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GOOD Alternative Gifts

For gift-giving on a wider scale, these alternative gift ideas are great for the global economy and the environment. Plus, you will be creating a wonderful new tradition without having …

Her Divine Cooking Life

The first thing you notice about Barbara Michelson's "Leave Nothing on The Back Burner: My Happy Cooking Life" is the size and heft of the bright yellow hardback book. Then …

Walkin' The Creek

Peering through the last few feet of shaded brush and trees, I began spotting glimpses of them ahead in the bright sunlight. Splashing in the water. Laughing. Talking over one …

[Drink] Bragging Rights

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I have just returned from what I believe to be one of the finest trips to wine country anyone has ever …

Blackface and Chorus Girls

As you enter the "Blues in Claiborne County: From Rabbit Foot Minstrels to Blues & Cruise" exhibit at the Smith Robertson Museum, you can see white platform plaques and posters …

Four Poultry Plant Execs Indicted After 2019 Immigration Raid

Four executives from two Mississippi poultry processing plants have been indicted on federal charges tied to one of the largest workplace immigration raids in the U.S. in the past decade.

Analysis: Advocates Split Over Mississippi Tax Cut Proposals

Policy groups are deeply divided over a proposal to phase out Mississippi's personal income tax, with some saying the change could spur economic growth and others saying it could curtail …

Game On

Clever brides and friends-of-brides have come up with lots of games to liven up weddings, from the intimate gift-giving occasion of the bridal shower to the wild bachelorette parties.

Ariel Castro Pleads Not Guilty in Ohio Kidnap Case

A man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hundreds of charges, including rape and kidnapping.

Horhn: Farish Games 'Very Frustrating'

Downtown is abuzz over the ongoing feud between the Jackson Redevelopment Authority and one of Jackson's most prominent developers, David Watkins, and his Farish Street Entertainment District project.

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Labs Seeking Sarin Chemical Signature: 99-125-81

Three simple numbers will prove whether sarin was used to gas Syrians last month: 99-125-81.

Study: BP Spill Damaged Sea-Floor Life for Miles

The vast 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill damaged the tiny animals that live on the sea floor for about 57 square miles around the blown-out BP oil well, with …

Judging by the Cover

Chances are that if you own an acoustic guitar, fate has at one time forced you to become "that guy"—the one standing with said instrument, inviting public criticism.

Ohio Man Charged with Murder After 3 Bodies Found

An Ohio man possibly influenced by a serial killer was charged Monday with aggravated murder after three bodies wrapped in trash bags were found in suburban Cleveland.

Ole Miss Prof: Time to Reclaim Mississippi

On Nov. 6, a growing crowd of young white people gathered in the Circle at Ole Miss to protest the re-election of the nation's first black president.

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Establishing and Empowering

Finding mentors, supporters and, sometimes, even commiserators is important. It might be a more formalized approach, such as joining professional organizations and identifying a mentor with whom you meet regularly.

Old and New

"Make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other gold." So goes the song we learn as children. In my adult life, I've found that it's …

Catastrophic Fire Engulfs Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world …

A.J. Brown

The Titans' top draft pick is busy with meetings out of sight from prying eyes as reporters got their one look at Tennessee's latest crop of rookies. Luckily, A.J. Brown …

China State Media Call Trump's Taiwan Strategy 'Despicable'

President-elect Donald Trump "speaks like a rookie," China's state-run media said Monday, describing his suggested use of America's position on Taiwan as a bargaining chip as "despicable."