by Ronni Mott
September 9, 2009
Jarvis Dortch, 28, always thought he'd be a lawyer. With a bachelor's degree in political science from Jackson State University, Dortch headed to Howard University in Washington, D.C., to study law. A year later, he realized that the vision for…
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Richard McKey
by Janine Jankovitz
September 2, 2009
Richard McKey, 55, didn't know he was destined to be an artist. Born in Starkville, McKey moved to Jackson in the second grade. On a path similar to Van Gogh's, McKey first studied pre-ministry at Belhaven College. Halfway through school…
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September 2, 2009
Richard McKey, 55, didn't know he was destined to be an artist. Born in Starkville, McKey moved to Jackson in the second grade. On a path similar to Van Gogh's, McKey first studied pre-ministry at Belhaven College. Halfway through school…
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Carlton Martin
by Lauren Lawrence
August 26, 2009
Football talent came naturally for Carlton Martin. The 6-foot-2-inch, 270-pound Brandon native is a senior defensive lineman for the Madison Central Jaguars. With college offers rolling in from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State and Texas Tech, Martin has high…
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August 26, 2009
Football talent came naturally for Carlton Martin. The 6-foot-2-inch, 270-pound Brandon native is a senior defensive lineman for the Madison Central Jaguars. With college offers rolling in from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State and Texas Tech, Martin has high…
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Yosef Ali
by Janine Jankovitz
August 19, 2009
Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and an Arabic father, Yosef Ali, 34, was given his name to honor both religions of his family. Ali spent his childhood living in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, where his father worked…
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August 19, 2009
Born in Ethiopia to an Ethiopian mother and an Arabic father, Yosef Ali, 34, was given his name to honor both religions of his family. Ali spent his childhood living in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, where his father worked…
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Daniel Johnston
by Adam Lynch
August 12, 2009
Daniel "Danny" Johnston, a senior music composition student at Belhaven College, mixes some of the most brilliant concoctions the city's coffee-drinkers can handle. While the blender churns out its caffeinated brew at Wired Espresso Cafe, Johnston is happy to riddle…
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August 12, 2009
Daniel "Danny" Johnston, a senior music composition student at Belhaven College, mixes some of the most brilliant concoctions the city's coffee-drinkers can handle. While the blender churns out its caffeinated brew at Wired Espresso Cafe, Johnston is happy to riddle…
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Stacey Donaldson
by Melia Dicker
August 5, 2009
Stacey Donaldson, an English teacher at Murrah High School, is the picture of confidence and calm. Pretty and pulled together, she looks you straight in the eye when she speaks.
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August 5, 2009
Stacey Donaldson, an English teacher at Murrah High School, is the picture of confidence and calm. Pretty and pulled together, she looks you straight in the eye when she speaks.
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Heather Ivery
by Jackson R. Breland
July 29, 2009
On their way to a local shelter for lunch, a steady flow of homeless people stop to greet Heather Ivery, who is sitting on a wooden bench in Smith Park. Instead of being startled, Ivery is at ease as…
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July 29, 2009
On their way to a local shelter for lunch, a steady flow of homeless people stop to greet Heather Ivery, who is sitting on a wooden bench in Smith Park. Instead of being startled, Ivery is at ease as…
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Emily Sanford
by Jonathan O'Keefe
July 22, 2009
After graduating from Starkville High School 1999, Emily Sanford began studying biological engineering at Mississippi State University. She shifted her studies to biochemistry and molecular biology during her junior year, and when she got to her senior year, she…
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July 22, 2009
After graduating from Starkville High School 1999, Emily Sanford began studying biological engineering at Mississippi State University. She shifted her studies to biochemistry and molecular biology during her junior year, and when she got to her senior year, she…
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Officer Colendula Green
by Jonathan O’Keefe
July 15, 2009
As I approach Smith Park, I spot a woman standing in a black long-sleeved JPD uniform, gun on belt, badge on shirt and dark shades over eyes.
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July 15, 2009
As I approach Smith Park, I spot a woman standing in a black long-sleeved JPD uniform, gun on belt, badge on shirt and dark shades over eyes.
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Micajah Sturdivant
by Jackson R. Breland
July 8, 2009
Micajah Sturdivant stands on a sun-dried deck behind the MMI Management building gazing across a small lake and laughing about the number of geese bathing in the water. “Those birds will drive you nuts,” he says.
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July 8, 2009
Micajah Sturdivant stands on a sun-dried deck behind the MMI Management building gazing across a small lake and laughing about the number of geese bathing in the water. “Those birds will drive you nuts,” he says.
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Nov 20, 2009[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: it's not enough to just study something - at some point you have to act. Systematic exclusion can be read as…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
J.T.: Wintrhop, your last sentence "I don't want a small and manageable God. I prefer one that I can't fully understand." bears…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: Funny you should mention the gender issue of a deity. I was at lunch with a St. Andrews priest one…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Izzy: I wouldn't be too sure your church doesn't preach hate if your liturgy is not gender-inclusive. Think about it - is…
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
baquan2000: Goldenae - you pointed out a key element in your post, "the point is that he would even suggest…
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
amoderatemississippian: check out the following link:
http://www.oxfordeagle.com/news2.html
It does appear, by the article written today,…
Nov 20, 2009
[Editor's Note] Love Thy Neighbor
Wintrhop Sargent: WMartin - At the church I attend, St. Andrew's Cathedral, there is no teaching or preaching about hate (unless you…
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
ladd: A fail-safe principle I've always sworn by: If the Kluckers agree with me about something, I need to rethink it.
Nov 20, 2009
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
Goldenae: I would truly be ashamed of myself if I looked at life and others the way the some people do. Some…
Nov 20, 2009
Barbour Wants to Merge State's Black Universities
Goldenae: Why is it so hard to understand that regardless of what we would like to think, there are different…