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Congress Sends Bill to Obama Averting Govt. Default

Congress sent President Barack Obama drama-free legislation on Thursday raising the debt ceiling, averting a government default and putting off the next tax-and-spending clash between the White House and Republicans …

Possible Debate Later on Miss. Medicaid Expansion

Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature say they're trying to preserve the option of expanding Medicaid in the state, even though Gov. Phil Bryant and other Republican leaders oppose adding hundreds …

Proud to be Mississippian, Evers-Williams says

Myrlie Evers-Williams says people praised her poise after her husband, Mississippi NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers, was assassinated 50 years ago in the state. But she says she struggled with …

It's the Weekend!

On Saturday, the Art by Choice Sale is at 6 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art.

Tracee Thompson

Tracee Thompson, 43, has taught 10th- and 11th-grade English at Jim Hill High School for 9 years.

Do As We Say, Congress Says, Then Does What It Wants

Congress is still exempt from portions of a number of federal laws, including provisions that protect workers in the private sector but don't apply to the legislative branch's approximately 30,000 …

Leveling the Education Playing Field

Mississippi's legislative leaders promised a whirlwind session heavily focused on education issues. Based on the volume of education-related bills flying out of the Capitol, they appear to be achieving that …

Mar. 16, 2013 - Saturday

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Click here for venue addresses and phone numbers. Hot Shots, Byram - Karaoke 8 p.m. Soul Wired Cafe - Strictly Soul Saturdays 9 p.m., $5, ladies free until 11:30 Bottoms …

Mar. 17, 2013 - Sunday

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Hot Shots, Byram - <b>Mike and Marty's Jam Session</b> Sophia's, Fairview Inn - <b>Knight Bruce</b> 11 a.m. (brunch) Fitzgerald's - <b>Andy Hardwick</b> (brunch) 11 a.m. Table 100 - <b>Raphael Semmes …

Obama to Campaign for Gun Proposals in Minnesota

Obama is seeking to rally support from the public and law enforcement community.

Ravens Edge 49ers 34-31 in Electric Super Bowl

For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist.

Bullying Study: It Does Get Better for Gay Teens

It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the …

Body Count Rises in Mexico Blast

Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of …

Taliban Peace Talks Flounder as Troops Draw Down

The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made …

Obama Says Boy Scouts Should Allow Gays as Members

President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions …

Plan July 6 to Outline Spending of BP Spill Fines

The committee set up to manage most environmental fines going to the states affected by the BP oil spill of 2010 says it will release its plan July 6.

Power Outage Stops Super Bowl for 34 Minutes

The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday.

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.

Adam Huttler

While completing his junior year, studying in London at the British American Drama Academy and finishing college at Sarah Lawrence College, Adam Huttler founded a company.

Fed Economist Steps Into Dispute On Geographic Differences in Health Spending

An economist at the Federal Reserve has re-stoked the debate over the causes of regional differences in Medicare spending, and her analysis disputes some of the thinking behind a number …