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Benito and Fester
Dr. S is very happy about the Angels' 2-1 lead over the Sons of Satan in the World Series. Have you checked out Giants catcher Benito Santiago? The guy looks …
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Politics
Analysis: GOP Keeps Control Amid Special Legislative Races
The Mississippi Legislature is already seeing some turnover just a few months into this four-year term, but it's not enough to tilt control away from Republicans.
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State
Former Mississippi First Lady Elise Winter Dies at 95
Elise Winter, the wife of former Mississippi Gov. William Winter, was surrounded by loved ones when she died Saturday at her home in Jackson, said Dick Molpus, a longtime family …
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MSU Seeks Diversity
Mississippi State University wants to increase diversity in its faculty, students and alumni. While the school has added more blacks and more women leaders, at least one administrator recognizes that …
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Girl About Town
All In This Together
One night last week, I found myself alone, hungry and in want of some social interaction. As I'm wont to do at such times, I headed to a friendly neighborhood …
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Music
Nat Long’s Summer Music Guide
Summer 2013 is finally here! The weather has been kind to us so far, and you can tell that everyone is glad the season is here by their sun-touched rosy …
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Music
Internet Killed the Video Star
If you're a certain age, I expect that music videos played an important role in your development, whether defining romance by how many candles are lit in the background or …
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Style
Día de los Muertos
If you think it's tough to please trick-or-treaters who knock on Halloween, imagine the painstaking task of finding something your long-deceased relatives would enjoy on their annual visit home from …
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Music
A Critique on Critics
I almost hate to enact the typical 10th-grade speech-class introduction, but I think we can all glean something important from defining the term "critic."
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Boston Bombing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing.
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Making Our Children Whole
Parental selfishness was never more prevalent than when pro-life advocates protested in front of Jackson-area schools.
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[Jacktown] Rumors and Beefs of Summer, by Alphonso Mayfield
Jackson, it's been a long, hot summer. There have been two problems plaguing our fair Jackson streets this summer. One is the total lack of new music coming from Jacktown …
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Election Watch: Ward 6 - Of Diaper Changes and Spicy Words
April 27, 2005 Tempers didn't exactly flare at an April 18 forum for Ward 6 candidates, but words did get spicy in more than one instance. Democratic candidate Von Anderson, …
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Ga. Firefighters 'Relieved' Hostage Ordeal is Over
It's a call that firefighters routinely respond to—a report of a medical emergency.
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Civil Rights
OPINION: Has the Heart of America Changed? Justice for Emmett Louis Till Now.
"As the U.S. Department of Justice investigates Emmett Till's murder and Carolyn Bryant Donham's confession, we must do everything in our power to make our voices known and demand that …
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[Jacktown] Dirty South Take-Over
Either you've been in a coma or looking at Fuse TV too much if you haven't noticed the explosion of Southern hip-hop recently. According to sources, over 40 percent of …
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Person of the Day
Reggie Perry
Reggie Perry's mother and sister were on hand for his game at Florida, about a two-hour drive from his hometown. Perry treated them to one of his best collegiate performances.
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Protesters Make Their Mark on Trump's Inauguration
Calling out Donald Trump on climate change, race, his treatment of women and more, protesters pitching diverse causes but united against the incoming president demonstrated in the early hours of …
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Education
JPS Board Starts Supe Search, May Re-organize District
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees voted this week to begin the search for a new superintendent, starting with issuing a request for proposals to hire a consultant to …
