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Creating a Brand
Tripp Muldrow is a busy man. In the past year, he has spent 150 days traveling throughout the country, listening to residents and compressing often-complicated stories into brands that instill …
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School Helps Traumatized Syrian Kids Heal
For many Syrian children traumatized and driven from their homes by their country's civil war, the opportunity to head back to school — even if it's in a dusty, wind-swept …
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National
AP Investigation: Ryan Lobbied for Millions in Federal Dollars While Calling for Cuts
As a congressman in Wisconsin, Ryan lobbied for tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his constituents for the kinds of largess he's now campaigning against.
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PERFORMANCE: Junebug Tells All
John O'Neal will perform "Don't Start Me to Talking…" at Millsaps Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m., in Room 215 of the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex.
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City & County
JPS Mulls Lake Hico’s Future, Proposes Advisory Committee
As Entergy's lease of Lake Hico as a cooling pond for its electricity plant located between Northside Drive and Watkins Drive ends Sept. 30, it presents an excellent opportunity for …
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Health Care
US Drop in Vaccine Demand Has Some Places Turning Down Doses
As the supply of coronavirus vaccine doses in the U.S. outpaces demand, some places around the country are finding there's such little interest in the shots, they need to turn …
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Could Immigration Bill Set Off Another Backlash?
Last time around, in 2007, angry calls overwhelmed the Senate switchboard and lawmakers endured raging town hall meetings and threats from incensed constituents.
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Colo. Gun-Control Supporters Face Recall Bids
A handful of Democratic state lawmakers in Colorado face recall petition efforts in what looks to be the first wave of fallout over legislative votes to limit gun rights.
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Person of the Day
Brendan O'Toole
Brendan O'Toole isn't using lavish fundraisers to raise $2 million to support veterans. Instead, he's using his stamina, endurance and, mostly, his feet on a 3,600-mile, coast-to-coast run.
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Karen Threatens U.S. During Quiet Hurricane Season
Tropical Storm Karen was poised to become the first named storm to hit the U.S. during what had been a relatively quiet hurricane season.
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Editor's Note
Making it Happen
No matter how you want to be involved in the Jackson music scene and its various sub-scenes, a place for you exists.
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Athens Music Festival: Pylon
ATHFEST TO TAKE PLACE JUNE 23-26, 2005. PYLON AND SHAWN MULLINS headline. MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL PRESENTS A VARIETY OF FREE MUSIC & FAMILY ORIENTED EVENTS. Athens, Georgia, a town …
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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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Books
A Murder Puzzle
When it comes to writing, Liz Stauffer has covered a lot of genres, from politics to technology. But these days, Stauffer (mother of Jackson Free Press publisher Todd Stauffer) is …
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Ark. District Arming More than 20 Teachers, Staff
Cheyne Dougan is among more than 20 teachers, administrators and other school employees in Clarksville, Ala., who will carry concealed weapons throughout the school day.
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[Music] Sixty Years Of The Blues
L.C. Ulmer is on a tear. The 78-year-old blues guitarist and vocalist—who up until a year and a half ago was not known outside his hometown of Ellisville, Miss.—is now …
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A Special Reunion Weekend
This past summer, I met my older brother for the first time. He was the product of a previous relationship my dad had, and although I knew he existed, I …
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Art
Of Pirates and Zombies and Sherlock Holmes
When the zombie apocalypse came to small Mississippi town Ovett, people acted immediately, killing zombies and eventually throwing one of them off a bridge. As all this happened, Curtis Everitt …
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City & County
EDITOR'S NOTE: Onward and Upward in Downtown Jackson
To have a strong city, we have to have a strong downtown, and right now, we just don't. But that's not the end of the story.
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Business
Lost Grocery, Lost Opportunity
Sociologists and the community activists who rallied to keep the Terry Road Kroger open have a phrase for the phenomenon that could befall the neighborhood that formerly housed the Kroger: …
