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Art
Fresh Ink
I’ve always been fascinated by tattoos and the bold people who use their body as a canvas in order to showcase their life or passions in art.
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Politics
Ole Miss Fracas Weeks in the Making
Around the time Fox News Channel was calling the presidential election in favor of President Barack Obama, black students at the University of Mississippi erupted with joy.
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Health Care
Mississippi Sends Insurance Plan to Feds
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has steadily worked toward the creation of the online marketplace for people to buy insurance despite pressure from Gov. Phil Bryant and others to abandon …
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Food
Let Us Do the Cooking
If you just can't stand the thought of cleaning up 12 different pots, pans and casserole dishes, let local Jackson restaurants take care of you Thanksgiving Day.
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10 Things to Know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on Tuesday.
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Oxford Chooses 'Omnishambles' as Word of the Year
Britain's media are in a meltdown and its government is gaffe-prone, so Oxford Dictionaries has chosen an apt Word of the Year: "omnishambles."
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Radical Cleric Abu Qatada Released from Jail
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was freed from prison Tuesday after a court ruled he cannot be deported from Britain to …
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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The "Stuff the Bus" food drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Nov. 12-16 at local Kroger Stores.
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On Streets of Athens, Racist Attacks Increase
The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and a man set upon him …
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Hinds Co. Records Now Available Online
It's a new convenience for anyone in Hinds County who has to deal with the court system.
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Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for …
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Health Care
The Outlook for 'Obamacare' in Two Maps
It wasn't just President Barack Obama who won Tuesday. His signature health care plan did as well.
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Thick and Proud
As life has become as familiar with me as I have with it, I have learned to accept who I am and love the idea that I am not a …
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World Peace and Rent Money
Miss Doodle Mae: "During this time of uncertainty and anxiety, business activity at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store has been very steady.
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Culture
Coming Home to Hope
For me, returning home as Esperanza turned 10 evoked past dreams that have been carried into the present in new, exciting forms.
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Business
GOP Praises Canada, Presents Agenda
Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves plans to reignite the charter school debate in the next legislative session.
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Food
American Cheese No Longer ‘Cheesy’
Probably most Americans who grew up prior to the millennium consider American cheese to be synonymous with “cheesy,” or of little worth.
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The Economy Obama Faces: Slow but Gaining Steadily
Here's the assignment President Barack Obama has won with his re-election: Improve an economy burdened by high unemployment, stagnant pay, a European financial crisis, slowing global growth and U.S. companies …
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Pine Belt Job Fair Set for Today
The 2012 Pine Belt Job Fair is set for Wednesday at the Hattiesburg Lake Terrace Convention Center.
