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Bryant’s Health-Care Rhetoric Doesn’t Add Up

Insured people do go to doctors more often. That’s exactly the point.

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Erin's Law: Stopping Child Sexual Abuse

From the time she was 6 years old, Erin Merryn was sexually abused. For two-and-half years, a neighbor in his late 20s molested her, she said. Then, when Merryn was …

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Dr. Leo Huddleston

When Dr. Leo Huddleston found out he had won the 2007 Jackson Free Press "Best of Jackson" awards for best chiropractor and best doctor, he was in Panama City, Fla., …

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Big Questions About Charters

The atmosphere at the Mississippi Capitol got tense for a few moments Thursday when Sen. Kenneth Wayne Jones, D-Canton, leader of the Legislative Black Caucus, questioned the legitimacy of Gov. …

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JWHO Guard Pepper-Sprayed Protesters over Sprinkler

A Jackson Women's Health Organization security guard sprayed two anti-abortion protesters in the face with pepper spray this morning.

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MLK Day Still a Problem in Mississippi

The third Monday in January presents a conundrum for many folks in the Deep South, made even more complicated by the fact that today is also the day the first …

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The NRA Bankroll

On Dec. 21, National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre went in front of the TV cameras to read an announcement regarding the shootings in Newtown, Conn.

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The 'Gun-Show Loophole'

Mississippians with a yen to add to their personal arsenals can head out to a gun show in the state just about any weekend of the year.

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Incarceration Over Education

If it's not your kid involved, it could be easy to look the other way when zero-tolerance policies incarcerate children for minor offenses.

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Nissan, Cafe, Caterpillar, Mississippi Works

To celebrate its 10 successful years in Mississippi, Nissan Motor Company announced that it is moving production of its Murano crossover vehicles from Kyushu, Japan, to the facility in Canton …

Civil Rights

Gipson Files Fetal Heart-Beat Bill

Reps. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, and Mark Formby, R-Picayune, have filed a bill "to prohibit an abortion of an unborn human individual with a detectable fetal heartbeat."

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Who's Watching Out for Children?

Yesterday, Democrats in the Mississippi Legislature began exploring that question during a public forum on mental-health and school-safety policy at the Capitol.

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11th-Hour 'Cliff' Deal: Mostly Band Aid

The U.S. Congress kept the entire electorate on tenterhooks for weeks over the "fiscal cliff"--mandatory tax expirations and spending cuts that Congress imposed on itself last year.

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What Happened to VAWA?

The Violence Against Women Act has been hailed as one of the most successful measures to reduce domestic abuse in the United States.

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The Exchange Spat

Republicans are fighting themselves over a Mississippi health-insurance exchange.

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Dr. Tandaw Samdarshi

What do the ancient Indian texts called the Upanishads have to do with sleep? Dr. Tandaw Samdarshi, associate professor of cardiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is in …

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The Battle Over Schooling

Public-school K-12 education is slated to take a top spot on Mississippi lawmakers’ agendas again this year. Heat notwithstanding, Republicans will probably get their way on both issues.

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How Clinton is Reducing Domestic Abuse

Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.

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Clinton Cuts Domestic Violence

When it comes to people accused of domestic violence, police and courts tend to see the same men and women over and over again—often with a revolving set of victims. …

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We're No. 2!

Mississippi rises toward the top in the number of people executed in 2012.

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Giving 'For Good, Forever'

When the Jackson Free Clinic wanted to expand its facilities, the Community Fund of Greater Jackson helped make it happen.

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How We Measure Poverty

Although lots of folks have tinkered with the formula and the numbers have been updated in line with the Consumer Price Index, the baseline assumption has not changed since the …

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Searching Out Solutions to Poverty

Approaching solutions to poverty may seem like a daunting task. With so much to overcome, some folks are paralyzed into doing nothing at all. But making a difference doesn’t have …

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Building Assets: A Path Out Of Poverty

Having a job that pays a living wage is only one aspect of lifting one’s self out of poverty.

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Voter Exit Poll 'A Waste'

After spending $34,000 in taxpayer funds to poll Mississippi voters Nov. 6, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann's new exit poll has confirmed what voter ID opponents have been saying all …

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Rev. Reddit Andrews III

Rev. Reddit Andrews III believes all good theology should be practical.

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Rebel On The Exchange

Mississippi's insurance commissioner has no qualms about bucking his party.

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Start Up, Minority Business Registry, Accelerator, More

Entrepreneurs in the capital city will get a chance to pitch their ideas to fellow aspiring business owners and business leaders, and possibly find the connections they need to get …

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JPS Refinancing Costly

The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees is refinancing millions worth of the district's bond debt.

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The Truth About Obamacare

If you spent any amount of time listening to the nattering voices of the negative, chances are you've heard any number of rumors, lies and half-truths about the Patient Protection …

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Hollis Watkins

Hollis Watkins has dedicated his life to serving the people of his community.

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Renee Rosenfeld

Irene Rosenfeld died Wednesday, Nov. 27, at age 94.

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Taxes: Obama vs. Bush Rates

Tax cuts are like power: Once people have some, wresting it out of their hands makes for a battle royale.

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Liqueur, Food, Roads and Hair

Bottle Tree Beverage Co., the Madison-based distillery that brought Cathead vodkas to the marketplace, has released a new chicory liqueur under the brand name Hoodoo.

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Mississippi's 'Lost Decade': Income Equality Grows

Nowhere in the U.S. has the inequality gap grown larger than in Mississippi.

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Innovate Mississippi, New Businesses and Safe Shopping Tips

Tony Jeff, president of the Mississippi Technology Alliance, announced at the company's 13th Annual Conference Nov. 14 that the organization has changed its name to Innovate Mississippi.

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Jackson Free Clinic Volunteers

Jackson Free Clinic volunteers began a recent expansion with a demolition party.

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Center Begins Sexual Assault Crisis Program

When it comes to preventing sexual assault and rape, creating a culture of deterrence may be the most important aspect of addressing the problem.

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Hear Them Roar ...

Women's issues—and women's votes—were front and center in the Nov. 6 vote.

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A Jump to the Left? Mississippi: The 2012 Elections and Beyond

Among the many names folks have called Mississippi—from the Hospitality State to the Cradle of the Confederacy—“political trendsetter” probably doesn’t rank high on many lists.

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The Squeaker That Roared

Few called the election a sure thing for President Barack Obama before the polls closed yesterday.

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Flonzie Brown-Wright

It wasn't so very long ago that voting was a right people fought and died for. Native Mississippian Flonzie Brown-Wright remembers those days clearly.

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Protecting the Kids

On Oct. 24, after an eight-month investigation and two months of unsuccessfully trying to negotiate with the defendants, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the county, the …

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Health-Care Industry Needs Healthy Workers

It's no secret that when it comes to the health of Mississippians, we rank at or near the bottom of nearly every well-being marker, from obesity to infant mortality.

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Rochelle Hicks

Lifelong Mississippian Rochelle Hicks has worked more than 15 years in the tourism industry.

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Kerry Baker

Mississippians might remember the small town of Smithville in north Mississippi, which was hit particularly hard in April 2011 by a tornado.

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Mississippi Women's Turn: Can They Break the Political Ceiling?

The political landscape might have shifted in Mississippi, but in 2012, women are still struggling with the same issues.

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Evers, Winter: Mississippi Moving Forward, But ...

Few eyes were dry when Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of Jackson civil-rights hero Medgar Evers, stood in front of 600 people in downtown Jackson Thursday night and declared her love …

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Who Are the 47 Percent?

Last week, a videographer caught Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in an unguarded moment during a political fundraiser.

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Group of the Day: Cyclists Curing Cancer

If you're a biking enthusiast, you still have time (barely) to ride for a most worthy cause: curing cancer.