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Judge Lets Pro-Charter School Groups Join Lawsuit Over Money
A Hinds County judge will let three groups that favor charter schools intervene in a lawsuit challenging whether such schools can legally receive Mississippi education money.
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Person of the Day
Gwen Bouie-Haynes
Gwen Bouie-Haynes, the division director of adult services for Catholic Charities Diocese of Jackson's Domestic Violence Services Center, has spent nearly 30 years helping victims of domestic violence in Jackson.
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Jacksonian
Justin Bruce
Justin Bruce, 28, is passionate about helping the capital city succeed, and as director of innovation and performance for the City of Jackson, he gets to do just that.
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The Slate
The next two weeks are going to be interesting in Dallas. There is going to be a ton of talk about who should be the starting quarterback for the Cowboys …
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Do Not Appeal Frivolous Planned Parenthood Law
A federal judge struck down Mississippi's political Medicaid reimbursement law for "nontherapeutic abortion providers" last week in an attempt to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding.
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State
Drought-like Conditions Lead to More Burn Bans, One Fatality
Droughts can lead to wildfires, which is why, in the midst of continuing drought in the South, Gov. Phil Bryant issued a burn ban for more than 50 counties on …
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Kitchens for Mississippi Supreme Court
Yet again, a race for a vitally important position in Mississippi has devolved into misleading rhetoric about a candidate for, supposedly, being soft on violent crime.
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Post-Election Mississippi: Engage, Educate, Vote
If you weren't engaged in the great American democratic process before Nov. 8, we ask that you get engaged now.
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Education
Helping Mississippians Get Degrees Goal of New Initiative
Almost 300,000 Mississippians have received some college credit and finished courses from a public university or college without earning a degree in the last 15 years. Mississippi Public Universities is …
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Jacksonian
Warren Coile
Warren Coile was sitting in a pew during an evening service at Crawford Street Methodist Church in Vicksburg when he got the call. A lay member had just talked about …
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Immigration
Refugees: What Would Jesus Do?
Where in the teachings of Jesus does it say that it's fine for Christians to turn their backs on people who have been mercilessly driven from their homes and have …
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Nick Chamberlain
When Nick Chamberlain was assigned to a JROTC course as a freshman at Jim Hill High School, he saw it as a sign that the school faculty felt he could …
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The Slate
The Mississippi high-school football championships are in Oxford Dec. 4-5. You can catch all six games on TV with channel 35 (WLOO) or on radio with 87.7 FM.
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The Slate
It is a long shot, but at 5-8, the New Orleans Saints are still alive in the playoff race. They will need to win out and get help to get …
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Show Leadership, Not ‘Randomness’
Every session, it seems, something President Barack Obama has said or didn't say whips Republicans under our dome into a froth.
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The Slate
Is the College Football Playoff Championship Game where the SEC "Empire Strikes Back"? Or will Clemson continue its rise to the top of the sport over Alabama?
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Person of the Day
Adam Noone
Adam Noone, a 14-year-old Belhaven resident and a student at the Education Center School, was spending Thanksgiving 2015 with his father, Chris Noone, in New Orleans when he took a …
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Police: 2 Dead, 4 Hurt in Shooting After Mississippi Parade
A shooting after a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian killed two men and wounded four other people Sunday, south Mississippi authorities said.
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Super Bowl Gets 111.9 Million Viewers, Down from Last Year
Setting television viewership records with the Super Bowl has become almost routine, but this year's average of 111.9 million viewers for Denver's victory over Carolina is down from the past …
