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School Board Meeting Tonight

The JPS school board meets tonight at 5:30. Although there isn't anything on the schedule about selecting a sex-related education policy, there are only two scheduled board meetings before the …

Some Reproductive Health Bills Set to Die in Miss. House

At least two bills affecting reproductive health will die in the Mississippi House because a chairman says he won't bring them up for debate before a Tuesday deadline.

Voices in the Storm

The Nation has a collection of very telling quotes from the last two weeks:

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WAPT 16 - Democratic Mayoral Candidates Spar At Forum

WAPT 16 reports:

JACKSON, Miss. -- Two Democratic candidates in the race for mayor shared a podium this weekend, but not without some tough criticism.

Bush Grounded for Skipping Exam

MSNBC Reports:

More than a week after a court-imposed deadline to turn over all records of President George W. Bush's military service, the Texas Air National Guard belatedly produced two documents Tuesday …

Howard Dean on How Obama Improved on HIS Strategy

I ran into Howard Dean, chairman of Democratic Party, in the Grove, being yanked around by his handlers. I pointed out that there are similarities between the way he ran …

I Did It (Sort Of…)

They say that if you do something 21 days a row, it becomes a habit. For me, if I actually remember to do something three times, it's a miracle. I'm …

Some More Ole Miss Candidates

Two more names have surfaced in the Ole Miss coaching search. One is David Lee, an offensive assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. Lee has Ole Miss ties as he coached …

Lose To State, Lose Your Job

It's official: Florida football coach Ron Zook was fired on Monday, just two days after his team was upset by Mississippi State, 38-31. However, Zook will finish the season, much …

NCAA Places Mississippi State on Probation

Here's MSU's take on it.

Today the NCAA placed Mississippi State University on a four-year probation for four years because of football recruiting violations that occurred between 1998 and 2004. The NCAA stripped the university …

Honor America: Watch Some Baseball

It's Memorial Day, which means TV will be filled with two things: war movie marathons and major league baseball. The latter is usually more entertaining (unless you're watching an American …

"Lost and Safe," The Books

This cut-and-paste folk tinged electronic sound collage is a duo that met in New York but now resides in North Adams, Massachusetts. Their first two albums, 2002's "Thought for Food" …

"Prisoners of Love: 1985-2003," Yo La Tengo

Matador Records has released two versions of this career retrospective of one of today's most prolific indie-pop bands. The 2-disc set is a great 26-song introduction of Yo Le Tengo's …

FEMA Opening 2 Disaster Recovery Centers in Mississippi

Two disaster recovery centers are opening in Mississippi to help people affected by storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that happened in February and March.

Two Candidates for Mississippi Governor Agree to Second Debate

Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood said Monday that he has accepted an invitation for Oct. 14 at WCBI-TV in Columbus. Republican Tate Reeves accepted the invitation last month.

Harp Player Sam Myers Back in Treatment

Long time Mississippi vocalist/harmonica blues artist is starting a second round of treatment for cancer of the throat. He received treatments and was improving but learned recently that the cancer …

Woman Accused of Aiding Police Killer Gets Change of Venue

A woman charged with aiding the killer of two Hattiesburg police officers will be tried somewhere else.

Tuition to Rise 4 Percent on Average at Mississippi Schools

Mississippi's eight public universities plan to raise tuition by an average of 4 percent next fall.

University of Mississippi and Meridian Hospitals to Ally

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is agreeing to work more closely with another hospital.