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The Best is (Also) Yet to Come
You hold in your hands the culmination of weeks worth of voting, counting, research, photography and writing—the Best of Jackson 2008 issue. It happens to be the biggest issue of …
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 …
Indigo Changes
America's baby boom generation set out to change the world in the '60s and '70s, and they succeeded. Marching together, they helped stop an unjust, undeclared war and made choice …
Laughter and Love
Laughter. That's what Tom Ramsey and Kitty Cook-Ramsey, both 44, agree fuels their marriage. Their humor is contagious. I started laughing as I walked into their home and barely stopped …
Cori Anderson and Mark Sullivan
Cori Anderson, then 16, was at a friend's house back in summer 2002 when she overheard Mark Sullivan, 18, telling someone he wanted to get rid of his car in …
Katie Shelt and Mason Stewart
Katie Shelt knew she was going to marry Mason Stewart after he told her he identified with Faramir, a charcter from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogyamong her …
Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Joy and Pain of Fighting for U.S. Democracy
Donald Trump is just one man. The real threat is the terrifying number of Americans who dote on him no matter what he does. His supporters are often described as …
Candidate
Wilson: Engaging our Youth
Albert Wilson has spent his adult life trying to reach out to the next generation. Now he wants to reach them from the Jackson City Council.
Candidate
Paige: Skating to Victory?
For James Paige, a husband and father of three daughters, the condition of Jackson's roads along with crime and business development are of paramount concern.
Venezuela Announces Death of President Chavez
Venezuela's vice president announced that President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday, ending 14 years of rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in control of the nation.
Wellness
The Truth About Boys
The truth about boys is that they are not the same as girls. They just aren't. And that is not anti-feminist or political in any way; it is a biological …
Putin: 'Nyet' to U.S. Request to Turn Over Snowden
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday and promptly rejected U.S. pleas to turn him over.
Gun Control Debate Heating Up in Statehouses
As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own ideas that are …
Legislators Across the Country Wading into Gun Control Debate, NRA Leader Calls for a Cop in Every School
ATLANTA (AP) — As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own …
Editor's Note
Weapons of Mass Destruction
The gun lobby has become too strong, too strident and a bit insane.
National
The Best Reporting on Guns in America
This article, first published July 24, 2012, unfortunately seems relevant again. We've taken a step back and laid out the best pieces we could find about guns.
City & County
Legality of Water-Sewer Plan Uncertain
Complaints over increased water and sewer rates have continued, even after the Jackson City Council passed the 2013-2014 fiscal-year budget.
Style
Skin: The Biggest Organ
If you laid an average human's skin out on the floor, it would span about 20 square feet. Three Michael Jordans could fit on it and still have a little …
Candidate
McCoy: Tearing Down 'Walls'
At age 47, youth pastor and insurance agent Gus McCoy is one of the youngest candidates vying for the Hinds County District 2 supervisor's seat.
Syria Accepts Weapons Plan, Strike Momentum Eases
Momentum to avoid Western missile strikes on Syria intensified Tuesday, as President Bashar Assad's government accepted a plan to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile and France pitched a U.N. …
