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City to Consider Commuter Tax
Read the 2008 Census Report on commuter data.
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Millsaps Honored, New Businesses Open
The Princeton Review has picked Millsaps College in for its annual guide "The Best 373 Colleges." The list focuses on schools' academic quality and singles out Millsaps for its encouragement …
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[Balko] Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse." That's the standard line motorists hear when they say they weren't aware of the speed limit, or gun owners hear when they say …
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Samuel Bryant
Samuel Bryant may have left Mississippi for 52 years, but he is hoping his experiences as a community organizer and artist in Portland, Ore., will help his goal of facilitating …
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Why I Still Drink Coffee
On pain of death (or, rather, pain of dirty looks from Ronni), I'm taking stock of my five wellness goals. I'm falling short on some: my afternoon coffee intake has …
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What I Learned From Being Carless
I successfully, but barely, made it a month without having a car in one of the hottest months of the year. Initially, I thought to myself " I don't need …
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My newly paved road
I started the journey with high hopes, forgetting one little thing... I have ZERO will power! I haven't been eating the best food these past few weeks. This week I'm …
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Built for Comfort
For the last issue of BOOM magazine, one of our photographers sent a photo to a professional retoucher to um, retouch. For those of you who don't know, that's a …
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Congressional Delegation Blesses Lake 255
Mississippi's two U.S. senators and Jackson metro members of Congree sent an Aug. 5 letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging the Corps to include a small lake …
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Hunting, Salutations and an EP Release Party
This afternoon, sporting types--and those hoping to discover the hunter within--should head to the Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza at the Mississippi Trademart (1200 Mississippi St.). The three-day fundraiser for the Mississippi …
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Reeves Defends State Bond Allocations
A Jackson legislator said the city got a raw deal out of the State Bond Commission's recent decision to not allocate $6 million in interest-free bonds to repair the city's …
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Melody Moody
Melody Moody's passion to make Mississippi more bike friendly is contagious. As the new executive director of Bike Walk Mississippi, the 29-year-old has big plans for Jackson and the state …
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Searching for the Neshoba Metaphor
I didn't know specifics about it before I went. Much of what I knew, I pieced together here and there from hearing conversations about it.
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Better Than Sliced Bread
Summertime is about the only time my husband offers to cook. I don't know what it is about warm weather that brings out his inner hunter/provider, but when he asks …
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Tofu If You Do
My first experience with tofu was not altogether pleasant. I decided to tackle tofu with no previous research. I opened the package and set the formed block on the counter. …
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Doing School
I was never a stellar student. It's not that I'm not bright; I always tested well, 98th and 99th percentile on standardized tests in everything but math. Most of my …
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Class Field Trip
Let's be honest: One of the best things about going back to school, if you're fortunate, is the new wardrobe that starts off the year. The frilly dresses and trendy …
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Change Where It Matters
In an age when television airwaves and opinion pages burst with outraged faces and voices on both sides of the political spectrum, one group of Mississippi youth is conducting public …
