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A Year of Fun Without Spending
On Jan. 1, 2009, Angela Barton, a writer and editor in Los Angeles, joined a movement called The Compact, named after the 1620 Mayflower Compact, to attempt a hefty challenge: …
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Fighting Injustice
When we hear stories of the Civil Rights Movement, we often think of the struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. or James Meredith. But one of the most powerful …
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One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four…
Mark McCrary, executive director of the Mississippi Center for Nonprofits and enthusiastic St. Paddy's Day celebrant, grew up eating potatoes—the most Irish of vegetables. His mother no doubt used them …
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The Pasty Stuff
I was not born a southerner, so I do not have the grits gene. I had to acquire a taste for the southern delicacy, and it didn't come easily.
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Film Producer Doing Interactive Lectures at St. Andrews
Film composer/producer/graphic designer Nathan Johnson will do interactive lectures at the St. Andrews Center for the Performing Arts in December.
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Innocence Personified
At 13, Lior Liebling is a kid with a great sense of humor. He is innocence personified, pure joy and happiness, living fully in the present moment. His favorite joke? …
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Before the games begin, check out ESPN.com revealing dirty secrets in Olympic Village. Read what athletes do off the field.
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Person of the Day
William Raspberry
William Raspberry, a Mississippi native who spent five decades as a reporter and then a Washington Post columnist, died July 17.
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Stop Phoning It In
There are problems with elections in this city, problems that every citizen should be worried about.
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Welcome back, football! It seems like football has been away forever, but starting Sunday and going through February, America's biggest sport is back.
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10 Things to Know for Friday
A look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories people will talk about today.
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Death-Row Inmate Appeals Lethal Injection in Miss., Fed Court Will Review the Case
A federal appeals court has agreed to review a death row inmate's challenge to Mississippi's method of execution by lethal injection.
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Music
Their Final Plea
For seven years, the members of Christian metal band A Plea For Purging lived on the road.
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10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will talk about today.
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Jacksonian
Sheka Epps
These days, Sheka Epps enjoys her successes. But the businesswoman and prize-winning platform hair stylist had to overcome some life-altering obstacles to get here.
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Bryan's Rant
One for the Ladies
With the closing ceremonies of the London Olympic games, finally the twitter complaints about tape delays and spoilers can end.
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City & County
Hinds Sagging Ban Voted Down
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors declined to implement a ban on sagging pants.
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Debi Green
Debi Green's job is to bring businesses together to improve the economy and quality of life for the greater Jackson area. Green began working with the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership …
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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
One last football game of the season this week: Super Bowl XLVI.
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Bush Tries to Lure Black Voters
The New York Times is reporting: "President Bush tried on Friday to sow doubts about Democrats' commitment to black Americans and told black voters 'there is an alternative this year' …
