by Rosalie Nolan
November 19, 2008
Relaxed in her office chair at the Mustard Seed, a smiling Kit Barksdale points to a unique painting created by a Mustard Seed artist, also known as a “Seedster.” Numerous identical faces peer out from the painting, but one distinctive…
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André de Gruy
by M.P. Heindl
November 12, 2008
André de Gruy did not want to be a public defender when he came to Jackson for law school 20 years ago. But recently, as the top lawyer in the Office of Capital Defense Counsel, his proudest moment came while…
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November 12, 2008
André de Gruy did not want to be a public defender when he came to Jackson for law school 20 years ago. But recently, as the top lawyer in the Office of Capital Defense Counsel, his proudest moment came while…
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Byron Knight
by Rosalie Nolan
November 5, 2008
Twenty-eight-year-old Byron Knight had no original intention of opening a gourmet coffee shop. But after a friend consulted him about opening a new business in Fondren, he loved the idea.
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November 5, 2008
Twenty-eight-year-old Byron Knight had no original intention of opening a gourmet coffee shop. But after a friend consulted him about opening a new business in Fondren, he loved the idea.
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Rob Hill
by Rosalie Nolan
October 29, 2008
Framed pictures of friends, family and spiritual figures line the walls and desk of Rob Hill’s dimly lit church office in Jackson. The 33-year-old pastor is enthusiastic yet soft-spoken as he speaks of his congregation at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church,…
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October 29, 2008
Framed pictures of friends, family and spiritual figures line the walls and desk of Rob Hill’s dimly lit church office in Jackson. The 33-year-old pastor is enthusiastic yet soft-spoken as he speaks of his congregation at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church,…
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Vince Gordon
by Ward Schaefer
October 22, 2008
“Fast cars, fast motorcycles, fast women.” That’s how Vince Gordon describes his former lifestyle as a military policeman in Yokosuka, Japan.
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October 22, 2008
“Fast cars, fast motorcycles, fast women.” That’s how Vince Gordon describes his former lifestyle as a military policeman in Yokosuka, Japan.
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Sunny Smith
by Sital Sanjanwala
October 15, 2008
Dr. Sunny Smith started her career in journalism working with networks such as CBS Sports and Time Warner Inc. Now a mass communications professor at Jackson State University, Smith believes she has found her calling. “It’s what I imagine I…
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October 15, 2008
Dr. Sunny Smith started her career in journalism working with networks such as CBS Sports and Time Warner Inc. Now a mass communications professor at Jackson State University, Smith believes she has found her calling. “It’s what I imagine I…
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Ruby Dixon
by Treshika Melvin
October 8, 2008
A typical conversation with Ruby Dixon in the halls of Lanier high school might go something like this: “Hey Ruby! Coming to choir practice today?”
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October 8, 2008
A typical conversation with Ruby Dixon in the halls of Lanier high school might go something like this: “Hey Ruby! Coming to choir practice today?”
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Gretchen Cook
by Kate Terry
October 1, 2008
Gretchen Cook was something of a child prodigy, spending her days reading instead of going to the beach near her home in Pensacola, Fla.
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October 1, 2008
Gretchen Cook was something of a child prodigy, spending her days reading instead of going to the beach near her home in Pensacola, Fla.
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William Green
by M.P. Heindl
September 24, 2008
Dr. William Green is a bishop in the African Orthodox Church. He also is an interdenominational chaplain, has studied Buddhism with the Dalai Lama and is a published scholar on religion in the southern black community. But most people in…
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September 24, 2008
Dr. William Green is a bishop in the African Orthodox Church. He also is an interdenominational chaplain, has studied Buddhism with the Dalai Lama and is a published scholar on religion in the southern black community. But most people in…
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Rosemary Maxey
by Chris Mims
September 17, 2008
Rosemary Maxey is a veritable human Rolodex. Her friends often joke that she knows you, has heard of you or wants to get to know you. The 62-year-old grandmother of two—Hunter, 6, and John Robert, 4— is always on the…
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September 17, 2008
Rosemary Maxey is a veritable human Rolodex. Her friends often joke that she knows you, has heard of you or wants to get to know you. The 62-year-old grandmother of two—Hunter, 6, and John Robert, 4— is always on the…
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