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Clarion-Ledger Whining About ‘Tort Reform' ... Again
Gov. Haley Barbour's media partner in "tort reform" is now whining about Mississippi's position on the U.S. Chamber's state legal climate ranking, now asking the question they should have asked …
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Bacon Forever
Over the past few years, I have become obsessed with the idea of pairing sweet and savory flavors in odd ways, pushing my taste buds to new limits. Often, I …
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Stern v. Killen: 40 Acres and a Duel
When James Stern arrived at Mississippi State Penitentiary's medical Unit 31, fellow black inmates debriefed him on one of the unit's infamous residents: Edgar Ray Killen.
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GOP Blames Soldiers, Dems, Media for Scandal
In an editorial, The New York Times exposes the strategy to protect the White House from prisoner-abuse fall-out: "The administration and its Republican allies appear to have settled on a …
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MUSIC: Chicks Who Rock
Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the works Thy hand hath made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the …
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Alison Hogan and Andrew Ross
From the night that Alison Hogan and Andrew Ross met, they never wondered whether they were going to get married. They just assumed it. "It's very cliché," Alison says, "but …
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Bethany Boteler and Josh Sabins
In January 2005, when Bethany Boteler was 17 and a senior in high school, she went with a friend to meet a boy at McAlister's Deli in Richland.
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College Football At The Half
The college football season has reached the halfway point (roughly). So it's time for Doctor S to pass out the mid-term grades for Mississippi's college football teams. Doctor S grades …
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City & County
‘Saturating’ Jackson, More Drug Operations: Governor Launches 'Capitol Safety Initiative'
In a significant increase to the State of Mississippi policing footprint in the capital city, the Capitol Police will now extend its jurisdiction over the Capitol Complex Improvement District, Gov. …
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Contemplating Chaos in a Nation of 'Soft Targets'
When her cousin and 11 others were gunned down at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last July, Anita Busch lost all interest in her favorite television crime dramas.
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Steroids Fallout: No BB Hall for Bonds, Clemens
No one was elected to the Hall of Fame this year. When voters closed the doors to Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, they also shut out everybody else.
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David Banner, Native Son, by J. Bingo Holman
Also read the JFP "Tough Questions for David Banner" interview here
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Health Care
Many Spanish Speakers Left Behind in First Wave Of Obamacare
In the 36 states that rely on the federally run insurance exchanges, including Texas and Florida, Latinos until recently couldn't enroll online in Spanish.
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Crime
Prison System 'Like Chattel Slavery': Activists Rally for Mississippi Reform
Behind the granite back of a high-perched Confederate soldier and a Mississippi state flag, a multi-racial crowd sang freedom songs as mothers held signs, pleading for help for their incarcerated …
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[Music] Telling It Like It Is
God-des and She are a two-woman hip-hop team who combine hard-hitting rap lyrics with soulful back-up to create a sound that is as entertaining as it is rare. Currently, they …
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Business
Mississippi Speaker Touts Rural Broadband Law, But Questions Remain
When Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn began looking at ways to solve the lack of high-speed broadband access that plagues much of rural Mississippi last summer, he turned to utility …
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Civil Rights
The Racist Roots of Disenfranchising Voters
Mississippi is one of 12 states with disenfranchisement laws that can affect people for life. The list of 22 disenfranchising crimes means an estimated 218,181 people in the state are …
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Abortion
OPINION: Anti-Abortion Laws Won’t Stop Abortions. Eradicating Poverty Could.
"Making it more difficult for residents to access abortions won’t stop women from doing so. ... We must first address the No. 1 factor that appears to drive the demand …
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Education
What Mississippi's Lawmakers Are Proposing for Education
Lawmakers in Mississippi have proposed more than 200 education laws for the 2014 session, in what is poised to be the second consecutive legislative session with a heavy focus on …
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City & County
UPDATE: 'Very Serious': Council Accuses Mayor of Dodging Whether Budget Reserves Depleted
Jackson City Council members today accused Mayor Tony Yarber and his administration of concealing information that could show whether or not the City's budget reserves are depleted.
