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Business
Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties
Manipulation of costs and other data by oil companies is keeping billions of dollars in royalties out of the hands of private and government landholders.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Mississippi Craft Show is Saturday, Aug. 24 at Mississippi Trade Mart.
Israel Quietly Maintains Ties with Egyptian Army
Israel is quietly and carefully watching the turmoil in neighboring Egypt while maintaining close contacts with the Egyptian military amid concerns that the escalating crisis could weaken their common battle …
Egypt's Mubarak May be Released; 25 Police Killed
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is on retrial for the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster, could be released from custody …
Environment
Airborne Carbon, Silicon Increase Risk of Death in U.S. Cities
Certain ingredients of airborne particulates—especially carbon—apparently increase the risk of death in U.S. cities, according to a new nationwide study.
Meal Programs Expand Summer Nutrition for Kids
Four days a week this summer, lime green school buses loaded with games, books and computers rumbled through low-income neighborhoods south of Seattle. Their aim wasn't just to entertain kids—but …
Businesses Seek Cure for Health Care Cost Surge
A survey of owners taken last month by the advocacy group National Small Business Association found that 20 percent have held off on implementing a growth strategy because of rising …
Organic Living
Why Live Green
Some scientists are predicting that, due to our negative impact on the ecosystem, waterfront cities such as Boston and New York might disappear in the next century.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Wrong'
The condition of many Mississippi roads is bad. Without funds to maintain them (which the state has not allocated), those conditions will continue to deteriorate into the realm of pathetic …
30-Month Sentence for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
A federal judge has sentenced former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. to 30 months in prison, following his guilty plea that he engaged in a scheme to spend $750,000 in campaign …
Editor's Note
From Emmett to Trayvon
Crazies will always be there, and we will always have to deal with them. But when trigger-happy men shoot kids of color under cover of Stand Your Ground or Castle …
Bentz Defends Kemper as He Prepares to Leave PSC
Public Service Commissioner Leonard Bentz hasn't set a date to resign and become executive director of the South Mississippi Planning and Development District. But the Republican probably won't be a …
Cop Cams Ordered to Help Fix NYC Stop-and-Frisk
In the years of debate over New York City's stop-and-frisk tactic, the idea of putting tiny cameras on police officers to record their interaction with the public was never seriously …
Entergy to Raise Rates in Miss.
Entergy Corp. customers in Mississippi will pay $22.3 million more over the next nine months, as the company recoups more for expenses.
Study: Half Who Now Buy Health Plans Will Qualify for Tax Credits
About half the people who now buy their own health insurance would qualify for federal tax credits to offset rates under President Barack Obama's health care law.
City & County
Health-care Economy Could Be Answer for Jackson
When folks talk about tourism in Mississippi, most of the conversation centers on casinos, golf, the blues, civil-rights freedom trails or family reunions. But the emerging trend of medical tourism …
Air Pollution Takes Toll on China's Tourism
China, one of the most visited countries in the world, has seen sharply fewer tourists this year—with worsening air pollution partly to blame.
Tuition Isn't Only Bill College Students See
Despite all the grumbling about tuition increases and student loan costs, other college expenses also are going up.
Car Company's Big Plans Haven't Come to Fruition
It seemed like a win for everyone involved when a startup car company, backed by political heavyweights, wooed investors with plans to build a massive auto plant in the Mississippi …
U.S., Russia Diplomatic and Defense Chiefs to Meet
The crisis in Syria, arms control and missile defense headline what are expected to be chilly talks between top U.S. and Russian foreign and defense chiefs.
