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Justice

Is State Executing a Mentally Ill Man?

Hart Turner's mind seems to have broken Dec. 12, 1995. After two failed suicide attempts, a half-dozen stays in mental institutions and years of mental and physical abuse, Turner shot …

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Politics

[Kamikaze] Dear Whiners

This column is dedicated to the whiners. Loyal readers, I suggest you copy and paste this column into an e-mail message to all the naysayers, cynics and haters of Jackson.

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Organzations Invited to City Meeting

No, my friends, that is not a typo in the headline. Or rather, it is not my typo.

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Congratulations to Kamikaze—-PATIENTLY WAITING: MS Winner!

Jackson's own Hiphop heavyweight Kamikaze took home the MISSISSIPPI award at the Ozone Magazine Awards over the weekend.

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2008 In Three Words

Here are some examples: Glad it's over. Barack Hussein Obama. Peace, joy, hope. Need some money.

Whatcha got?

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Clarion-Ledger Drops Southern Miss Beat?

Fa la la la la.

Isn't this special? SportsJournalists.com is reporting that The Clarion-Ledger is dropping their Southern Miss sports beat. That's interesting news considering that the Ledger supposedly relies on its sports beat to …

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Need Audience Members for the 1st Taping of New TV Talk Show

JFP Nation, Some of you arent aware that I have new TV talk show airing on Comcast channel 14 (JSUTV23) in January. Ive entered into a partnership with my alma …

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Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

"Anxiety Disorders can be Debilitating." The headline, from The Clarion-Ledger a few weeks ago, speaks volumes about the way we live our lives. Fear stops us in our tracks, making …

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Culture

Eco-Campus

On cold Virginia evenings at the College of William and Mary, mittened passers-by on the sidewalk below my second-story dorm room window could see me wearing my favorite lightweight striped …

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Politics

[Just In] Barbour Starts ‘Rapid Response' Web Campaign

Today, Gov. Haley Barbour launched a Web site to get supporters to help him get what he wants out of the special session. The site lists e-mail addresses for letters …

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Politics

With A Machete and a Smile: Inside Paul Ryan's Budget Proposals

Paul Ryan traveled a perilous route to political stardom. While other lawmakers nervously whistled past trillion-dollar deficits, fearing to cut popular programs, he waded in with a machete and a …

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Film

Home-Grown Talent

The Crossroads Film Festival, a four-day event beginning Thursday night, April 12, shines the spotlight on producers, screenwriters, directors, cinematographers, actors and musicians from Mississippi.

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Jacksonian

Kenneth Johnson

"I like having everything at my fingertips," Kenneth Johnson says about Jackson.As the director of leasing for the redevelopment of the Jackson Square Outlet Mall, the 26-year-old is dedicated to …

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Justice

Emmett Till's Body to Be Exhumed

The Chicago Sun-Times reports today:

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Sports

Pro Basketball: WNBA Really Getting Desperate

A WNBA team is selling out. Couldn't they get Chico's Bail Bonds to be a sponsor?

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JPD Officers Indicted for Murder Present for Earlier Civilian Shootings

A grand jury has indicted Desmond Barney, Anthony Fox and Lincoln Lampley for second-degree murder of George Robinson.

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JSU Aims High in Stadium Bid

Jackson State University is aiming for a lofty peak, hoping to fill what some see as a real need in the capital city with its plan to build a $200-million …

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National

U.S. Spy Programs Raise Ire Both Home and Abroad

The Obama administration faced fresh anger Monday at home and abroad over U.S. spy programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world in the hope of thwarting terrorist …

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National

Grief Mixes with Impatience in Shattered Newtown

Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers …

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Economy

Fiscal-Cliff Deal No Recipe for a Robust Economy

Housing is rebounding. Families are shrinking debts. Europe has avoided a financial crackup. And the fiscal cliff deal has removed the most urgent threat to the U.S. economy.