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City & County
Educating the Next Generation’s Workforce
Houston Sherrod spoke to students Oct. 14 at the Jackson Public Schools Career and Development Center about his work as a senior service technician at Atmos Energy during Careers in …
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Bryan's Rant
The Holy Trinity of Games
Thanksgiving is a time when we get together with family and friends, and give thanks for another year. In between the feasting, naps, leftover turkey, holiday shopping and more naps, …
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Ex-Mountie Hero of Shooting at Canada's Parliament
For more than two minutes, the lawmakers applauded and pounded their desks Thursday for the white-haired former Mountie, hailed as a hero for shooting the gunman who had stormed Canada's …
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Trooper Ambush Suspect in Court After Long Manhunt
Eric Frein—the survivalist suspected in the ambush slaying of a Pennsylvania state trooper—was led from court Friday, the morning after his capture ended a grueling seven-week manhunt.
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Hands-Up Gesture Animates Ferguson Protests
Five St. Louis Rams players entered the football field with their hands raised. A day later, people walked out of work or school showing the same gesture of solidarity with …
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Another Major Earthquake Shakes Nepal, Killing at Least 37
A major earthquake hit a remote mountain region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 37 people while triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan …
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1,000 Migrants Land in Indonesia, Thailand in Growing Crisis
More than 1,000 people fleeing persecution in Myanmar and poverty in Bangladesh came ashore in different parts of Southeast Asia on Friday, becoming the latest migrants to slip into countries …
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Thursday's Red Nose Day TV Special: Comedy for a Good Cause
Writer-director Richard Curtis is bringing Red Nose Day to the United States with a star-studded three-hour TV event airing Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT on NBC.
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5 Things to Know About Ireland's Gay Marriage Referendum
Ireland's voters decide Friday whether to legalize gay marriage. While 19 other nations and most U.S. states have already done so, Ireland is the first to hold a national vote. …
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Theater
Ain’t Nothing But the Birthplace of the Blues
The South is the birthplace of the blues, and Public Broadcasting Station's "Blues Road Trip" describes the Mississippi Delta as the genre's emotional heart.
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Sports
Bianco Ball Pays Off
Ole Miss baseball's run to the College World Series semifinals last summer was a breakthrough for 14-year head coach Mike Bianco. It was his first trip to Omaha, Neb.—the annual …
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City & County
Siemens Reboots, Council Critics Remain Skeptical
Jackson council members are cautiously optimistic as Mayor Tony Yarber's administration lifts a work stoppage for the beleaguered Siemens water-meter upgrade project.
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Sports
Randolph Tastes Tour Success
PGA Tour rookie Jonathan Randolph played brilliantly over 53 holes at the AT&T Byron Nelson Classic this past week in Irving, Texas. The final 19 was a welcome initiation into …
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Person of the Day
Amanda Holder
When Amanda Holder speaks out to raise awareness about autism spectrum disorder, she does so from personal experience. The Brandon native's son was diagnosed in 2011, but not before Holder …
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JXN Scavenge
This summer, let's recreate that fun with a Jackson-centric scavenger hunt that you can do one weekend.
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Music
Pitbull Doesn’t Know What Love Means
I don't normally call out a particular song or performer. There are plenty of things that I don't like, but venting is best done with close friends or anonymously on …
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Senate Moves Toward Vote on VA Health Care
The Senate is moving forward on a compromise bill to help veterans avoid long waits to see a doctor and make it easier to fire administrators who falsify records to …
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US and UK Seek Partners to Go After Islamic State
President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pressed fellow NATO leaders Thursday to confront the "brutal and poisonous" Islamic State militant group that is wreaking havoc in Iraq …
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Guantanamo Prisoner in Standoff as Transfer Stalls
The hunger strike that 43-year-old Abu Wa'el Dhiab started 18 months ago to protest his indefinite confinement without charge was supposed to be over by now. He was told in …
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Person of the Day
JoJo the Chimp
He's hairy, over the hill and still a hit with the ladies. No, I don't mean George Clooney. JoJo the chimpanzee, the Jackson Zoo's oldest primate resident, is turning 50 …
