornflower-blue ...
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 by Ronni Mott
May 27, 2009
The Democratic Blue Dog Coalition has announced its agenda for reforming American health care. Not surprisingly, heading the list is controlling costs in the current systems. The Blue Dogs, you might recall, are Democratic moderates whose mandate is to reduce…
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One Lake Instead of Two?
Aeroscout: Didn't know the Foundation was a creature of the Levee Board...interesting. Cannot stomach any more usurping of park lands and wetlands. If the Town Creek area is taken via eminent domain ...
Mar 17, 2010 | 09:18 PM
Medical Examiner Bill Sent To Barbour
golden eagle: I can't believe Hood is opposing this too. It's a no-brainer to me.
Mar 17, 2010 | 05:10 PM
Medical Examiner Bill Sent To Barbour
jbreland: Can't believe Jim Hood would oppose this bill. Then again, I guess he would hate for the defense to have a fair shot...
Mar 17, 2010 | 11:18 AM
Barbour Signs Strip Club Bill
andi: HA, I was up that way for work last week and saw that place as we drove from Starkville to Tupelo. It is a rather large horse!
Mar 17, 2010 | 09:30 AM
Luckett Touts Bio-Fuels, Education at Jackson Forum
Mark Geoffriau: Con't from above.
Mar 17, 2010 | 09:29 AM
Luckett Touts Bio-Fuels, Education at Jackson Forum
Mark Geoffriau:
Mar 17, 2010 | 08:53 AM
ACLU Fights Prom Cancellation
RobbieR: I understand and agree that the school can't prohibit a girl from taking a girl as a date to a school function under the protection of free speech. But the school has no obligation to ...
Mar 17, 2010 | 08:30 AM
Luckett Touts Bio-Fuels, Education at Jackson Forum
Blackwatch: Ronni M has laid out an acceptable rebuttal, so I won't rehash many of the points already presented. But I will interrogate this notion of people creating ...
Mar 16, 2010 | 09:52 PM
Clarion-Ledger Drops Stringfellow Column After First Lady Flap
Aeroscout: It was a girl thing between the first ladies refers to the need for the first ladies to inspire better health habits in their husbands, the President ...
Mar 16, 2010 | 09:48 PM
Horne LLP Under Fire Again
jbreland: WMartin, The $1 million and the $7.7 million "overcharge" are not related. (Unless I am using fancy reading comprehension) The $780,000 bill stems from a contract dating back to last ...