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LGBT
Same-Sex Marriage Arguments Before 5th Circuit Friday
The future of same-sex marriage in Mississippi hinges upon arguments that begin Friday, Jan. 9.
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Lawmakers: Don’t Waste Time on Gay-Marriage Ban
Though it's not clear what the Legislature can do to ensure that same-sex marriage will remain banned in the state, lawmakers will probably try to this session—if for no other …
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Nebraska High Court Tosses Suit Over Keystone Pipeline Route
Nebraska's highest court tossed a lawsuit Friday challenging a proposed route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in a decision that could remove a major roadblock for the $7 billion …
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Jacksonian
Kristi Henderson
Mississippi leads the nation in telehealth, thanks in no small part to the work of University of Mississippi Medical Center Chief Telehealth and Innovation Officer Kristi Henderson and the hospital's …
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Civil Rights
Young Activists: Stand Up
During the summer of 1964, young people around my age and older were the pioneers and advocates who led the movement that changed the United States of America.
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Hey, Millennials: ‘We the People’ Must Guard, Expand Our Freedoms
Looking into our past prepares us for the future. It is evident that concept has become a cliche, but very rarely is it easy to interpret the parallels and patterns …
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Person of the Day
Don Hinton
Don Hinton became executive director of the MHSAA July 1, 2011, when Mississippi Sports Hall-of-Famer Ennis Proctor retired after 20 years in the position.
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Politics
Justices Rule Against McDaniel: Conceal Voters' Birthdates on Poll Books
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday that circuit clerks must redact voters' birthdates before poll books are open for public inspection.
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Ukraine Official: Rebels Lay Mines Near Crash Site
International observers turned back Wednesday after making another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine, and a government official said the area …
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Lauren Clark
Lauren Clark, now 26, started working at the Mississippi Children's Museum part-time before becoming the museum's school-programs coordinator in July 2013.
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The Slate
The wait is finally over. Football is back. This is the time of year I tell my wife and daughter that I love them but I won't see them on …
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Education
Immigrants Need Affordable College, Advocates Say
Immigrant-rights advocates have been working to change the law to make college more affordable for Mississippi's growing immigrant population.
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Yanukovych Accused of Anti-Opposition Terror
Interim authorities in Ukraine on Thursday accused ousted President Viktor Yanukovych's government of using a network of hired killers, kidnappers and gangs of thugs to terrorize and undermine the opposition.
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Style
Walk to Fight for Lupus
After awareness walks and runs for many illnesses, but none in Mississippi for lupus, Krystal Knight began to organize the first annual Fight 4 Lupus Walk.
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Gig
Double Act
Turquoise Johnson is a General Motors assistant by day and a crochet master by night.
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UN: Iran Cuts Stock Closest to Nuke-Arms Grade
Iran has converted most of a nuclear stockpile that it could have turned quickly into weapons-grade uranium into less volatile forms as part of a deal with six world powers, …
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City & County
Supes: Jack Up Jail Rates on Jackson
Hinds County officials say it's time for the county to start charging the city of Jackson more to house prisoners in the Raymond Detention Center. It's also time for the …
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City: Make Smart Decisions on Contracts, Department Heads
From where we sit, mayors put too many people into key city roles, such as Planning and Public Works, for political or personal reasons.
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Pamela Shaw
As a senior manager, entrepreneur and public-policy analyst, Pamela Shaw is the seasoned and outspoken president and founder of P3 Strategies, a company that specializes in government relations, lobbying, management …
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Crime
State NAACP Calls for Inquiry into Black Man's Hanging Death
Federal and state authorities are investigating the hanging death of a black man in Claiborne County who had been missing for more than two weeks, the FBI said Thursday.
