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Priority Woman

The need to take care of everybody else or to be perfect--or at least, to be what everyone expects you to be all the time--seems to be characteristically, though not …

City in the Sky

The long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed "Bioshock" series is finally here, and despite its flaws, it was worth the wait.

The Joy of Failure

The function of Dwarf Fortress is to simulate in unnerving complexity a chaotic, living world, from its geology to its psychology.

Grafting Tomatoes ‘The Next Big Thing?’

Southern organic gardeners are discovering what could be The Next Big Thing in tomatoes: grafting.

Amazing Teens

If kids are our future, we have a lot to look forward to as the 16 young people chosen as this year’s Amazing Teens grow into adulthood.

Jonathan Lee on the Defensive Over Business Judgments (Plus Audio)

Jonathan Lee, candidate for mayor of Jackson, Miss., is on the defensive over default judgments against his family's business.

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Kemper Shareholders Should Share Pain

MPC's 582-megatwatt Kemper IGCC coal-fired power plant is now more than 80 percent complete. Since January, Southern's stock price has risen steadily from just above $42 in January to around …

Wilson: Engaging our Youth

Albert Wilson has spent his adult life trying to reach out to the next generation. Now he wants to reach them from the Jackson City Council.

Wright: A Familiar Face

Charity Wright has dedicated her last 14 years to working in City Hall in the Jackson City Clerk's office. Now she is asking for a promotion—to city councilwoman.

Your Turn

From jfp.ms: A comment on “The JFP Urban Development Manifesto,” by Todd Stauffer

Question o' the Week: What was the most important lesson you learned as a teenager?

What was the most important lesson you learned as a teenager?

Great Expectations

All of us need to be believed in, regardless of the luck of our early circumstances.

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A Shoestring Fling

Operation Shoestring is a community organization based around kids and families that has been making a difference for nearly 50 years.

Millsaps Group Helping Boost Businesses

Millsaps College has formed ELSEWorks, a group of students and faculty that engages the area's business and community leaders to promote growth and opportunity.

3 Murder Charges Against Pa. Abortion Doc Tossed

A judge tossed three of eight murder charges Tuesday in the high-profile trial of an abortion doctor accused of killing babies prosecutors say were born alive at a clinic they …

Governments May Push Workers to Health Exchange

Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their health care expenses along to Washington, D.C.

87 Dead in Bangladesh Garment Factory Collapse

An eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed near Bangladesh's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 87 people and trapping many more under a jumbled mess of concrete.

UK in Dark Mood as New Recession May be Confirmed

Recession may just be a word. But in Britain it may become a habit—and a dangerous one at that.

Tupelo Man Investigated in Ricin Case

Law enforcement officials searched the home of a second Mississippi man in connection to ricin-laced letters sent to the president and a U.S. senator.

Coast Guard: No Danger from Sunken Barge

Authorities say the barge that sank after hitting a bridge on the Mississippi River at Vicksburg poses no dangers to shipping or the environment.