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For The Fashionista

Whether fringe, fur or straight-up funky, the Jackson metro's local boutiques and vintage shops are packed full of items that are on-trend this season—perfect to tuck under the tree for …

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"Thank you for publishing such an informative and educated article on the growing gap of wealth between the rich and the poor in Mississippi."

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Hinds Jail Could be Privatized

The beleaguered Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond could come under new management—a private corrections firm.

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Nothing Like Live

One recent night, I found myself without any company or plans, and watched a movie at home, by myself. It was a very un-Girl-About-Town moment, I suppose. It also made …

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Abortion Clinic Owner Responds to Suit

The "Abortion Queen" has issued a proclamation: People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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Triple-Duty Employee

Miss Doodle Mae: "Today, I celebrate my 8-year anniversary at Jojo's Discount Dollar Store."

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True Gingerbread

Can you smell the gingerbread? One of the mainstays of the holiday season, it can be found everywhere in December in many forms.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Fraud'

What people argue against are laws that potentially disenfranchise voters while having absolutely no demonstrable effect on voter fraud.

Editorial

An Artful Approach to Learning

Each time the Jackson Free Press publishes one of the four annual arts preview issues, we are reminded of the immense diversity and wealth of talent that abounds in Mississippi.

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Blurring Lines

It's a work so powerfully felt and so intensely expressed that somewhere along the way you feel better about the world.

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Beloved Friends

I spent two weeks in Turkey this summer mostly traveling on a bus with a group of Christian, Muslim and Jewish people.

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Gift of Music

The Christmas holiday season is yet upon us. Some of you look forward to this time of year, while others dread it like the plague. Before things get too crazy …

Health Care

Two Conferences Address Miss. Teen Pregnancy Rate

Organizers say it's just a coincidence that separate conferences about teenage pregnancy are taking place in the same facility on the same day.

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A New Twist on an Old Classic

For some families in Jackson and around the world, there are five seasons in the year, the fifth being The Nutcracker Season.

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JFP Top 25: Week 15

This is the last JFP Top 25 football poll until after the BCS National Championship Game on January 7.

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The Slate

I leave for two weeks, and Atlanta Airport workers have more accuracy than Drew Brees lately. But seriously, thank you Dr. S for handling sports so I could spend time …

Bryan's Rant

A Vote for Te’o

The Heisman Trophy will be handed out this Saturday on ESPN. Many believe Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel is the frontrunner.

Politics

AP Poll: Americans Want Top Earners to Pay More, Don't Favor Entitlement and Defense Cuts

Americans prefer letting tax cuts expire for the country's top earners, as President Barack Obama insists, while support has declined for cutting government services to curb budget deficits, an Associated …

National

Smokers Celebrate as Wash. Legalizes Marijuana

Happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning bespoke the new reality.

National

New Judge Assigned to Case Against BP Supervisors

A new judge was assigned Wednesday to the case against two BP supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010, after the …