Disrupting the Status Quo
A baker's dozen of good ideas: That's what I came up with when asked to contribute a pithy set of good ideas to this issue.
Lumumba: Telling Unpopular Truths
One of the difficulties every politician will face, sooner or later, is the choice between telling the people the truth or couching issues in terms of easy-to-digest pabulum and paternalistic "everything will be OK" talk.
Gibson: Unique Perspective
Alberta Ross Gibson is confident she can sell investors and developers on doing business in Hinds County.
McQuirter: Planting the Seeds
Darrel McQuirter, a Hinds County department head who took a leave of absence to run for the District 2 supervisor's seat, is putting his job on the line because he believes he can help the county run better.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'No Idea'
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has been pushing for a voter ID law in Mississippi for years. Instead of taking responsibility for the law's passage, he put the onus for the law on the state Legislature, and said he was merely the guy responsible for enforcing it.
Mississippi’s Gumbo
Mississippi has always had a diverse group of people. Think of an ethnic group and, in all likelihood, its people reside here. Though their numbers may be smaller, all of them matter.
Having the Truancy Discussion
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray is supportive of an ordinance that would levy penalties against parents of truant students.
Council Passes $502.5 Million Budget
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba is aware that his controversial budget, which the city council passed Sept. 12 with a 5-2 vote, would ruffle some feathers. But he's OK with that. He didn't run for office to win any popularity contests.
Mukesh Kumar
The first time this reporter met Mukesh Kumar, he led me through the winding halls of Jackson State University's Urban and Regional Planning Department to his office.
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.
Syria Gives Russia Chemical Weapons Evidence
Syria has turned over materials to Russia which aim to show that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by rebels, a top Russian diplomat visiting Damascus and a Syrian official said Wednesday.
Judge Urged to Approve BP Claims Czar's Budget
The court-appointed administrator of BP's settlement with Gulf Coast residents and businesses following its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has asked a federal judge to reject the company's bid to slash his office's proposed budget by at least $25.5 million.
5 Finalists Set for State Superintendent's Post
The state Board of Education has cut the field of possible state superintendents to five.
USM Holds Groundbreaking for New Residence Halls
The University of Southern Mississippi has officially started construction on Century Park South, which will provide 954 beds for freshmen and other scholarship students.
Lumumba, Chamber Break Sales-Tax Impasse
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba says he has found a way around the sales-tax commission issue, which has kept the city leaders from putting a 1-percent sales tax to a vote for years.
Russia Opposes Use of Force in Resolution on Syria
Russia insisted Tuesday that a U.N. Security Council resolution governing Syria's handling of its chemical weapons not allow the use of force, but it suggested that could change if Damascus reneges on the deal to give up its stockpile.
Brazil Looks to Break from US-Centric Internet
Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous first step toward fracturing a global network built with minimal interference by governments.
White House Criticizes Lawmakers Opposing Gun Bill
President Barack Obama's spokesman on Tuesday criticized lawmakers who have stood in the way of expanded background checks for gun purchases and said the White House will continue to push the cause in the wake of the Washington Navy Yard shooting.
Acapulco Tourists Stranded; Mexico Death Toll 38
Emergency flights began arriving in Acapulco Tuesday to evacuate some of the tens of thousands of tourists stranded in the resort city by flooding and landslides that shut down the highway to Mexico City and swamped the international airport.