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Biloxi Sun-Herald: 'Do Not Forsake Us'

They ask that we remember...That we care.

Let us not forget those that have no home.

La Fiesta Loca: Straw Men, Piñatas and Race Cards

One of the responses to my last immigration blog was that I had made strawmen out of GOP candidates Phil Bryant and Delbert Hosemann, for interpreting their anti-illegal alien rhetoric …

Girls Behaving Badly

Just remember, ladies, that when two people get into a fight in public, it's hard to tell who the fool is.

McKey Maxed Out

The next time I get a shipment with funky styrofoam packaging too cool to throw away, I'm taking it straight to Studio 3242 North State, workplace of artist Richard McKey. …

Our Creative Signatures

Finding your inspiration in any particular task is the key to a successful outcome.

Single and 30

Four years ago, while casually walking in the mall, a familiar voice yelled my name. I turned and saw a high-school friend. We said our hellos and, in a surprised …

Make It Fun

Deirdra Harris Glover is an inspiration.

Small Biz Roundtable, Martin's Tax Services and Fresh Shrimp

Small business professionals and entrepreneurs will get a chance later this month to talk with business leaders and give their input on expanding business education and growth in the Jackson …

Fit and Fabulous

Working out helps me feel more confident in my clothes. But my commitment to being fit is more about being healthy than fitting into a certain dress size.

But, Ledge, He Was Indicted of Several Crimes

Interesting little screw-up today in The Clarion-Ledger editorial about the "crime summit" no one paid any attention to. The esteemed all-male editorial board wrote:

Visit the Civil Rights Digital Library

Would you like to be able to view actual photographs, documents and file footage from the Civil Rights Movement from one central location? Well, you can do that without leaving …

The Bestest Governor EVER!

Simply because they haven't got ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS LADY.

Now, I don't know if any of you have read the "mountains of newly released records" concerning Ms. Miers. But, if you haven't, let's just say "birthday cards" are considered …

New Caterer Opens Downtown

The Copper Iris Catering Co. Inc. (115 N. State St.) has been open for less than two weeks, but its owners are already talking about changing, perfecting and adding variety …

Pushing Pop's Boundaries

Pop music has always garnered various flavors for the ears. In their electro-syncopated rhythms and similar themes, one can be left with either bobbing your head or nearly tearing the …

'Fancy Fantastic Knots'

The members of Jackson-based punk-pop band At Cliffs End know how to go through vans. In the less than two years since the band formed and began touring, the group …

Lawmakers, Activists Speak Against Abortion

Lawmakers and abortion opponents came together at the Capitol yesterday to support anti-abortion efforts, making their way through various committees in the Mississippi Legislature.

[Kamikaze] The Media Fix Is In

Some of you may know that in a former life I was a journalist. Yes, your friendly neighborhood mad-rapper turned concerned-citizen was once an aspiring cub reporter trying to put …

1 Dead as Vast Storm Rakes South, Midwest

A large storm system packing high winds, hail and several possible tornadoes tore across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, killing one person, blacking out power …

It All Comes Down to This

Super Bowl XLVII features an interesting matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. Both teams are strong defensively but very different on offense.

Kiese Laymon

One night in 1994, Kiese Laymon was playing video games with a friend when they heard the desperate moans of a woman just outside Laymon's Capitol Street apartment.