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Beating the Spread

When I think of my childhood, I remember love and drama, my alcoholic daddies, a hard-working mother and lots of football.

Miss. Business Journal Bought by Tupelo publisher

The parent company of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal in Tupelo is buying the Mississippi Business Journal in Jackson.

Millsaps College Recognized as a Top Educational Value

Millsaps College is the best college in the state of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama based on student satisfaction, postgraduate success, four-year graduation rate and competitive awards.

Lil's, UMMC and Wall Street

Lillie Naylor's friends have a running joke about her jewelry business she started out of her home in 2006.

Food and Health Should be Synonymous

If we want nutritious food, then we must pay attention to the labels on the packaging—even ostensibly healthful fruit and vegetables.

Community Events and Public Meetings

Today, JAM 2012 is at 5 p.m. at center court in the Jackson Medical Mall.

Kemper Startup Expected for 2014 Despite Problems

Mississippi Power says its $2.8 billion lignite power plant is on track to open in May 2014.

10 Local Stories of the Week

There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.

Persuading the 'Persuadables' -- Presidential Candidates Reach for Undecided Voters

Rushing toward their party conventions, the rival presidential campaigns are trying to invigorate core supporters while reaching out to a sliver of undecided voters who harbor doubts about President Barack …

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BizBriefs: Apple at a New High, Facebook at a New Low... and Monday Is Jus' Plain Blue

It's not just in your head. Mondays really are the worst. Monday is the only day the stock market is more likely to fall than to rise. The Dow Jones …

Treasury Changing Terms of Fannie and Freddie Bailout; Will Now Grab All Their Profits

The government is changing the terms of its bailout agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a way that will shrink the holdings of the two mortgage giants more …

For Miss., an Angst-Filled Civil War Anniversary

With its long history of racial strife and a state flag that still bears the Confederate battle emblem, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War can be touchy.

Democrats in New York, California and Illinois Considering Tighter Gun Restrictions

Democratic leaders in three big states have used this summer's mass shooting in Colorado to push bills that would crack down on assault weapons and ammunition sales, rekindling a debate …

CO2 At 20-Year Low Thanks To More Natural Gas, Less Coal

In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials …

Laugh 'Til You Cry

"The Campaign" squares off Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as opposing candidates running for a U.S. congressional seat from the Tar Heel State of North Carolina.

Pop-Up Pizza

It seems like Jesse Houston won't be satisfied until he's put his spin on every cuisine in town. In addition to running the popular downtown eatery Parlor Market as its …

Laura and the Fly Trap

Chocolate or strawberry? Quit my job or stay? Life or death?

Oiled Up and Shirtless

Like many Americans, for the past two weeks, I have tuned in to watch the world's top athletes compete in the Olympics.

Fellowship, Koinonia Style

On the day Lee Harper graduated from Mississippi Valley State University in 1978, the U.S. Department of the Treasury offered her a job. It was a good paying job—"Nobody made …

A More Intolerant Nation

This week, a local dentist showed up on Facebook agitated that we had dared publish a story about guns in a public-health context.

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