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Find Your Running Niche

Though our capital city is catching on a little slower than places like Portland, Ore., the metro area has more runners than you might think.

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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The JFP Interview with JPS Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray

The atmosphere at the Jackson State University e-Center on Aug. 2 was more like a wedding reception than a welcoming for a public school superintendent.

Online Deals Fatique? Groupon's Stock Slides After Disappointing Revenue Report

Groupon's stock fell as analysts slashed targets and ratings on the online deals company after it reported its first-ever quarter-to-quarter decline in gross billings, a measure of how much money …

With A Machete and a Smile: Inside Paul Ryan's Budget Proposals

Paul Ryan traveled a perilous route to political stardom. While other lawmakers nervously whistled past trillion-dollar deficits, fearing to cut popular programs, he waded in with a machete and a …

'F-Bomb', 'Craft beer' and 'Sexting' Added in Merriam-Webster's 2012 Update

The term "F-bomb" first surfaced in newspapers more than 20 years ago but only landed in the mainstream Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary on Tuesday, along with sexting, flexitarian, obesogenic, energy drink …

MDOT Gets 511 System

MDOT has contracted a 511 traffic-and-travel telephone system to British-based engineering firm Atkins.

Community Events and Public Meetings

The W.I.N.E. (Women Inquiring, Networking and Engaging) Meeting is tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., at the home of deborah Rae Wright on 135 Grand Ave.

Romney Airs New Cut Of Already Debunked Ad, Says He's Not Running on Ryan's Budget

Romney walked a careful line as he campaigned with Ryan, a tea party favorite, by his side in North Carolina and Wisconsin, singling out his running mate's work "to make …

Obama Barnstorms Iowa, Blames Rep. Ryan for Blocking Farm Bill During Drought

President Barack Obama is blaming Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan for blocking a farm bill that could help voters in Iowa and elsewhere cope with a crippling drought, as …

10 Local Stories of the Week

From saggy pants and red sneakers to young lesbians winning a battle with the state, it was a week of young Mississippians grasping for their rights as Americans.

YouTube Series Targets Military Sexual Assault

Featuring "Flashdance" star Jennifer Beals and Troian Bellisario, "Lauren" gives a close-up look at the challenges women service members face in trying to find justice after being raped.

AP Factchecks Romney-Ryan's First-Day Claims

Not all the rhetoric fit neatly with reality or with the record when Romney introduced his Republican vice presidential choice to the nation Saturday.

Doctors Call for a 'Public Health' Solution to Gun Violence in the United States

Is a gun like a virus, a car, tobacco or alcohol? Yes say public health experts, who in the wake of recent mass shootings are calling for a fresh look …

Romney's Veep Pick, Rep. Paul Ryan, a 'Double-Edged Sword'

Even before Wisconsin sent Paul Ryan to Congress, he was meticulously carving a path that seemed to point only upward.

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U.S. Stocks Open Lower On Fresh Worries About Asia's Economy

U.S. stocks opened lower on Wall Street Friday morning following unsettling reports out of China and elsewhere.

NOAA Raises Hurricane Season Prediction

Despite expected El Niño, updated outlook calls for near- or above-normal Atlantic season.

Allison Washington

Allison Washington, a 2009 graduate of Belhaven University and former member of the Sonic Boom of the South, won the first-ever open auditions for band announcer.

U.S. Census Wants to End Its Use of 'Negro,' Broaden 'Hispanic'

The Census Bureau wants to make broad changes to its surveys that would treat "Hispanic" as a distinct category regardless of race, end use of the term "Negro" and offer …