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Good Ideas: Girl Power

If we continue to tell girls that it's not acceptable to be bossy, we are setting them up for failure. We are telling them it is not their place to …

Editorial

Stop the Execution of Michelle Byrom

Michelle Byrom is clearly not guilty of the crime for which the state plans to execute her next week.

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An Innocent Woman? Michelle Byrom vs. Mississippi

If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, now 57, she will be the first woman the state has put to death in 70 years. It may also be a horrible injustice.

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Proud to Be the Boss

As a woman who became my own boss in no small part due to the sexism I encountered while working for other people, I know what lies ahead for many …

World

Putin Signs Treaty, Adds Crimea to Map of Russia

With a sweep of his pen, President Vladimir Putin added Crimea to the map of Russia on Tuesday, describing the move as correcting past injustice and responding to what he …

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Heroin on the Rise in South Mississippi

Heroin, a deadly drug that plagues other areas of the nation, is on the rise in South Mississippi.

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'Religious Freedom,' School Voucher, Drug Testing Bills Pass on Big Deadline Day

Despite their best efforts to whip up enough votes for passage, supporters of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act, or RFRA, proposal had to change course late Wednesday, just before …

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Does He Love Me?

Just as mental illness is a serious disease, so is alcoholism. The National Institutes of Health says most people who seek treatment are able to fight alcoholism.

National

Judge's Order Preserves NSA Surveillance Records

A federal judge in San Francisco stopped the destruction of millions of telephone records collected by the National Security Agency more than five years ago.

National

Senator: CIA Improperly Searched Computer Network

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Tuesday the CIA improperly searched a stand-alone computer network established for Congress in its investigation of allegations of CIA abuse in a …

World

In China, Brutality Yields Confessions of Graft

China's government is under strong pressure to fight rampant corruption in its ranks, faced with the anger of an increasingly prosperous, well-educated and Internet-savvy public. However, the party's methods for …

National

U.S. Network to Scan Workers with Secret Clearances

U.S. intelligence officials are planning a sweeping system of electronic monitoring that would tap into government, financial and other databases to scan the behavior of many of the 5 million …

National

U.S. Announces Visa Restrictions on Some Russians

The Obama administration slapped new visa restrictions Thursday on pro-Russian opponents of the new Ukraine government in Kiev and cleared the way for financial sanctions as the West began punishing …

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At Youth Jail, a Question of Progress

Two years after a federal consent decree and a lawsuit against the Hinds County Board of Supervisors over abuse that D.I. and other children say they suffered at the Hinds …

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The Lumumba Legacy: What Happens Now?

Chokwe Lumumba was the first to admit that he was a radical. He was never satisfied with the status quo. He became a lawyer for the express purpose of defending …

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Community Meetings and Events

Sip & Shop Jackson: Fashion Show Edition is Saturday, March 8, from 1 p.m.-6 p.m. at Arts Center of Mississippi.

National

Obama, Netanyahu to Meet on Iran, Mideast Peace

Seeking to keep a pair of delicate diplomatic efforts afloat, President Barack Obama will personally appeal for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward on peace talks with the …

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County, SPLC Disagree on Youth Jail Fixes

Hinds County officials and attorneys for children detained at the county's Henley-Young Juvenile Justice Center are again at odds over how much improvement has taken place at the youth jail …

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Oscarology 101

It's that time of year again, so let the parties begin! Yes, Mardi Gras is raging on, but I am specifically referring to the 86th Academy Awards. The Oscars, as …

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Crime? There’s an App for That

Instead of fighting the fact that the overwhelming majority of Jackson's high-school students have mobile phones, Ward 6 Councilman Tony Yarber is hoping to convince young people—and all Jacksonians—to use …