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Politics
‘A Hurricane of Need and Hunger’ as SNAP Benefits Expire in State
SNAP benefits are for people living at the poverty line or with very low incomes, and any income a person does earn cuts into the amount of money they receive.
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Civil Rights
Stop Tone-Deaf Attacks on ‘Black Lives Matter’
Martin Luther King Jr. would not approve of #BlackLivesMatter. Dr. King was about bringing people together. He would say, 'All lives matter,'" the tweet declared confidently.
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Jacksonian
John Tierre
John Tierre, an Omaha, Neb., native and owner of Farish Street restaurant Johnny T's Bistro & Bar, knew that, even as a child, he wanted to be an entrepreneur.
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Politics
Election Disputes: No Bibles, and Lots of Swearing
The Mississippi Capitol became a temporary courthouse last week in a Republican battle for super-majority control of the House of Representatives.
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Food
King Cakes in Jackson
Twelve days after Christmas, Mardi Gras season began, which means it's now king cake season. Here's where you can get the treat locally.
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Books
Unlocking ‘In a Different Key’
When Caren Zucker learned that her son, Mickey, had autism in 1996, she was ushered into a dark, misunderstood corner of the medical world.
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Rally Calls for Keeping Confederate Emblem on State Flag
Removing the Confederate battle emblem from the Mississippi state flag would be akin to communists rewriting history, a former leader of a Southern heritage group said Tuesday during a keep-the-flag …
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Kenny Stokes Letter to Loretta Lynch
Councilman Kenny Stokes' letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
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Eudora Welty Library
The main library bears the name of Pulitzer Prize winning author and Jackson native, Eudora Welty.
