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After Bail Revoked, Epps Asks Judge to Let Him Out of Jail
Mississippi's former corrections commissioner is asking a federal judge to reconsider the decision to jail him.
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Minnesota Officer Charged with Manslaughter in Castile Death
A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after prosecutors determined he acted unreasonably when he shot and killed Philando Castile, a black man whose girlfriend streamed the …
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Film
A ‘Loving’ Life
"Loving" tells the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose battle against discrimination and racism led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
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Music
Beat Down, Not Out
Stepping inside midtown-based record, comic-book and collectibles store Offbeat, you'll notice plenty of products that come from all over the United States and from different corners of the world, including …
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National
The Founders: American Gods
In 1787, the Founding Fathers met at the Constitutional Convention and crafted the U.S. Constitution. It was a watershed moment, and to many today, the creation of this abstract ideal …
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Post-Election Mississippi: Engage, Educate, Vote
If you weren't engaged in the great American democratic process before Nov. 8, we ask that you get engaged now.
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National
Post-Trump Guilt and Fear
I can't sleep, for Donald Trump is to be our next U.S. president. It's astonishing, horrifying, unnerving, embarrassing, deeply saddening and real.
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City & County
On Way Out of Jackson, Siemens Addresses ‘Stranded Bills’
The Jackson City Council expressed concerns about charging those on fixed incomes the larger-than-normal bills that have accumulated over the last six months as the water-billing department and Siemens close …
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City & County
Black, Hispanic Kids React to Trump Win
The electorate of the United States, and the voters who elected Donald Trump, do not resemble the demographics of the country's public schools.
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Health Care
How Trump’s Health Reform Could Affect Mississippi
Lower- and middle-class Mississippians could have the most to lose from Trump's proposed health-care reforms, including those who benefit from insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act marketplace as well …
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Politics
Buying Justice: ‘Dark Money’ in Judicial Elections
The "dark money" that poured into the state in order to defeat incumbent Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens did not pay off this election cycle, as he defeated his …
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Editor's Note
The Impolite Free Press in the Age of Trump
Let's get this straight off the bat: There is no one reason that Hillary Clinton lost and Donald Trump won enough electoral votes last week to become president.
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Jacksonian
Lesley F. Collins
Even if you aren't yet familiar with found-object artist Lesley F. Collins, your kids might be.
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Art
A Festive, Local Holiday
The impending holiday season means stuffing our faces with tons of food and congregating with family and friends, but it also means something else: The shopping season is about to …
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Cover
Take-out for Thanksgiving
If you don’t want to cook this Thanksgiving, let local businesses help you out.
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City & County
Clinton Handily Wins Hinds, Despite Poll Problems, Closings
Hinds County Election Commissioner Connie Cochran stands amid piles of papers, ballots and maps as workers comb through the boxes upon boxes of affidavit ballots that voters filled out during …
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Public Can't See Mississippi House Contracts, Panel Says
The Mississippi House Management Committee voted Tuesday that representatives can look at contracts made by the body, but said the documents, other than their cost, must otherwise be kept secret …
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Education
Amid Bitterness, State Leaders Invite Public to Comment on Education Funding
State leaders are inviting the public to attend a meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m. in Room 113 in the State Capitol to comment on a potential new …
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Biz Roundup
Free Memberships at Rainbow Co-Op, Up in Farms Farm Pack and Mantle.Suites
Rainbow Co-Op, a community-owned organic and natural food store in Fondren, announced on Oct. 10 that annual memberships in the cooperative, which used to cost $25, are now free.
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Person of the Day
Emily Summerlin
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum has organized the annual Harvest Festival for a few years, but marketing and events specialist Emily Summerlin says the museum's staff is changing things …
