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So 2012: Value, Mini-Bites Trending
The growing popularity of voluntary simplicity—in which practicing individuals aim to reduce commercial consumption and become more self-reliant—also seems unmistakably tied to our collective concerns about the environment and sustainability.
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Father's Day Gift Guide
Why is it that we default to neckties when we think of gifts for Father's Day? (Hey, I'm guilty, too!) This guide will help you shop for the things Dad …
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Three football games left, but only one really counts. Plenty of basketball is on the way, and baseball is knocking on the door.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Peyton Manning has made up his mind; the only thing missing is a TV special called "Indecision." Now, Tim Tebow gets to go to a team that believes in him.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Have there been two bigger chokes in the Stanley Cup playoffs than the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks? Both favorites could be out before this is printed.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
If the New York Knicks could sign Tim Tebow and pair him with Jeremy Lin, it would shut the country down, because the Internet would explode.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Major League Baseball starts this week, but the sports world has its collective eyes on Augusta, Ga. Tiger Woods and The Masters should draw big ratings.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
It's been 34 years since the last Triple Crown winner. On Saturday, 20 horses will begin a journey last won by Affirmed for horseracing's greatest prize.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
In the words of Jim Mora, "Playoffs! Playoffs!" Yes, the NFL playoffs begin this weekend.
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Steps to Adoption
Choosing to adopt is a major decision that can reap rewarding and unfathomable benefits of giving an orphaned child a place to call home.
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Instant Replay, College Football Sept. 22
Florida 30, Ole Miss 24: The Rebels hang tough with the nation's No. 3 team. So tough, that Florida dropped in the AP poll after winning. Meanwhile, even the national …
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Placebo Xtended Play
With a storied ten-year history, the darkly romantic and musically adventurous PLACEBO (Brian Molko – vocals and guitar, Stefan Olsdal – bass, and Steve Hewitt – drums) has grown into …
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Yonder Mountain String Band in Oxford
This bluegrass band performing high energy, foot-stomping bluegrass with psychedelic flavors will perform Wed., Feb. 16, at The Library in Oxford. 18+, $15. 211 S. Lamar Blvd. 662-236-0050.
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Person of the Day
Arielle Wallace
A Jackson high school student has received a national award for her artwork. Arielle Wallace's printmaking skills have earned her a gold medal in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
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Park Camping
You're itching to put your nature skills to use at a campsite, but where do you go? Mississippi has hundreds of cultivated campgrounds in every corner of the state for …
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[Green Girl] Got Organic?
Millions of dairy cows live in small pens on conventional factory farms with little or no access to grass and fresh air. Dairy farmers pump the cows with growth hormones …
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City Urges Residents to Prepare for Pearl River Flooding
See earlier coverage of the rising Pearl River
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Fertilizing in planet-friendly ways
Now that you presumably have your organicgarden planted, whether in pots on an apartment balcony or a larger space, you will want to nurture it with fertilizers.
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Guilt-Free Carbon Units
It was an ordinary Monday morning. I put on my corduroy jacket and walked outside. A flock of robins pecked for worms in our un-raked front yard. Our next-door neighbor …
