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Hail Damage Insurance Inspectors at the Fairgrounds
By RonniMottThe Mississippi Insurance Department has arranged for insurance companies to use the Mississippi State Fairgrounds as damage inspection stations.
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Bryan's Rant
Debate in a Fighting World
If you missed it, the big news last week comes from a mixed martial arts fighter, Fallon Fox, whose license to fight in the state of Florida under review. Fox …
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Sports
Rebels Going Dancing
Ole Miss finally broke through under head coach Andy Kennedy. The Rebels earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament after winning the SEC Tournament for the first time since 1981.
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Music
Weeknight Warriors
The immediacy of music is one of the things that I find captivating about living in a city instead of the countryside or, say, a deserted island where the closest …
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Film
‘Wonderstone’ Sparks and Puffs
Steve Carell (front) is “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” Steve Buscemi costars as his sidekick, Anton Marvelous.
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Dance
Dance Class
If you were to ask Mr. or Mrs. Random Citizen to name important cities in the world of dance, he or she would probably rattle off the usual suspects: cultural …
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Food
Easter Indulgences
Besides its religious or spiritual meaning, Easter is a highly anticipated holiday for many because it means they can finally indulge in whatever they have been resisting since Fat Tuesday.
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Food
Sweet Orange Tuber
Sweet potatoes are as southern as sweet tea and the Sweet Potato Queens themselves, but these orange-fleshed treats are a lot more versatile than that old standby, the Thanksgiving sweet …
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How To
Taming the Television
Study after study shows that the amount of direct and indirect screen time is increasingly problematic for our children's development.
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Culture
Long Live the Queens
Meeting Sweet Potato Queens from all over—such as Cantina Queens from Texas—is one of the best parts of Zippity Doo Dah weekend.
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Culture
Anatomy of a Sweet Potato Queen
When Jill Conner Browne dubbed herself a Sweet Potato Queen in 1982, she launched a brash, quirky, self-deprecating and, above all, sassy brand of feminism that people worldwide are still …
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City & County
Francis Smith: Pastor and Politician
Francis Smith calls himself a non-politician. The pastor of Total Praise and Worship on Cedar Lane in south Jackson is taking to the campaign trail this spring though, as an …
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The Two-Way Street of Democracy
Transparency in government is a big and often slippery subject that most media outlets only look at from the 10,000-foot national level.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Pop'
Palin was making fun of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to reduce obesity by limiting the availability of large sugary drinks.
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Question o' the Week: What is your favorite thing about Fondren?
What is your favorite thing about Fondren?
