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Sports
Saints Look to Rebound
Last season's New Orleans Saints broke a five-season streak of finishing .500 or better and had their first losing season since 2007.
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Civil Rights
Time to Understand and Undo Racism
Awareness of differing viewpoints and cultures must happen: Ignorance needs to be dispelled and truths told in a safe environment with the purpose of moving forward on a continuum of …
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Real Transparency, Please, Not Smoke and Mirrors
One online dictionary defines transparency as "free from pretense or deceit," "easily detected or seen through" and "readily understood." However, too many government agencies at the local and state levels …
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Warfighters'
Sen. Cochran, who came within a hair's width of losing his Senate seat in the Republican primary against state Sen. Chris McDaniel because of his penchant for pork-barrel spending over …
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Tripping, Flipping, Fixing, Selling and Pimping
"For a while, I believed that certain types of people would never change. On today's show, the Finance Pimp is on the set to prove me wrong."
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Education
‘I Can’t Breathe’: Restraint, Seclusion Under Review
In June, the Mississippi Department of Education drafted a restraint and seclusion policy that is already under tough scrutiny by parent, education and advocacy groups around the state.
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Immigration
The High Cost of Cheap Immigrant Labor
Attorneys want to use RICO to prosecute a pair of Mississippi companies they say defrauded workers from Mexico.
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Civil Rights
The Next Fight: LGBT Workplace Rights
Lavell Brown filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued him a right-to-sue notice in February.
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Civil Rights
The Curse of the Mississippi Flag
The 1894 Mississippi flag, with the Confederate battle emblem as its canton, represents much more than an antiquated piece of cloth.
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4-Year-Old Boy, His Dog Rescued from Well in Mississippi
After spending three hours in an old water well, a 4-year-old boy was rescued along with his dog in southern Mississippi as emergency workers cheered.
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Jacksonian
Sameerah Muhammad
Sameerah Muhammad has used her creativity in the kitchen since she was 6 years old.
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Art
Wonder Lives Here
After nearly $9,000 in renovations, Ron Chane used the Sept. 3 Fondren's First Thursday to unveil The Wonder Lab, a collection of studio spaces that he hopes will be a …
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Music
James McMurtry: Plain English
Americana singer-songwriter James McMurtry grew up all over the South, but his attitude and style is pure Texas.
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Ron Chane and Brad Franklin on Rap and Reconciliation
It all started with an apology. Ron Chane, organizer of Fondren's First Thursday, apologized for a music act that preformed on Sept. 3 that wasn't exactly family friendly. In Chane's …
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Biz Roundup
Bring the Heat, Revolution's Corner and Siemens Milestone
Revolution's Corner is a new bodega operating in the space that formerly housed Adobo at the corner of Pearl and Roach streets in the Standard Life Building.
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Business
Revolution's Corner, Bodega and Chill Spot, Open Downtown
Abraham Santa Cruz is trying to make a way for a new downtown venture called Revolution's Corner, now open at the corner of Pearl and Roach streets in the Standard …
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Person of the Day
Máirtín de Cógáin
Cork, Ireland-born entertainer Máirtín de Cógáin, an enthusiastic promoter of the Celtic and Irish heritages, has become a CelticFest favorite for many.
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Civil Rights
Freddie Gray's Family Settles With City for $6.4M
The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the city of Baltimore.
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Koreas to Hold Oct. 20-26 Reunions of War-Divided Families
North and South Korea agreed Tuesday to hold reunions next month of families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, a small but important bit of progress for …
