by Katie Eubanks
June 10, 2009
“Sometimes things (will) be going through my mind in my sleep,” 46-year-old Jackson native Karmichael Spiller says. “It’s like I’m always awake.” Such a non-stop stream of creativity would seem necessary for an inventor, especially one like Spiller, whose inventions…
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Charles ‘Smartypants’ King, Jr.
by Maggie Neff
June 3, 2009
“What’s the only animal that will eat a skunk?”
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June 3, 2009
“What’s the only animal that will eat a skunk?”
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John Kelly
by Lynda Hasberry
May 27, 2009
While walking the streets of downtown Jackson one day, 27-year-old John Kelly had a simple revelation. Despite differences in race or religion, “we’re all equal and just need to walk in the goodness of God,” he says, adding that it’s…
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May 27, 2009
While walking the streets of downtown Jackson one day, 27-year-old John Kelly had a simple revelation. Despite differences in race or religion, “we’re all equal and just need to walk in the goodness of God,” he says, adding that it’s…
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George Frank
by Jessica Simien
May 20, 2009
At 78, age has not stopped George Frank from learning new things. Last week, he became the oldest student to graduate from Jackson State University’s Department of Mathematics.
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May 20, 2009
At 78, age has not stopped George Frank from learning new things. Last week, he became the oldest student to graduate from Jackson State University’s Department of Mathematics.
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Jamie Holcomb
by Janine Jankovitz
May 13, 2009
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., Jamie Holcomb came to Jackson in 2001 to study at Millsaps College.
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May 13, 2009
Originally from Birmingham, Ala., Jamie Holcomb came to Jackson in 2001 to study at Millsaps College.
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Patricia Clincy Harris
by Jessica L. Simien
May 6, 2009
Born and raised in Jackson, Patricia Clincy Harris is the mother of one, although she considers all children hers.
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May 6, 2009
Born and raised in Jackson, Patricia Clincy Harris is the mother of one, although she considers all children hers.
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Patrick Edmond
by Jackson R. Breland
April 29, 2009
In a bustling Jim Hill High School hallway, students are yelping and shouting to one another joyfully, but one student remains unfazed by the exuberance.
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April 29, 2009
In a bustling Jim Hill High School hallway, students are yelping and shouting to one another joyfully, but one student remains unfazed by the exuberance.
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Edward Hightower
by Janine Jankovitz
April 22, 2009
Raised in Drew, Miss., the Rev. Edward Hightower is one of 10 children. He speaks often of the Delta and her people, especially the troubles his community faced in the 1960s. “I came up in segregated Mississippi, only eight miles…
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April 22, 2009
Raised in Drew, Miss., the Rev. Edward Hightower is one of 10 children. He speaks often of the Delta and her people, especially the troubles his community faced in the 1960s. “I came up in segregated Mississippi, only eight miles…
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Robert Day
by Jackson R. Breland
April 15, 2009
After shuffling the deck of Bicycle playing cards multiple times, magician Robert Day was prepared to choose my card. Judging by the complexity of this “illusion,” I was sure he would fail.
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April 15, 2009
After shuffling the deck of Bicycle playing cards multiple times, magician Robert Day was prepared to choose my card. Judging by the complexity of this “illusion,” I was sure he would fail.
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Amy Steadman
by Janine Jankovitz
April 8, 2009
When I asked Amy Steadman who dead or alive she would invite to a dinner party, it was apparent that she had thought of this before. She chose her favorite writers, among them Evelyn Waugh, George Saunders, David Foster Wallace…
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April 8, 2009
When I asked Amy Steadman who dead or alive she would invite to a dinner party, it was apparent that she had thought of this before. She chose her favorite writers, among them Evelyn Waugh, George Saunders, David Foster Wallace…
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Mar 19, 2010Medical Examiner Bill Sent To Barbour
jbreland: Then again, if we can't put innocent people in prison, what will the Innocence Project do with their time? Lets…
Mar 19, 2010
City Works to Cover $2.3 Million Shortfall
jbreland: Yeah. As long as you don't crash into a pothole on your way to the links, you'll be fine.
Mar 19, 2010
Bill Adds Teeth to Stalking Law
jbreland: Neat.
What did he say about despicable forensic pathologists? What is Payne's commission? Does he…
Mar 19, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
Mark Geoffriau: Fair enough. Perhaps the difference here is really that we find different values to be most important in our Supreme Court…
Mar 19, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
Brian C Johnson: I did not regard it as a personal insult, and your point on the limited importance of asking questions during…
Mar 19, 2010
One Lake Instead of Two?
Aeroscout: A former city planner wanted the city to buy up the riparian lands and use it for recreation...NE residents are very…
Mar 19, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
Mark Geoffriau: 'scuse me? I'm sorry if you read "without knowldge" as some kind of personal insult -- it was not intended as…
Mar 18, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
Brian C Johnson: You're pretty quick with accusations of ignorance considering that you don't seem to understand the difference between deliberations and
Mar 18, 2010
City Works to Cover $2.3 Million Shortfall
darren: I think that tennis courts and golf courses *are* essential quality of life services.
Mar 18, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
WMartin: The internets is so awesome.
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