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Music
The Basis of Fan Bases
In the midst of social-media madness, real fans get lost in the shuffle.
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The Sci-Fi Career of Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria is a band that defies classification.
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Art
It Takes a Thief
Rebecca Geihsler-Chittom, James Turcotte and Viola Dacus bring the golden age of radio to Duling Hall Nov. 5 and 7 with “The Old Maid and the Thief.”
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Film
Cocktail of Debauchery
Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender are among the beautiful faces in the disappointing “The Counselor.”
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Gil’s Bread for Life
Since August, Ridgeland residents have reaped the benefits of a frustrated investment banker's new passion.
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The Most Under-reported Stories in the U.S. and Mississippi
This year's annual Project Censored list of the most under-reported news stories includes the widening wealth gap, the trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, and President Obama's war on whistleblowers—all stories …
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Business
Watkins Denies Fraud Charges
David Watkins flatly denies wrongdoing in money-transfer controversy.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Bureaucratic Cash Grab'
One of the objections civil-rights leaders often raise about voter ID is the it is tantamount to an unconstitutional tax.
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City & County
JRA Sues Watkins, Jackson Leaders Fed Up
Hope for a compromise between the Jackson Redevelopment Authority and the latest Farish Street developer took a hit last week, when JRA filed a lawsuit against the Farish Street Group …
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City & County
Sales Tax Goes to Voters in January
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors' election is Nov. 5, but Jacksonians shouldn't be ready to put away their votin' shoes just yet.
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Analysis: Power Up for Grabs in Hinds Election
When Hinds County voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 5, they will not simply select some guys to fill a pair of empty seats on the board of supervisors—they …
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Editor's Note
Mississippi’s Flag: A Blow at Civilization
The state flag tells the world that Mississippi hasn’t changed.
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Bite Into the Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit. The title alone conjures up red apples and serpents and all manner of biblical things, not to mention the worst of our state's race history.
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Sebelius Apologizes for Health Law 'Debacle'
President Barack Obama's top health care official told Congress on Wednesday that she's responsible for the "debacle" of cascading technical problems that overwhelmed a government website intended to make shopping …
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Senior Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested in Egypt
Egyptian security forces arrested a key Muslim Brotherhood figure on the run since the July coup that toppled the country's Islamist president in a raid on his hideout early Wednesday, …
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Business
Secretary of State Investigates David Watkins for Fraud in Money Transfer
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann is investigating whether developer David Watkins fraudulently financed a Meridian development with bond money allocated for redevelopment in Metrocenter Mall.
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Blackface Costumes Revive Controversy at Halloween
Is donning blackface to dress up as a favorite TV character ever OK for Halloween? How about a bloody hoodie and blackface for a costume riff on the slain teen …
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Health Policy Cancellations: New Blow for Admin.
Move over, website woes. Lawmakers confronted the Obama administration Tuesday with a difficult new health care problem—a wave of cancellation notices hitting individuals and small business who buy their own …
