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The Slate

This is a big week in sports: The NFL Playoffs begin, and a college football national champion will be crowned.

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The SEC: Unstoppable?

The BCS National Championship Game will be played this week between Alabama and Notre Dame.

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Mississippi Bowling

Only two college football games remain this year that feature teams from our state. Beating their opponent won’t be a daunting task for either the Mississippi State Bulldogs or the …

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Music Resolutions

Happy New Year to everyone! I am super excited that 2013 is finally here. I look forward to seeing what all this new year will bring us musically in the …

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Stinker Quote of the Week: "Lunatics"

Setting aside how much that would cost, research has shown that more guns equal more gun deaths, whether by suicide or homicide.

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Now, Now Weaves Intricate ‘Threads’

Don’t be ashamed if the Minnesota-based indie-rock three-piece act Now, Now has slipped past you.

Editorial

How to Change the World

Tamra Gordon was tired of watching the revolving door of abusers and their victims cycle through Clinton's courtrooms.

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Stranger Things

Not expanding Medicaid could have disastrous results for the rural hospitals that serve many of the state's most vulnerable residents.

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Exterior Decorating

The pulse of any good neighborhood comes from the people who inhabit it.

Education

AP Interview: Reeves Pushing for Charter Schools

With the 2013 Mississippi legislative session starting next week, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says he believes there's bipartisan support for charter schools and for efforts to improve children's reading skills …

National

Boehner Agrees to Sandy Aid Vote on Friday

Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery.

Environment

NJ Gov. Christie Blasts Boehner, Republicans

Christie, who has verbally tangled with many, showed Wednesday he's willing to aim his barbs at the highest echelons of his own party.

LGBT

Lesbian Couples Seek Miss. Marriage Licenses

Five lesbian couples applied for marriage licenses in Forrest County this week, knowing they would be denied.

Economy

Fiscal-Cliff Deal No Recipe for a Robust Economy

Housing is rebounding. Families are shrinking debts. Europe has avoided a financial crackup. And the fiscal cliff deal has removed the most urgent threat to the U.S. economy.

National

Congress Ushering in New Members, with Old Divide

Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government.

Business

Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera Buys Current TV from Al Gore

With its purchase of left-leaning Current TV, the Pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera has fulfilled a long-held quest to reach tens of millions of U.S. homes. But its new audience immediately …

Crime

Indian Police Charge 5 in New Delhi Gang Rape

Authorities filed rape and murder charges Thursday against five men accused of the gang rape of a 23-year-old university student on a New Delhi bus, a crime that horrified Indians …

National

Sandy Hook Kids Face 1st Classes Since Shooting

Classes resumed Thursday for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since last month's massacre in Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators.

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Patti Page

Singer Patti Page, 85, died New Year's Day, just five weeks shy of receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

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City Signs $90 Million Contract, Sets Meetings

Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. signed a $90 million contract with Siemens Corp. over the holidays for a water and sewer improvement project.