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Business
Is the Payday Soon Over for Payday Lenders?
De'Keither Stamps says that the more money people spend on payday-loan and check-cashing fees, the less they have to help bolster the City's treasury by purchasing goods and services.
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Music
Candlebox
The Jackson Free Press recently spoke with lead vocalist Kevin Martin about Candlebox's sixth studio album, "Disappearing in Airports," which hit stores April 22, and what's kept the group from …
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Editor's Note
Education and Lessons from the Game of ‘Life’
Ask just about anyone, and they'll agree: Education is in a bizarre place. In most cases, though, the person you ask will follow up their answer with something about the …
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Civil Rights
If Donald and Melania Trump Were Black
Both Donald and Melania Trump have access to a certain “freedom”: The freedom of being white in America.
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City & County
UPDATED: Attorney Sues City of Jackson for Race Discrimination, 'Malicious' Termination
A former deputy city attorney is suing the City of Jackson for race discrimination, racial harassment, retaliation and violation of her First Amendment and due-process rights in federal court.
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Education
Mississippi Valley's Bynum Named 'Preferred Candidate' for Jackson State Top Role
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning announced today the selection of Dr. William B. Bynum as the preferred candidate for President of Jackson State University. Dr. …
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National
Trump Chides Russia, but Doesn't Condemn Election Meddling
On the eve of his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to confront "new forms of aggression" targeting the West and called for Moscow …
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Business
Airport ‘Takeover’: An Ethical Minefield
The opposition to the Jackson airport "takeover" bill strengthened this week even as a Senate committee passed it to the floor Tuesday despite warnings from state airport leaders that the …
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SUNSHINE WEEK: Obtaining Police Emails Can Take Months, Cost Thousands
As law enforcement agencies have come under increased scrutiny in recent years, media organizations, watchdog groups and others have become more vigilant about filing public-records requests for emails and documents, …
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Business
Dems Promise Retribution, Evoke Slavery in ‘Hijacked Airport’ House Debate
The black and Democratic caucuses did not pull punches in testimony against the Jackson airport "takeover" bill that passed the Mississippi House March 24, including attempts to modify the legislation …
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Massive Manhunt for 2 Suspects in Paris Attack
Police SWAT teams backed by helicopters tracked two heavily armed brothers with al-Qaida sympathies suspected in the newsroom massacre of a satirical French weekly that spoofed Islam, homing in Thursday …
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Sports
Vic Schaefer’s Fourteen
"We haven't done anything, yet." Those five words are probably not how most people would describe the Mississippi State University women's basketball team, a group of women who are off …
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Islamic State Group Threatens to Kill 2 Japanese Hostages
The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom Tuesday from Japan's premier during his visit to …
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LGBT
Straight, LGBT Teens Fight to Support Each Other
Presley McCord, who is a board member of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Brandon High School, said she hopes the group helps to make a difference and improve the high school …
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City & County
Superheroes in Jackson?
I always want to imagine what it would be like if Jackson had superheroes. It's got the right atmosphere for a comic book world—varied types of architecture, slums, an overwhelming …
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Jordan, Shaken by Islamic State Killing, Executes 2 Inmates
Jordan's king rushed home Wednesday, cutting short a U.S. trip, to rally public support for even tougher strikes against the Islamic State group after the militants released a video showing …
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Displaced Iraqis Flee Camp As U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS
KHAZER CAMP, Iraq (AP) — Thousands of displaced Iraqis fled their camp in the face of advancing fighters of the Islamic State group, deepening the humanitarian crisis in the north …
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Cover
A Brief History of Oysters
Opening an oyster bar in Fondren has given me a great opportunity to get reacquainted with an old friend.
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Combat Vehicles in East Ukraine Fly Russian Flag
A column of armored vehicles flying Russian flags drove into a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russia insurgents Wednesday, dampening the central government's hopes of re-establishing control over restive eastern Ukraine.
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Editor's Note
Setting Up Women for Failure ... or Success
Too many people are still in denial about the way our culture treats even successful and educated women differently. So it makes a lot of sense that poor and less-educated …
