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Film
‘Rush’: Fast, Furious Boys
Chris Hemsworth plays a Formula 1 racecar driver in Ron Howard’s “Rush.”
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Art
Vermeer: Love and Leisure
Filmmaker Phil Grabsky’s newest exhibition film “Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure” allows viewers to see Vermeer—artist of “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” above—in a new way.
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Wellness
Yoga for Sleep
This is part two in an instructional yoga series, each part focused on yoga positions for different purposes.
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Travel
Scandinavian Sightseeing
When I first considered going to Norway, it was really hard to think of anything that I knew about the country, other than it has some weird-looking extra letters in …
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Business
Fighting the Power in Kemper County
Barbara Correro's house sits just off an unpaved road of sandy, bright-red clay and under a canopy of shortleaf and southern yellow pine, sweetgum, oak, flowering dogwood, elm and hickory …
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Last of the Letter Writers
Sandy Margolis, the last of the letter writers, died at age 74 two years ago this September.
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Hinds Dems Throw Down Tomorrow
By R.L. Nave4 Democrats
2 Seats.
The Hinds Count Democratic Party is preparing for what it's billing as a showdown for the District 2 and District 4 races tomorrow night at Metrocenter.
Here's a the full release:
JACKSON-On the evening of Thursday, October 3 at 6:00 PM at Center Court at the Metrocenter Mall, the Hinds County Democratic Party and Metrocenter Mall will host a public forum for the Democratic runoff candidates in supervisor districts two and four to appear and answer questions from a panel and from the public. The event is free and open to all.
In Supervisor District Two, Darrell McQuirter and Willie Earl Robinson will be the two candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the runoff on October 8. In Supervisor District Four, the October 8 runoff will feature James “Lap” Baker and Michael Maldonado, due to the withdrawal of the September 24 second place finisher Jerry Hopkins.
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Help When It’s Needed
Recently, fast-food workers across the country went on strike. They asked for something fairly simple: a living wage. Make no mistake: The multinational companies that employ these workers can afford …
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City & County
Hinds County Supervisor's Battle: Round 2
The fields have narrowed—somewhat—and only a few contenders remain for two seats on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.
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Trent Lott: GOP is 'Nasty and Mean'
By RonniMottWill the GOP pay attention to its moderates?
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Jacksonian
Anthony Jones
During a historic home renovation in Raymond, the owner brought Anthony Jones, the director of the project, reclaimed items including wood flooring and archways. Jones loved the opportunity to work …
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Editor's Note
From Nothing to Something
When I moved back to Mississippi 12 years ago, it felt as if the majority of people I met, especially younger ones, constantly had one foot out the door in …
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New Sanctions Likely Despite Thaw in U.S.-Iran Ties
A war-weary Congress generally backs President Barack Obama's outreach to Iran, but with tougher U.S. economic measures against Tehran on the way, the president's diplomatic task could get harder if …
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Shutdown Leaves Thousands in DC Area in Limbo
The usually bustling District of Columbia will be uniquely affected Wednesday by the first government shutdown in 17 years, with thousands of federal employees who make up the backbone of …
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Health-Insurance Marketplace Scam Alert
By RonniMottMississippi's Attorney General and Insurance Commissioner want to make sure you don't get scammed with the newest rollout of the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces.
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Netanyahu: Israel Won't Let Iran Get Nuclear Arms
Israel's prime minister declared Tuesday that his country will never allow Iran to get nuclear weapons, even if it has to act alone, and dismissed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's "charm …
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Health Care
Exchanges are Here, Like it or Not
Today, Oct. 1, 2013, marks day one of the health-insurance exchanges as outlined in the 2010 Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare," President Barack Obama's landmark health-insurance reform act.
