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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Mississippi Black Leadership Summit is Nov. 28-30 at the Jackson Convention Complex.
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Fiscal Cliff Quarrels Keep U.S. Stocks in Check
The stock market edged lower Monday morning, pulled down by old worries about the debt crisis in Europe and a political standoff over taxes and spending in the U.S.
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Obama May Get Chance to End Benghazi PR Disaster
The White House could finally have its chance to close the books on its Benghazi public relations disaster, as key Republicans signal they might not stand in the way of …
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JFK's Last Night Recalled as Key Event for Latinos
President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello. Instead a group of eager Latinos persuaded him to come inside and speak to a packed room …
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Art
McCarty’s Pottery Legacy
A piece of McCarty pottery is a traditional wedding gift in the Mississippi Delta, but pieces also have been included in the Smithsonian Institution’s collection.
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Supreme Court Likely To Consider 'Defense of Marriage' Challenges
Like a lot of newlyweds, Karen Golinski was eager to enjoy the financial fruits of marriage. Within weeks of her wedding, she applied to add her spouse to her employer-sponsored …
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10 Things for Sunday: November 25, 2012
When the next Congress cranks up in January, there will be more women, many new faces and fewer tea party-backed House Republicans from the class of 2010.
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No. 25 Bulldogs, Rebels set for Egg Bowl rivalry
No. 25 Mississippi State (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) is trying to win four in a row in the rivalry for the first time since the 1940s.
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Is 'Black Friday' Shift to Thursday The New Normal?
For decades, stores have opened their doors in wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday. But this year, that changed when major chains …
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Sports
Be a JAKASS
It had all the pomp and circumstance of a regular season opening of a major professional league but with the tongue-in-cheek feel of a Monty Python skit.
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The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Doctor S has often been called a “mother”—especially at the JFP offices.
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Music
Grizzly Bear Sharpens its Claws
The newest album from Brooklyn, N.Y., indie quartet Grizzly Bear, “Shields,” proves that fame doesn’t have to be the end of innovation.
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Food
Fondue: Merry Dish of Yesteryear
For the past five days, I’ve been laid out by the worst head cold I’ve had this century, so the vision of fondue—yellow, viscous cheese bubbling in an avocado-colored pot—feels …
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Organic Living
Plant An ‘Edible Forest’ in Your Yard
While Arbor Day in Mississippi is in the spring, many experts contend that the best time for planting trees may actually be in the fall.
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National
Stinker Quote of the Week: Haley Barbour on 'Proctology'
The problem is, however, that GOP operatives aren't looking to their policies to understand the loss; they're looking only to strategies and tactics.
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Girl About Town
‘Tis the Season
I hadn’t even eaten all of my ghost-shaped marshmallow Peeps from Halloween before a friend posted a picture on Facebook of her fully decorated Christmas tree.
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Business
UMMC Working for NCI Designation
Statistics show Mississippi is suffering by not having a National Cancer Institute-designated treatment center, so the University of Mississippi Medical Center is working to change that within the next five …
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Diy Guides
A Spread to Savor
It’s that time of the year again—holiday music, sweaters and an endless stream of party invitations.
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Diy Guides
DECOR: Keep it Real
I have always loved decorating for the holidays, but dread going up and down the stairs with box after box of Christmas decorations and literally hours of unwrapping and sorting.
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Diy Guides
The Spirit of Giving
The holidays are all about giving and showing appreciation for one another, but you don’t have to spend a fortune to show that you care.
