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The Slate

Danica Patrick will make more history this weekend, when she becomes the first woman to ever start from the pole position at the Super Bowl of NASCAR racing, the Dayton …

Bryan's Rant

Too Big, Too Strong, Too Fast?

Do fans and media really want to know how the players in American's favorite sport get bigger, stronger and faster at an advanced pace?

Sports

Around the country, especially in California and Texas, flag football leagues have grown in popularity over the last few years. High-school and college programs travel the country playing seven-on-seven flag …

Music

A Culmination

James Crow, who took the stage first, backed by DJ Young Venom, started off the evening on a deeper, more mature note than most of today's mainstream rappers, performing tracks …

Film

Anita's Oscar Picks

If movies provide a lens into our cultural soul, what do this year's Academy Award nominees say about the past year?

Music

What the Pell?

With his high-energy shows, Starkville-based rapper and hip-hop artist Pell is trying to make a name for himself.

Cover

Lady of the Pack: Quinn Joins Crowded Mayor's Race

In the crowded pack of no less than nine mayoral candidates in Jackson, most will have to work hard to stand out and get the majority of votes in May. …

The Things We Won't Do

Rituals and symbols tell us what we can and can’t get away with ... and what we stand for.

Editorial

Let's Debate Expansion

Despite Gov. Phil Bryant's stubborn and vocal opposition to the plan, the question of Medicaid expansion seemed headed for a few rounds of spirited debate in the Mississippi Legislature.

Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Opportunity'

Why it stinks: Blackburn's $2.15 in the late 1960s or early '70s, when she probably had that retail job (she was born in 1952), is worth quite a bit more …

Classism in Madison

I could make the case that Mary Hawkins Butler's aggressive resistance to JSU's Madison campus is about race. There are definitely indications, over time, that people of color aren't exactly …

Business

From Stadiums to Small Biz

Jackson State University will soon officially unveil plans for a new stadium. The university recently made a presentation to policy-makers about a new multi-purpose athletic facility.

Politics

No Money, No Luck

A common refrain throughout Mississippi's legislative session so far has involved, for better or worse, the outsourcing of certain government functions to private entities.

Civil Rights

Blessings for All Unions

More than three years after the Episcopal Church provided for gay union blessings, Mississippi's Bishop Duncan Gray III announced Feb. 1 that he would allow congregations to bless same-sex unions …

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