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Obama Incensed at Background Check Vote, NRA Accused of Lies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers …
Question o' the Week: What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
What is the most powerful film you’ve ever seen?
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the Easter Celebration at the Mississippi Children's Museum is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
JFP
Question o' the Week: What is your favorite dish at a locally owned restaurant in the Jackson area? (What and where?
What is your favorite dish at a locally owned restaurant in the Jackson area? (What and where?
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
A Medicaid Rally is March 27, 11 a.m., in the second floor rotunda at the Mississippi State Capitol.
Mississippi Museum of Art Hosts French Exhibit
In a Family Corner of the upcoming major French painting exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, artist Ginger Williams-Cook has re-created a Renoir painting of Monet's gardens to give …
Mississippi Museum of Art Hosts French Exhibit
In a Family Corner of the upcoming major French painting exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, artist Ginger Williams-Cook has re-created a Renoir painting of Monet's gardens to give …
Question o' the Week: What is your favorite locally owned alternative to a big-box chain business?
What is your favorite locally owned alternative to a big-box chain business?
Small Businesses Trying to Limit Budget Cut Damage
Ryan Lemire's company isn't waiting to see if federal budget cuts are going to hurt the software and high-tech consulting business. It's finding new customers.
Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Women of Color Summit is Friday, Feb. 8 at Mississippi State University in the Colvard Student Union's Foster Ballroom.
Education
Scholarship Scheme Draws Fire
A plan by Gov. Phil Bryant to establish a scholarship fund for public-school students to go to private schools drew fire from Republican members of the committee.
Question o' the Week: Tell us about a great random act of kindness you've done or that someone has done for you. Help us make an inspiration list!
Tell us about a great random act of kindness you've done or that someone has done for you. Help us make an inspiration list!
Music
Jamscam at Pix/Capri
Hear Johnny Bertram and the Golden Bicycles, T.B. Ledford and the Nice List Holiday Revue, El Obo, Bear Colony, Questions in Dialect, and The Weeks Saturday, Dec. 22 starting at …
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, Just for Kids hosts the Christmas Festival from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Jackson Medical Mall.
Natalie's Notes
Holiday To-Do List
So, this is Christmas. The week before the biggest holiday of the year, and I’m in exactly the same place as I was at the beginning of the month—no presents …
City & County
A Curfew-to-Prison Pipeline?
High-school student Donovan Barner calls a proposed curfew ordinance "blasphemous" because enforcing the law requires police officers to assume all teenagers are criminals.
Key of G
Jackson R&B Crooner Releases New EP
A couple years ago, I wrote about an up-and-coming R&B singer named Kerry Thomas, who also goes by the name KT.
Question o' the Week: What is the Single Most Important Issue at Stake in the November Election?
What is the single most important issue at stake in the November election?
Question o' the Week: What woman should run for office in Mississippi?
“People say there are not enough qualified women, that’s one of the biggest bullsh_t things I’ve ever heard.” —Madeleine Albright
