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The Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days
High school football, Canton Academy at Tri-County Academy, 7:30 p.m.: The 2004 high school football season starts in Flora. The rest of the MPSA teams kick off on Friday.
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Deuce, Saints Thrash 49ers
More out-of-town papers:
Deuce McAllister gets loose and the Saints end a two-game winning streak. Coincidence?
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Judiciary Committee Takes Up Immigration Bill
A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors.
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Issues at Jackson Polls
Problems are already showing up in the Jackson primary municipal elections. Check here often for polling and election-day issues.
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Inebriated with Knowledge
Big Roscoe: "Customers, staff, Lil' Momma Roscoe and I enjoyed last week's Hot Wing Happy Hour at Clubb Chicken Wing. We had an around-the-bar discussion regarding history, politics, society, entertainment, …
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Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the JFP sponsors the Jackson 2000 Friendship Ball at 7 p.m. at Hal & Mal's.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Proud'
A 2009 CBS News/New York Times poll showed that President George W. Bush left office with an approval rating of 22 percent, the lowest approval since Gallup began asking the …
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Stephen Gostkowski
Before replacing kicking legend Adam Vinatieri, New England Patriots placekicker Stephen Gostkowski was a three-sport star for the Madison Cenral Jaguars in high-school. He was all-state in football, baseball and …
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Memorializing Medgar
It's unlikely that Medgar Evers will be forgotten for a very long time.
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South Africa President: Mandela is Improving
Nelson Mandela's health is improving but the 94-year-old beloved anti-apartheid hero remains in serious condition, South Africa's president said Thursday.
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UPDATED: Suspected Shooter was 20-year-old Adam Lanza; Older Brother Ryan Questioned
A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza and that his older brother Ryan is being held for questioning. The law enforcement …
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Stinker Quote of the Week: "Lunatics"
Setting aside how much that would cost, research has shown that more guns equal more gun deaths, whether by suicide or homicide.
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Roll Call: See How Your Mississippi Senator Voted on Charter Schools
Wondering who voted for and against the Senate Charter School bill on Wednesday? Here's the list.
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Style
Smooth as String
Threading is an ancient hair removal method in India and other eastern countries, but it's gaining popularity in the western world.
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Student Trades Rock Posters for Food
Wiretap reports: "'If I give food to the hungry, they call me a saint,' Brazilian Bishop Dom Helder Camera once famously quipped. 'But if I ask why the poor are …
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Soulful Sounds
Multi-platinum and Grammy-nominated R&B singer Brian McKnight kicks off the fall/winter series with a performance at the Mississippi State University Riley Center Aug. 28. "There is something special about playing …
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Person of the Day
Blonda Mack
Blonda Marie Chess Mack, former chairwoman of the Hinds County Democratic Executive Committee and president-elect of the Mississippi Federation of Democratic Women, died Aug. 11 from an aneurysm. She was …
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Events
Bringing Disco Back: Storyteller’s Ball
All the glitz and glamour of the '70s New York nightclub scene is coming to Jackson.
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Triple-Duty Employee
Miss Doodle Mae: "Today, I celebrate my 8-year anniversary at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store."
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Bryan's Rant
Insane Endings
In honor of "The Walking Dead" mid-season finale, I've found some parallels with this past college football weekend and the insanely popular AMC show. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.)
