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Priority Woman

The need to take care of everybody else or to be perfect--or at least, to be what everyone expects you to be all the time--seems to be characteristically, though not …

U.S. Applications for Unemployment Aid Drop to 339K

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-fewest in more than five years.

RIP, Orley Hood

I went up to the University of Mississippi Medical Center last week to visit my old pal, golf partner, fellow Braves and Saints lover, and much-admired writer, Orley Hood.

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UPDATED: Fact Checking Lee

In an email circulated Wednesday night, the Jonathan Lee campaign accused Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. of funneling big contracts for legal representation of the city to his campaign contributors.

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Celebrating True Craft

This weekend, Jackson is getting another serving of southeastern artistry, courtesy of the second Stray at Home Festival.

Election Day Machine Snafus

Tuesday's municipal primary elections began by dealing with the county's new voting machines.

The Cruel Mystery

In September 2011, I was diagnosed with lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.

Hospital Grant, Miso, Children's Museum Expansion and Mississippi Power Co.

Miso, a new restaurant owned and operated by Grant Nooe, owner of Grant's Kitchen, opened for both lunch and dinner Monday.

Lone Miss. Abortion Clinic Set for License Hearing

Mississippi's only abortion clinic is scheduled for an April 18 license revocation hearing before the state Department of Health, and officials say a decision could come days or weeks later.

‘Hallelujah’ for Better School Lunch

Although the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta still ranks the state the most overweight in the nation, Mississippi's obesity rate for elementary-school children is down 13.3 percent since 2005.

FBI Monitoring Investigation of Candidate's Death

The FBI said Wednesday that it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi, but the agency didn't indicate it had …

No Assault Weapons Ban: Not Even in Dems' Bill

All but ending chances for an assault weapons ban, Democratic leaders said Tuesday the firearms legislation the Senate will debate next month won't include the provision that gun-control advocates pressed …

Education Still Inadequately Funded

With no shortage of suggestions about how to fix the conditions and the lagging achievements of public schools during this legislative session, Democrats say that the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, …

State Revenue Boost: 'More Money Is Good'

The good news for state-budget worrywarts is that Mississippi could have additional spending money for its woefully underfunded state agencies. The bad news for those state agencies is that state …

South by Southwest - Day Three

My day began early yesterday at the back lot of Urban Outfitters near the University of Texas campus. As I waited for Calgary, Alberta, Canada based Women—who played in Jackson …

Unlikely Blues Hero

Growing up as a music fan, I had always heard about the ill-fated Rolling Stones "Rock And Roll Circus" film from 1968. For some unknown reason, The Stones did not …

U.S. Economy Growing Slowly

The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.4 percent annual rate from January through March, slightly slower than initially estimated.

Cornelius Griggs: Man Without a Party

Many Jackson voters are suffering election-cycle fatigue, but few are more exhausted by the political process than independent mayoral candidate Cornelius Griggs.

Jackson Showboats Ready for Year Two

Jackson Showboats owner and general manager Grant Worsley is excited about the future of the Showboats.

Rev. Will Campbell

Rev. Will Davis Campbell, a Baptist minister, activist, author and lecturer who drew acclaim for his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, died Monday, June 3, at age 88.