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Lion Around ‘A Quiet Town’

Zach Lovett and Spencer Thomas of Dandy & the Lions always dress to impress and are all around dapper, humble fellows.

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Chuck Galey

Award-winning author, writer and illustrator Chuck Galey says he's a child of the Golden Books era.

Business

Miss. Regulators Approve Energy Efficiency Rules

Mississippi electric and natural gas utilities will soon be paying for their customers to cut energy use.

Justice

Unsealed Documents Offer Details of School Threat

The man who pleaded guilty to making online threats to attack a north Mississippi high school had researched how to make bombs, the 1999 Columbine High School shooting and serial …

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Jakob Clark

Before he even moved back to Jackson in December 2012, Jakob Clark, one of Jackson's music-scene veterans, already had the concept for Whitespike in his head.

Health Care

Obama to Talk up Health Care Law's Rebates

Eager to counter Republicans intent on repealing his health care law, President Barack Obama will argue that it's working and hold up as proof half a billion dollars in rebates …

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Ready ... Set ... Scan

Nine months after state officials holstered a plan to require all parents receiving federal child-care assistance to scan their kids in and out of day care every day, Mississippi is …

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HUD Approves City Grants

The city once again saw cuts to the grants it receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Editorial

GOP Must Help Us Pay for Bush's Promises

Regardless of your opinion on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the undeniable truth is that these wars have cost us a great deal of money.

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UMMC Expansion Continues

Travelers on Lakeland Drive west of Interstate 55 will have to deal with delay-causing construction a little longer.

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Plant An ‘Edible Forest’ in Your Yard

While Arbor Day in Mississippi is in the spring, many experts contend that the best time for planting trees may actually be in the fall.

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Doing Right

“There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. … We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a …

National

Judge Temporarily Blocks Calif. Gay Therapy Law

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law that bars licensed psychotherapists from working to change the sexual orientations of gay minors, but he limited …

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It's the Weekend!

On Sunday, the Soulful Messiah Celebration youth concert is at 4 p.m. at Jackson Medical Mall.

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Cody Cox, On the Record

When it comes to advice for local musicians, Cody Cox is one of the best guys to go to.

Environment

Activists Walk Out of U.N. Climate Talks

Hundreds of environmental activists walked out of U.N. climate talks on Thursday, saying they were deeply disappointed by the lack of results with just one day remaining.

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City Holds Nose and Passes Fingerprinting Motion

The City of Jackson was forced to adopt the State Department of Human Services' new policy of fingerprinting parents who get government assistance to pay for child care or risk …

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That Scoundrel's Solid Groove

Jackson-based band That Scoundrel is a refreshing taste of good old-fashioned rock 'n' roll.

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The Phantom Inspection

When the David Watkins camp responded to the Jackson Redevelopment Authority's decision to cancel Watkins lease on the Farish Street Entertainment District project, it sent JRA a 10-page letter that …

World

Russia: Arafat's Death Not Caused by Radiation

A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.