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Gun Debate Revives Questions About Self-Defense
In the weeks since the Connecticut school massacre, some of the most intense debate has swirled around how to keep guns from criminals without infringing on the ability of lawful …
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Court: Can Human Genes be Patented?
DNA may be the building block of life, but can something taken from it also be the building block of a multimillion-dollar medical monopoly?
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Sports
JSU's Brent Talks Hoops at Koinonia
Jackson State basketball is at its best when its recruiting local kids, and if last week's news is any indication of things to come, there are some good times ahead …
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Civil Rights
Fight for Freedom
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland survived the Civil Rights Movement after participating (starting at age 19) in sit-ins, demonstrations and the Freedom Rides of 1961.
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BBC Faces Dilemma as Anti-Thatcher Song Tops Chart
The BBC is in a bind after opponents of Margaret Thatcher pushed the song "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" to the top of the British charts in a posthumous …
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Police: Hostage-Taker Gave No Signs of Compromise
Police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting the gunman's initial demands.
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World
The 'Iron Lady's' Strong Stance on Climate Change
Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" of British politics who died Monday at the age of 87, is being lionized as the woman who tilted British domestic and economic policy to …
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City & County
The JFP Interview with Dexter Robinson
Dexter Robinson isn't looking for attention. As the 11th of 12 siblings, he learned to stop doing that years ago. What he is looking for is a platform, as city …
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Senate Ready to Launch Gun-Control Debate
Legislation would expand background checks, toughen penalties against illicit firearms sales and offer slightly more money for school security.
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2013 Crossroads Film Festival
The 14th Annual Crossroads Film Festival runs from Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April 14. The festival features more than 140 films, of which many are made in Mississippi, produced …
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Organic Living
Risky Business at the Nursery
Would-be and weekend gardeners are flocking to stores this time of year with hopes of finding already-started plants to put in their gardens.
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Deep Topics
Lisa Biagiotti drove 13,000 miles, went on more than a dozen road trips and talked to upwards of 400 people across the rural South to film a documentary about the …
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City & County
Robinson: Education is Key
Dexter J. Robinson isn't looking for attention. As the 11th of 12 siblings, he learned to stop doing that years ago. What he is looking for is a platform, as …
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Post Office Backpedals on Eliminating Saturday Delivery
The financially beleaguered Postal Service conceded Wednesday that its gamble to compel congressional approval had failed.
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Business
Creative, Historic Space
Take a couple of enthusiastic young Jackson entrepreneurs and put them together with an established urban-development company and what do you get? Well, you might get some fabulous low-cost housing …
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Music
Impermanent Art
The High Note Jam Series is the musical lovechild of two anchor arts organizations in downtown Jackson, namely the Greater Jackson Arts Council and the Mississippi Museum of Art.
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Dem, GOP Senators Reach Background Check Deal
Two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases.
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Personhood
Clinic Owner: Abortion Foes Want SCOTUS 'Test Case'
The owner of Mississippi's sole abortion facility said the state's latest legislative abortion-restriction effort would not directly affect her clinic.
