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More Hate Crime Charges Coming?

Early one summer morning, after a night of underage binge drinking, a group of young people from Rankin County thought it would be fun to drive into Jackson and kill …

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Jackson Failing at Health for Women

Last month, Self magazine’s website revealed its ranking of the healthiest U.S. cities for women.

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Blurry Memories

“Stand behind the keg and catch my legs,” she said

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What's in a Name?

I had an interesting conversation recently on my Facebook page about the "Christmas controversy" that comes up every year.

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Stinker Quote of the Week: "Teenagers"

This is a classic "blame the victim" statement. Bryant was speaking at an event concerning Mississippi's teen birth rate, which is the highest in the nation.

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Library Lounge

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of the library. As soon as I was old enough, I got my library card, and trips to check out books became a …

Editorial

Time to Invest in Workforce Health

Mississippi's Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney sees few redeeming features of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.

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We Wish You a Stress-Free Christmas

Keep things simple this holiday season and support local restaurants and businesses by getting your Yuletide meal catered by some of the city’s best chefs.

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Making Our Children Whole

Parental selfishness was never more prevalent than when pro-life advocates protested in front of Jackson-area schools.

Education

Miss. Lawmakers Brush Up on Education Proposals

Mississippi lawmakers are doing homework before the 2013 session.

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The Slate

Tommy Tuberville has jumped ship once more, this time from Texas Tech to Cincinnati. You will never look up the word loyalty and see Tuberville’s picture by it.

Bryan's Rant

Rookie Overboard

I have a couple of quick NFL thoughts as the season heads to the final three weeks.

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How Fared the Big Four?

College football is just about over for Mississippi teams. Mississippi State and Ole Miss still have bowl games to go, but everyone else is done.

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Consider a Trip

One way to get away from the holiday hustle and bustle is to literally get away.

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Making More Meaningful Memories

Many families have set-in-stone holiday traditions that they celebrate every year.

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The Best of 2012

2012 has been a fantastic year for new music. If you have been keeping up with the column this year, you know by now that there have been a multitude …

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Cody Cox, On the Record

When it comes to advice for local musicians, Cody Cox is one of the best guys to go to.

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Elevator Muzak

“Playing for Keeps” is a blasé work spiked with trifling comic bits and smoothed out with a mellow dilemma that works to limp the film to a predestined conclusion of …

Economy

Weekly US Jobless Aid Applications Drop to 343K

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply for a fourth straight week, a sign that the job market may be improving.