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The Legislature, Week 12: Budgets, Taxes and Loopholes
The Mississippi House and Senate started working through spending bills this week as lawmakers face a couple of important deadlines in the coming weeks. By Thursday, March 29, legislators must …
One for the Guys
The idea behind this review was twofold—to get a man's perspective on the latest Sweet Potato Queen book and to do a bit of a combo review of "The Dummy …
Evacuees Saying Contraflow in Mississippi ‘a Joke'
On the Gambit Weekly blog, New Orleans evacuees are complaining that the contraflow plan fell apart in Mississippi today. "Huck" wrote:
Public Involvement is Necessary for Fairly Redrawing District Lines
There was some good news at the state Capitol in January. The Joint Legislative Redistricting Committee met to announce their plans for passage of a redistricting plan this legislative session. …
‘Miata Station Wagon,' Anyone?
I've known Ms. D. about the same amount of time that I've been writing car reviews—on and off for about six years now. (On and off for the car reviews. …
[Kinnison] Engage This
"One of the most patriotic things you can do in this country is protest." — Keith, 21
Big Fair Numbers, Medical Mall Groundbreaking, Creative Class Conference
The Mississippi State Fair is attracting much larger crowds than it did last year, when rain kept attendance low. An estimated 307,052 people attended the fair through Monday, according to …
[City Buzz] no. 14 February 7 - 14
Photos by Brian Johnson and Jaro Vacek
The Jackson City Council is considering putting a moratorium on digital signs throughout the city, with the council set to debate the issue more thoroughly at its Feb. 13 meeting.
You Cook, I Cook, We All Go Out to Eat!
As a new resident of the Jackson area, I am in awe of the masses who seem to go out to eat every single night. Don't get me wrong, I …
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Craig Noone's Unfinished Business
People leave unfinished business. Sometimes they just move on to other projects. Or they meet with tragedy, leaving others to complete the unfinished business. It is the living who follow …
Barbour Finally Addresses Pardons; Insults Mississippians
Statement from the Office of Former Gov. Haley Barbour
Lobbyist and former Gov. Haley Barbour finally addressed the firestorm around his 200+ pardons last night in an email statement. Here it is, verbatim; please read my comments below it:
Women and the U.S. Constitution: A Call to Action
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia just asserted for a second time that our Constitution does not protect women against discrimination. That was one of the arguments for passing the proposed …
No Easy Fix, Dang It
I no longer need an alarm clock. These days I can count on my body to wake me up in plenty of time to get an early start. But it's …
The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Ole Miss looks to have caved in to the faceless "Forward Rebels" bloggers.
U.S. Attorney: 595 ‘Illegal Aliens' Arrested
[verbatim from U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton] LAUREL, Miss. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents executed a federal criminal search warrant yesterday at Howard Industries, Inc., an electric transformer …
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JFP 2011 College Basketball Preview
There's plenty of reason for confidence as conference play begins in college basketball, especially for fans of Mississippi State, Jackson State and Southern Miss. But there are also lots of …
Dunn's Family Circuit
Barbara Dunn wakes up at 4 a.m. every day, makes a cup of coffee, watches the news and then heads to the Hinds County Circuit Clerk's office where she prepares …
Zombies Take Fondren
Fondren's first Zombie Charity Crawl and Zombie Prom is Thursday, Oct. 27. The Miss-issippi Optometric Foundation, Fondren Association of Businesses and Fondren Renaissance Foundation present the event with an aim …
'Mobile' Art
Jamie Weems first saw Alexander Calder's mobiles suspended in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Weems had heard of Calder while studying classical guitar at the University of …
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Personhood: A Pandora's Box
Atlee Breland picked her three young children up from preschool and drove home to Brandon. A self-employed computer programmer, Breland is able to adjust her day around her children. Her …
