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Discrimination Isn’t ‘Religious Freedom’
You do not have religious freedom if every single American doesn't have it, too, including those you believe are heathens and sinners.
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Haley Barbour Speaks at Neshoba County Fair (Verbatim Speech)
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Thank you. Today I will give my last speech at this Fair as Governor. Marsha, who has had to sit through all but one of them, is being patient enough …
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A Letter to Caller Number One
"Why don't y'all just leave him alone?" The passion in the caller's voice was alarming. "He's an old man. Just leave him be. Let sleeping dogs lie." When I heard …
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Road Strip
It was the first time I had ever seen an entire trunk full of beer. I take that back. It was the second time I'd ever seen a trunk full …
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Small Business Associations Recommend Reform
Small business owners are nervous about a potential new round of taxes connected to H.R. 3200, the embattled health-care reform bill being knocked around in Congress.
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Dick Cheney: One of the Worst CEOs in History?
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From Salon today: "it's clear that Cheney deserves another nomination: as one of the worst CEOs in recent American history. Of course, there are plenty of CEOs that deserve to …
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911 Victory for Jackson?
For weeks, Hinds County and the city of Jackson have been at odds with one another over county supervisors' recent decision to adopt the recommendations of the county E-911 Commission.
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Standard Life Purchase Delayed
Jackson attorney and developer David Watkins told the Jackson Free Press today that the national recession and subsequent credit crunch is hitting home again. Capital One, the loan agency funding …
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The Ponder Heart
New Stage Theatre continues the centennial celebration of writer Eudora Welty with the theatrical adaption of one of her more beloved novellas, "The Ponder Heart."
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Making Darkness Light
She's violent and spoiled, and no one wants anything to do with her. She's also deaf, blind and brilliant. It all plays out onstage in "The Miracle Worker," written by …
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Studio AMN & Designs Art Gallery
We offer wine glass painting sessions and canvas paint sessions which are perfect for: girls night out just for moms couples nights bridal showers birthdays bachelorette parties, etc. We provide all necessary materials. It's a BYOB class so you can …
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Crime
Mississippi Businessman Indicted in Massive Fraud Scheme
Federal prosecutors say a Mississippi businessman has been indicted in one of the nation's largest health care fraud investigations.
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Business
Mississippi Power: Another Month, Another $99M for Kemper
Mississippi Power Co. says it needs one more month and another $99 million to finish its $7.2 billion Kemper County power plant.
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Space X Succeeds In Fifth Private Launch to International Space Station
The company launched its unmanned Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Sunday aboard a Falcon rocket. It's carrying more than 5,000 pounds of station supplies for NASA, including a …
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Economy
Needy Mississippi Families to Receive $1,000 for Holidays
More than 1,500 low-income Mississippi families are set to receive a one-time sum of $1,000 from the Mississippi Department of Human Services, officials said. To be eligible, households must qualify …
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Clarion-Ledger Publisher, 3 Employees Depart
By R.L. NaveThe Clarion-Ledger is reporting that president and publisher Jason P. Taylor is leaving the company.
On Wednesday, three employees--two sales people and one circulation staffer--also departed in the latest round of cuts at the C-L.
Taylor's announcement came less than one year after the announcement that he would take over operations at the Jackson daily as well as the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American and Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, succeeding Publisher Leslie Hurst.
One month later, Brian Tolley, then executive editor, said he was leaving the company; Tolley was eventually replaced by Sam Hall.
According to a story on the C-L's website, Taylor will go to work for Fairport, NY-based GateHouse Media as president and publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and serve as chief-executive officer of GateHouse Media Live and Virtual Events. In addition, he will oversee GateHouse Media's Western U.S. Publishing Operations as president.
"Over the past year, Mississippi Media has emerged and set a path to elevate The Clarion-Ledger, clarionledger.com and our suite of products and services. This team has come together to accomplish a true resurgence of a brand in motion," according to a quote attributed to Taylor.
Gannett East Group President Michael Kane said the Virginia-based company is working on a transition plan.
Taylor was the sixth C-L publisher since 2004.
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'Some Is, Some Isn't': County Files Clearly at Risk
After the Jackson Free Press followed up on a tip regarding water damage to decades-old …
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No. 5 October 20 - 26
<b><u>Solid Work</u></b>
Keep up the solid work with the Jackson Free Press. I grab every one of those free copies I can get my hands on. We agree on precious little (actually, …
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Benefits of Inmate Labor
When I met Haley Barbour he was running for governor for the first time in 2003. It was at the Black Hawk political rally here in Carroll County. I have …
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Passions Fulfill
College is a blast, and then you graduate. At that point, what path should you take? Obtaining more education is the safe path and the one that I chose. In …
