No Ruckus About Medicare Cuts in Sequester
Hospitals, doctors and other Medicare providers are on the hook for a 2 percent cut under looming government spending reductions. But they're not raising a ruckus. Why?
DHS Official Retires After Immigrants Are Freed
The senior Homeland Security Department official in charge of arresting and deporting illegal immigrants announced his retirement the same day the agency said that hundreds of people facing deportation had been released from immigration jails due to looming budget cuts.
Small Businesses Trying to Limit Budget Cut Damage
Ryan Lemire's company isn't waiting to see if federal budget cuts are going to hurt the software and high-tech consulting business. It's finding new customers.
Pope Legacy: Teacher Who Returned to Church Roots
When Benedict flies off into retirement by helicopter on Thursday, he will leave behind a church in crisis — one beset by sex scandal, internal divisions and dwindling numbers.
Colleges, Theaters to Create New Civil War Plays
Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy 150 years later.
Senate Democrats, GOP to Stage Votes on Rival Cuts
Across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any resulting inconvenience or disruption in government services.
Congress Set to Renew Anti-Violence Law
Republicans appeared resigned to accept an expansion of the Violence Against Women Act.
Lone Miss. Abortion Clinic Set for License Hearing
Mississippi's only abortion clinic is scheduled for an April 18 license revocation hearing before the state Department of Health, and officials say a decision could come days or weeks later.
Handmade Mail
Email is great for so many things, but nothing quite compares to the feeling of getting real mail—the kind of letter or card that someone took the time to pen by hand, find a stamp for and drop off at the post office.
Eat, Drink, Delta
This tome is part cookbook, part travelogue, part bartender's guide and part restaurant review. But it's all Delta.
My Neighborhood
I know there is more to the neighborhood in terms of people and places than my narrow experience. Recently, I had an opportunity to explore things that I had no idea existed, yet were right down the block from me.
The Slate
The NFL Scouting Combine has been called the "Underwear Olympics" by some of the media and former NFL players. It's a good place to see potential starts that could be drafted in April.
Big Dance Hopes
College basketball has been filled with crazy upsets this February, but the real fun begins this Friday when the calendar turns to March. The NCAA Tournament will be the major focus for teams on the bubble across the nation.
Spring in Jackson
To kick off March madness here in Jackson, check out Dimebros at Martin's this Friday night.
Witch Girl and Home Boy
"Beautiful Creatures," the Richard LaGravenese film that sequesters acting giants Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Viola Davis into the shadows, is for audiences who can lose themselves in a southern Gothic romance between Happy Home Boy and Hormonal Witch Girl.
Abstract Stories
See Tony Saladino and Stacey Johnson's works at Fischer Galleries (3100 N. State St., 601-366-8833) the month of March. An opening reception is March 7 at 5 p.m.
The City Gets Proud
Jackson is set to have a day filled with gay Saturday, March 2, with two LGBT events taking place downtown.
Literary Resonations
When English professor and poet Steve Kistulentz joined the Millsaps College faculty in 2009, he campaigned to formalize a visiting writers series.
Rusted Tin to Cotton Gin: A Trip on the Mississippi Blues Trail
Geographic routes of discovery on the Mississippi Blues Trail are as varied and plentiful as the paths weaving through the history of the music itself—music that began as spirituals, work songs and simple narrative ballads in African American communities in the South.
From Girl to Woman
We often find ourselves in situations that—if we had a choice in the matter—we'd certainly not choose for ourselves. It's during these times that we begin to question our value and wonder what we've done wrong.