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Report: Mississippi's ‘Worst Firsts' in Public Health
Mississippi has the most unhealthy citizens in the country, a new report says. The state's first Public Health Report Card, a joint effort of the Mississippi State Medical Association and …
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Presley: Entergy Reversal a ‘Seismic Turnaround'
Attorney General Jim Hood and Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley hammered Entergy Corp. with one of its own admissions last week, arguing that an Entergy correction to Mississippi Public Service …
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The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Women's college basketball, Tennessee at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, CSS): The Lady Vols have caused the Lady Bulldogs lots of grief over the years.
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Naked Party Animals Be Damned
"We all evolve." That's what Marcy Nessel told Maggie Neff about the Jewish Film Festival in this issue.
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Week One: Budget Cuts
A new round of budget cuts expected later this week will affect all state agencies, Gov. Haley Barbour told business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's "Capitol Day," Jan. 8. …
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Week One: Education Funding
The House of Representatives struck a combative pose at its first full session, restoring $17.2 million to higher education that Barbour had ordered cut in November. By a vote of …
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Stop Wasting the City's Time
Jackson City Council President Leslie McLemore said it best in summing up the proposed "Sagging Pants Ordinance," when he described it as "a waste of council time." He's got a …
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[Kamikaze] Time To Shine in '09
It's a new year, folks! A new year brings new experiences and wisdom, but also new challenges.
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Friendship Over Religion
It is easy to be on the outside of a religion looking in and only see the negatives. That's especially true when you're peering into a fundamentalist, or "orthodox," faith …
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The 'Jesus Christ' of Bar Mitzvahs
Some thingsparticularly adolescencenever change. One kid will always be picked last for the futbol team (even after the kid with polio), and siblings will always be rivals.
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Innocence Personified
At 13, Lior Liebling is a kid with a great sense of humor. He is innocence personified, pure joy and happiness, living fully in the present moment. His favorite joke? …
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Don Warren: Footing the Reel
As I walk into Don Warren's office, I can't help but feel the cool vibes that inexplicably come with being a cinematographer. He shakes my hand and immediately begins chatting …
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Jewish Film Festival in Jackson through Jan. 25
As Marcy Nessel talks about Jackson's diversity and cultural history, at moments struggling to find the perfect words to express her exact sentiment, a simple, striking fact emerges. "We all …
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[In Gallieries] "Loose Lips
I'd like to peek inside Melissa Stern's head at some point. Who knows what little treasures one might find. In "Loose Lips," the artist has created an exhibit of 13 …
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The Bumbling Arsonist
In "Arsonists' Guide to Writers' Homes in New England" (Algonquin, re-release 2008, $23.95), Brock Clarke delivers a hybrid memoir/mystery with a bumbling everyman narrator, a cast of preposterous characters, and …
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Eight Pianos, One Melody
From the conductor's stand in Millsaps College's Ford Center recital hall, Timothy Coker instructs eight pianists, each sitting behind a grand piano, to turn to the song, "For People With …
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[Rob In Stereo] No Renaissance Man
Q-Tip's new album, "The Renaissance," is his fourth forgettable album in a row. Though it has a few impressive songs, it does little to extricate Q-Tip from the list of …
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Year In Review
Chicago-based Anathallo's "Canopy Glow" fills an unusual but welcome place in indie rock. Instead of the classic drums and guitar set up, a full orchestra anchors Anathallo's music. It's not …
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Celebrate (Real) Food
If someone told your grandmother that the very food on her plate would one day need protection from her culture, she might have laughed herself silly all the way to …
