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US Gains 157K Jobs; Jobless Rate Rises to 7.9 Pct.
Hiring was much stronger at the end of 2012 than previously thought.
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Environment
Ready to "Speak Truth" about Environmental Justice
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is turning to a Houston activist to lead the fight against environmental injustices around the country.
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City & County
Robert Amos: Bring in the Bucks
Robert Amos ran for mayor of Jackson in 2009 and for a seat on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors 2011.
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You Can't Teach an Alpha Dog New Tricks
When [Richard Dawkins] said that religious instruction is more harmful than "mild" child sexual abuse and was called out on it, he couldn't backtrack.
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Jacksonian
Matthew Furdge
Known in the hip-hop world as Krack Koke or simply Got Koke, Jackson native and music producer Matthew Furdge is nominated not once, but twice, for Best Rap Album at …
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Editor's Note
Bryant’s Health-Care Rhetoric Doesn’t Add Up
Insured people do go to doctors more often. That’s exactly the point.
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Slow U.S. Economic Growth in Q4 May Hide Strength
Most economists agree that Wednesday's snapshot of U.S. economic growth is going to look dismal.
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Education
Scrap MAEP?
The Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula the state uses to level funding for the state's K-12 public schools, is wrong, according to state Auditor Stacey Pickering.
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Katrina's Scars Harder to See as Super Bowl Looms
New Orleans has celebrated plenty of milestones on its slow road to recovery from Hurricane Katrina, but arguably none is bigger than hosting its first Super Bowl since the 2005 …
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Obama Launches Push for Immigration Overhaul
Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship, as …
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Masked 'Black Bloc' a Mystery in Egypt Unrest
An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present themselves as the defenders of protesters …
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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
An American Board Teaching Information Session will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. at YMCA Downtown Jackson.
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Business is Mushrooming at Potts Camp Farm
Looking more like a doctor in a medical science lab than a farmer, Ben Dickey, of Dickey Mushroom Farms, explains that growing mushrooms is more science than gardening.
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Will Smart Machines Create a World Without Work?
An Associated Press analysis of employment data from 20 countries found that millions of midskill, midpay jobs already have disappeared over the past five years, and they are the jobs …
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Maze of Gun Laws in U.S. Hurts Gun Control Efforts
There is a legal avenue to try to get any gun you want somewhere in the U.S., thanks to the maze of gun statutes across the country and the lack …
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The Great Reset: Are We Ready for Permanent Unemployment Because of Technology?
Now, three years after Google invented one, automated cars could be on their way to a freeway near you. In the U.S., California and other states are rewriting the rules …
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Obama Appoints Former White-Collar Crime Prosecutor to Head SEC
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he wants the government to get tougher with Wall Street, appointing a former prosecutor to head the …
Place
Rossini Cucina Italiana
Family owned and operated since 1999, Rossini offers high end taste and service with a casual price and atmosphere. An amazing menu offering unique choices from homemade spaghetti and meatballs to superior hand cut beef filets.
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Economy
You Bet I Love Jackson
I'm a hometown boy who fell in love with a hometown girl and, thanks to Craig Noone's big dreams for Jackson, I'm living my dream in my hometown.
