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Oil Leak: Miss. River at Vicksburg Remains Closed
Barges transporting commerce idled among the nearly four dozen vessels stacked up Tuesday along a normally bustling stretch of the Mississippi River, denied transit as crews feverishly sought to clean …
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Cellphones "Possibly Carcinogenic"
AP is reporting that the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classifieds cellphones as "possibly carcinogenic," a label that it also applies to DDT and coffee. The Agency is …
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LoungeList Photos: State of the Arts 1.05.09 (photos: Kip Caven)
Local artists, influentials and interested parties met at 121 Studios in Jackson on 1.5.09 to discuss the state of the arts in Jackson. Photos by Kip Caven:
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A bird flu vaccination in the hand, is worth seven billion in the Bush
Bad title, I know. But do you see the many reasons that I just had to?
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Barstool Quarterbacking
A weekend of cocktails, friends...oh, and I think there was a football game.
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Running & Recreation
Stay Injury Free
Runners can be stubborn people. Often, runners stick out that last one or two miles even if they're experiencing pain.
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Judge: TVA Liable for Massive Tenn. Coal Ash Spill
Decision a victory for hundreds who sued after 5 million cubic yards of toxin-laden sludge flowed into a river and spoiled hundreds of acres west of Knoxville.
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Dining on Dumplings
The layman's term for gyoza (gyoh-ZUH) is potsticker, those little meat-filled dumplings you can order steamed or fried as an appetizer at your favorite Asian restaurant. Gyoza originated in China …
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Making Fair Food at Home
You might go for the extra-long corn dog, or choose an old favorite and navigate a Penn's chicken-on-a-stick. My favorite part of that stick of food is the fried pickles, …
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To Multitask or Not to Multitask
Today, I took notes on a lecture, researched a project, text messaged a friend and chatted with another friend who lives in England. But this isn't a typical day for …
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Can Bush, U.S. Troops Handle Katrina and Iraq?
Today in the New York Times, David E. Sanger explores the haunting question of whether President Bush's administration can balance the pressing needs of Iraq with the largest domestic disaster …
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CL: Barbour Heads to the Coast
The Clarion-Ledger is reporting that Governor Barbour plans to take a helicopter to the Gulf Coast and tour the damaged areas; according to Barbour, up to 80 people are thought …
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‘If I Could Choose Yesterday'
William Winter, Billy Mounger, Bill Waller, Mike Mills—those are names we recognize. They have made political history over the course of their careers and most recently have published remembrances of …
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Sex, Lies, and Ping Pong
Sometimes it's hard to write about video games. When there is good news to report on, it's likely too cryptic or too little to really write up until it's no …
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THEATER: Long, Blessed Summer
"Blessed Assurance," a play about Freedom Summer 1964, is at New Stage Theatre Jan. 29-Feb. 1 and Feb. 5-8.
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Bloom, Improv, Bloom
There is something happening in Jackson: Creativity has met community, and they are embracing.
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Passing The Bar
There's a day in your life when staring at a rope swing hanging from a tree limb, you are content just to watch others fling themselves with glee off the …
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[Rev] A Bunch of Hell Raisers
Did you know that a car columnist recently won a Pulitzer Prize? His name is Dan Neil, and he writes for The Los Angeles Times. I told my mom, and …
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Now That's A Fancy Sandwich
My mother-in-law and I have extremely different cooking styles … she cooks what she knows and follows recipes by the letter. I like to improvise and embellish on the old …
