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Obama Takes on Coal with First-Ever Carbon Limits
Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from …
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13 Wounded in Late-Night Attack on Chicago Park
A 3-year-old boy who was among 13 people wounded in a late-night attack on a southwest Chicago park was alert when he arrived at the hospital and was apparently doing …
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Republicans at Odds as 'Obamacare' Showdown Nears
Congressional Republicans struggled to tamp down a family feud Thursday as they approached a politically charged showdown with the White House that combines the threat of a government shutdown, a …
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Person of the Day
Millsaps Majors
Every college football team in the state—except two—has at least one loss already this season.
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Investigators Review Erratic Behavior of DC Gunman
Investigators have been focusing on the erratic behavior of a former Navy reservist who law enforcement officials say was grappling with paranoia and had reported hearing voices and being followed …
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House to Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill, 'Obamacare'
The GOP-controlled House is cruising toward a vote to gut President Barack Obama's health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on …
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Regional picks, new releases, and housekeeping...
By tommyburtonThis week's new releases, regional picks, and even a correction...
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Art
A Colorful Society
A grouping of three paintings hangs on one wall of the Marie Hull Gallery at Hinds Community College's Raymond campus. The focal center, Mississippi artist Sherry Ferguson's beautifully and boldly …
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What Our City Needs
Anyone who has lived in Jackson for a while, and gotten involved even marginally in the community, knows that there is no shortage of ideas on how to improve our …
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Vision 2022: A Regional Vision
The greater metropolitan area of Jackson is a collection of loosely aligned, often-at-odds cities, towns and communities worthy of a university-sanctioned study on diversity and race politics.
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Green Space
If you want to see how differently various people approach the idea of planning for Jackson's future, listen to a discussion of parks and green space.
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Big Ideas: Getting Jacksonians into City Parks
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's Parks and Rec Transition Team compiled the following suggestions to get more residents into Jackson Parks and Recreation Department (PRD) facilities throughout the city.
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Revisited: Town Creek
Many see Jackson's multiple creeks as nothing more than drainage ditches. They are undevelopable space offering only the threat of flooding, bank caving and snakes. Other cities, however, are increasingly …
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Bright Idea: Conserve Energy, Create Jobs
You want to reduce your energy bills, improve your in-home air quality, increase the value of your home and help create jobs in the local community? Then invest in energy-efficiency …
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ARF Shelter in Crisis
By RonniMottThe Animal Rescue Fund of Mississippi is making a desperate plea for donations.
