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Jackson Zoo Mourns Baby Giraffe 4 comments
The Jackson Zoo and members of the community mourned the death of its week-old female giraffe calf Sunday morning. Born on May 5, the newborn was a little underweight, but director of marketing and public relations, Christopher Mims said that she had gained at least five pounds by Saturday. Saturday, November 21
Mississippi Farmers Market opens at 9 a.m. Local artists, craft makers, food merchants and more selling their goods. Free; call 601-506-2848. ... Delta Music Institute Industry Workshops at Morrison Brothers Music (127 Dyess Road) at 1 p.m. Instructors from the Delta State University program will provide workshops on a range of industry topics. Free; call 601-956-0135. ... Michael Jackson Tribute Dance Celebration Class at Courthouse Racquet and Fitness Club (3625 Courthouse Circle) at 3:30 p.m. for ages 12 and older. Come in costume for a chance to win door prizes. Free; call 601-853-7480; visit http://www.go-long-productions.com. THEShow at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 Pascagoula St.) at 8 p.m. is a fashion-show fundraiser for Community Outreach Health Awareness Inc. $20; call 228-324-2946. ... Larry Brewer performs at The Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Call 601-982-0002. White Mississippians and Cultural Awareness 1 comment
baquan2000 wrote: For the last few days, there have been some issues discussed on here and over at the Clarion Ledger.
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Nov 20, 2009 | 06:37 PMSat, Nov 21, 7:00 AM - The Army ROTC program at The University of Southern Mississippi will host the 3rd Annual Purple Heart 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Pride Field…
[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 hatred, even when those involved in it do not feel it to be that. This is ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 06:37 PM
[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 out that we each have perceptions of God. And, when the ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 06:03 PM
[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 time and a very conservative member of the Cathedral came to our table ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 05:37 PM
[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 God really a "He" or a "Father"? Those are some images or visions ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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 such a thing. And the sad part is that from the polls, the people ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 03:15 PM
[Doyle] From Dixie, With Love
amoderatemississippian : check out the following link: http://www.oxfordeag le.com/news2.html It does appear, by the article written today, that possibly a sizeable portion of the student body ...
Nov 20, 2009 | 02:55 PM
[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 include the teaching and preaching AGAINST hate). I'm ...