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Afghan Troops Push into City of Kunduz, Taliban in Retreat

Afghan government forces pushed overnight into the strategic northern city of Kunduz that was captured by the Taliban earlier this week, forcing the insurgents to retreat amid heavy street battles …

Miss. Considering Policy on Restraint, Seclusion in Schools

Children's advocates are urging the Mississippi Department of Education to ban the use of seclusion and restraint for school discipline.

Big Decisions Await the Saints

It is early in the 2015 NFL season, but with the New Orleans Saints sitting at 0-3 with star quarterback Drew Brees out with an injury, it might be time …

The Slate

All hope isn't lost for the New Orleans Saints. Five teams have started 0-3 and still made the playoffs. True, it hasn't been done since 1998, but it is overdue …

The State in ‘Little Stories’

As a rule, photo books have a few simple goals. Whether the focus is on nature, architecture or even a specific event, they can either provide deep and poignant reminders …

Mikal Cronin’s Musical Journal

Alone in a room with his guitar, California singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin crafted the tracks that would make up his third studio album, "MCIII," which hit stores May 4, 2015.

Fair Food to Make at Home

If you want homemade elephant ears, try this.

Better Than Fair Food (Really)

Each year, the Mississippi State Fair brings many different foods, but also long lines. If you don't want to fight the crowds, but still want fair foods or something better, …

Blues and Eats at Johnny T’s

John Tierre Miller, owner of Johnny T's Bistro and Blues, got tired of talking and decided to take matters into his own hands. He opened his restaurant on July 24 …

JATRAN Rebranding Survey Under Way

State’s GOP Lawmakers Must Stop Pitting Poor Kids Against Sick People

Mississippi Republican leadership will stop at very little to try to scare voters into allowing them to continue violating state law and underfunding the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, even if …

Fried Chicken Liver with Hot Pepper Jelly

Chef Nick Wallace's recipe for fried chicken liver with hot pepper jelly

Upping the Ante: GOP Threatens Education, Medicaid in Budget Hearings

The Republican leadership, which is against fully funding of MAEP, insists that if Initiative 42 passes, lawmakers will be forced to fully fund MAEP immediately, although its proponents are not …

Superintendent Carey Wright (left) asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for $2.8 billion for the …

• September 30, 2015

Jackson: All About Community

We live in a place where hospitality means everything, and it always amazes me that many people who move to the suburbs seem to lose that sense of community.

Waving the Wrong Flag

Working-class southern whites have a right to feel rebellious. The problem is they're waving the wrong flag to show it.

Brewing Luck

Brewmaster Lucas Simmons, who co-owns Lucky Town Brewing Company with partners Chip Jones, Angela Ray and Brandon Blacklidge, recently gave the Jackson Free Press a tour of the brewery.

Anne Amelot-Holmes

Since she was a little girl serving guests where her father worked in France, Anne Amelot-Holmes knew she belonged in the restaurant business.

Hall: Building a System and an Economy

State senator Dick Hall has been re-elected four times, and is seeking his fifth re-election to the post.

Remembering the Clinton Massacre

On Sept. 4, 1875, more than 2,000 former slaves crowded onto the grounds of Moss Hill, a plantation in Clinton, Miss., that had turned over to a Republican doctor after …