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Will I Survive Student Debt?

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports that the average student-loan borrower, or masochist, owes about $26,000 in student loans.

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Fight For Women, Not Against Them

If our politicians are truly concerned about protecting women and children, they should abandon their relentless assault on abortion rights and tackle the real issues facing girls and women in …

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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Dangerous'

Gov. Bryant says admitting privileges are vital to women's safety, even as the anti-abortion movement he supports pressures hospitals not to give admitting privileges to doctors who perform abortions so …

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Everyone Has a Story

College is a fresh start for everyone. The best years of your life are just ahead, and I encourage everyone to meet someone new or someone you wouldn't normally talk …

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Abortion Clinic Gets Reprieve; Will It Last?

An effort to close Mississippi's last abortion clinic hit the wall on Tuesday, July 29, when two of three judges on a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel determined …

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Neshoba: A Gorilla Under the Pavilion

Race played a major role in the fracture within the Republican Party after U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran began soliciting votes from black voters, mostly Democrats, for the run-off in June.

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Dems, GOP Mull Future Elections

Unprecedented—the word is used repeatedly to describe the recent Mississippi U.S. Senate primary.

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JRA Starts Cleaning Up the Books

After a recent audit brought to light problems with JRA's accounting procedures, the seven-member commission recently took action to address the problems.

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Whit Ramsey

Whit Ramsey became active in the Jackson music community when he started going to metal hardcore shows with his brother when he was in 6th grade.

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My Cool City

I can say without a doubt that there is no better place to grow up or to live than Jackson.

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A Day of Food

It is a fact that the Jackson area has great food. From the pig-ear sandwich at the Big Apple Inn (try it at least once) to the freshly baked bread …

World

Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Gaza Start in Cairo

Israel and Hamas began indirect talks on a new border deal for the blockaded Gaza Strip as a cease-fire ending their month-long war entered its second day Wednesday.

World

Air Strike Hits Ukrainian Rebel City

Air strikes and artillery fire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops in the eastern city of Donetsk have brought the violence closer than ever to the city center, as Kiev's …

Business

Hearing Again Delayed on Miss. Power Kemper Costs

Utility regulators are again delaying hearings on whether Mississippi Power Co. should be able to get customers to pay for its Kemper County power plant.

LGBT

Utah Files Gay Marriage Appeal to US Supreme Court

The state of Utah filed its appeal of a gay marriage ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, becoming the first state to ask the justices to review a …

LGBT

Gay Marriage Arguments Flooding Federal Courts

Federal appeals courts covering nearly half the United States will soon hear arguments on whether gay and lesbian couples have a right to marry, part of a slew of cases …

Economy

S&P: Wealth Gap is Slowing US Economic Growth

Economists have long argued that a rising wealth gap has complicated the U.S. rebound from the Great Recession.

National

Recordings Reveal Final Days of Nixon White House

Almost a decade after Richard Nixon resigned, the disgraced former president sat down with his one-time aide and told the tale of his fall from grace in his own words.

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McDaniel: Hinds County Tainted Election Results

On Aug. 4, McDaniel commenced Act III of the comedy-drama known as the Republican Senate primary by formally challenging the results of the June 24 runoff against U.S. Sen. Thad …

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JRA Restarts Convention Center Bids, Gannett Splits, MUW Business Grant

Gannett Co. Inc., parent company of The Clarion-Ledger and many other media outlets, announced today that the company will split into two separate publicly traded companies, with one controlling Gannett's …