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‘Black Flag’: An Immersive Expansion
The impressive experience of “Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag” makes an admirable case for more nautical adventures in video games.
Girl About Town
What Was She Thinking?!?
Blame the "Real Housewives," blame social media, blame society for conditioning us to feel better about ourselves by putting others down ... or blame ourselves.
Cover
Gulf Drilling Saga Almost Over?
A controversy that started more than two years ago, during the waning days of Gov. Haley Barbour's final term in office, sparking a lengthy legal battle between environmentalists and state …
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Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties
In 1982, in a landmark effort to keep people from being fleeced by the oil industry, the federal government passed a law establishing that royalty payments to landowners would be …
Drilling, One Lake Need Real Public Airing-Out
We oppose the state's plan to lease parcels in Mississippi's magnificently pristine sound to exploration and oil and gas drilling.
This Is Their Story
Mr. Announcement: "In the ghetto criminal-justice system, the people are represented by two members of the McBride family: police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, Dudley …
City & County
Legislative Update: Heart of the City
In addressing the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership's annual meeting last Wednesday, Bryant spoke frequently about the capital city.
Crime
Death for Sex Crimes Against Children?
Two Republican state lawmakers want to pass laws to impose the death penalty for certain crimes against children.
City & County
Council Hears Zoning Issues; Certifies Election
Jackson City Council members heard opposing views on zoning issues on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and some briefly called into question the results of Jan. 14 vote to approve a 1-percent …
Jacksonian
Pam Anglin
Pam Anglin doesn't quite know how she got into the antiques business. The job just fell into her lap.
Music
Pat Metheny Brings Jazz to Jackson
Few jazz musicians' resumes can parallel that of fusion and post-bop guitarist Pat Metheny.
Fed is Expected to Further Trim Bond Purchases
The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to further reduce its stimulus for the U.S. economy even though that prospect has unsettled global financial markets.
Republicans Say Obama Can't Do Much Without Them
Congressional Republicans swiftly and sharply rejected President Barack Obama's vow to act on his own if lawmakers won't help him create jobs and narrow the nation's yawning income gap, insisting …
Syria Talks in Geneva Make 'Positive' Step Forward
Syrian negotiators discussed the establishment of a transitional government body for the first time Wednesday, an opposition delegate said, describing it as a "positive step forward," a day after talks …
States Consider Reviving Old-Fashioned Executions
With lethal-injection drugs in short supply and new questions looming about their effectiveness, lawmakers in some death penalty states are considering bringing back relics of a more gruesome past: firing …
Cuba's Castro Calls for Integration Free of U.S.
Cuban President Raul Castro called on Latin American and Caribbean leaders Tuesday to work together on pressing regional problems at a gathering of all Western Hemisphere nations except the U.S. …
Person of the Day
Judy Meredith
James Meredith isn't the only one in his family working to change society. His wife, Judy, has been elected to the Fulbright Association's National Board of Directors and Diversity Task …
Obama Speech to Challenge Congress on Minimum Wage
Challenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he's raising the minimum wage for new …
Ousted Egyptian Leader Defiant in Second Trial
Egypt's toppled President Mohammed Morsi stood alone in a soundproof glass-encased metal cage at the start of a new trial Tuesday wearing a white prison uniform, pacing and shouting angrily …
Southerners Warned of Icy Mess in Days Ahead
Across the South, residents stocked up on fuel and groceries, schools and offices closed, and road crews were at the ready as a storm moved in Tuesday from the central …
