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NFL Girls Gone Sleazy, Part 3
The lawyer for one of the Carolina Panthers cheerleaders arrested in a Tampa nightclub last week says his client wasn't having sex with the other cheerleader prior to the bathroom …
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You Can Do That
I hadn't planned to write about the death, or the life, of Rosa Parks. I know she was an amazing hero, but I didn't think I had anything else to …
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[Kamikaze] Bush's Report Card
My kids got their first report card of the year recently. As most parents know, it's that initial indicator that lets you know just where your child stands with his …
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[Greggs] One Tiny Little Pink Line
On some rather innocuous Sunday eight years ago, I was a 21-year-old recent college graduate just back from a camping trip. I sat on the edge of a bathtub and …
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Steve Deaton
Steve Deaton teaches English at Belhaven College and Holmes Community College. He also gives guitar lessons at Morrison Brothers. It doesn't take too much imagination to see all of this …
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[New Releases] Franz Ferdinand "You Could Have It So Much Better…"
- Alex Slawson and Herman Snell
Franz Ferdinand — "You Could Have It So Much Better..." Those sassy, sexy, Scottish boys of Franz Ferdinand are back with a release that is nearly, but not quite, as …
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The Honeymoon, Part II: Melton's Secrets
One month after taking over the mayor's seat, Frank Melton said that the news business hadn't quite worked its way out of his soul.
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Wal-Mart's Welfare: How The Taxpayers Subsidize Goliath
Wal-Mart, the Alpha Dog of discount stores, has also become the Alpha Hog at the public trough. In many states, taxpayers are supporting the phenomenal growth of the world's largest …
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John Dicker: Taking On The Other Uncle Sam
Journalist JohnDicker, 32, has worked on films and in labor unions since studying film at Ithaca College in New York. The Bedford, N.Y.-native's non-fiction work has appeared in The Nation, …
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Potluck Dinners In The Park
Mama always thought she and Daddy ought to become full-time RVers once he had retired in 1987. It would have been natural for my parents because they spent 7 1/2 …
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Book Review: Another Brick At The Wal
"It's hard to know exactly when it happened … but for now it's clear: We're all Wal-Mart's bitches." When a quote like that launches you into "The United States of …
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Reconstructing Bay St. Louis: Answers, Please
Along the beach in Bay St. Louis, houses are nothing more than piles of rubble, and many streets remain impassable. Plumes of black smoke from brush fires burning on the …
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Stuart Rockoff
Dr. Stuart Rockoff is a historian who works for the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, which is sponsoring a photography exhibit at Millsaps College that focuses on Jewish history …
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Dungeons and Detainees
The Hinds County Penal Farm may be down for the count, thanks to a federal court order demanding the facility close its doors. The recent court order allows 120 state …
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‘Tis ‘Best of Jackson,' ‘Think Global, Shop Local' Season
This week's issue kicks off the JFP's "Best of Jackson 2006" campaign season—and our fourth annual "Think Global, Shop Local" campaign, which we introduced to Jackson in our first year …
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Beyond Borders
A Review of "The Constant Gardener"
In a spy movie without a spy, the bravest and most heroic figure is dead after the very first cut. At the beginning of "The Constant Gardener" (which the Crossroads …
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NFL Crime: Girls Gone Wild, Part 2
It's true: NFL teams hold their cheerleaders to a higher standard of behavior than their players. The Smoking Gun updates Doctor S' favorite NFL story of the week with a …
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West Wing Live Debate - Verdict?
I happened to be flipping by and stopped on the "West Wing" Sunday although -- usually -- I turn it off if I see it, because I haven't watched for …
