Dems, GOP Talk Up Deficit Reduction, but Don't Act
Liberals' loud objections to White House proposals for slowing the growth of huge social programs make it clear that neither political party puts a high priority on reducing the deficit, despite much talk to the contrary.
Fathers, Firefighters: Lives Lost in West, Texas
With help from relatives, friends and obituaries of the deceased released by local funeral homes, The Associated Press compiled vignettes of some of the 14 victims who died in the West, Texas blast.
Officials: Bomb Suspect Silent After Read Rights
Sixteen hours after investigators began interrogating him, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings went silent: He'd just been read his constitutional rights.
Living Presidents Salute One of Their Own
All the living American presidents past and present are gathering in Dallas, a rare reunion to salute one of their own at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Miss. Special Session Friday for Auto Parts Maker
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol this Friday for what many hope will be a quick a special session to lure an auto parts maker to the state.
Coast Reflections
The Mississippi Gulf Coast has always had a special place in my heart. In recent years while living in Jackson, I have become an adamant advocate for staying close to my Biloxi roots. On a visit to the coast a couple weekends ago, I employed my friends’ help to gather materials for a project I had in mind. We stopped by one of the local shrimp yards to collect the sun-bleached oyster shells—that once form the coastal gravel of the Back Bay shores—to help me make this weekend’s project.
The Slate
The NFL Draft starts Thursday and ends Saturday and 254 college football players' dreams will come true when they hear their name announced. The waiting will be the hardest part for some players.
Scouting the Picks
Nearly every NFL team will probably feel good about themselves after the final pick of the 2013 NFL Draft is announced.
Fixing Defense in the Draft
The New Orleans Saints should focus on two things during the 2013 NFL Draft: their defense and their offensive line.
Spring into Fun
Hip hip hooray! It is almost summer time! It seems that everyone has caught spring fever and is ready to get out and about for some good times here in the City with Soul.
Burnett Retrospective at the Strand
Mississippi native Charles Burnett’s 1978 film “Killer of Sheep” is one of several films he directed featured at this weekend’s retrospective in Vicksburg.
Taking it Slow
The Slow Movement is running rampant, though it likes to run at the speed of a tortoise.
Pizza the Hutt
Pizza is a big deal. Sometimes folks' love of it borders on a religious fixation. They debate endlessly about what makes the perfect slice. This weekend, chef Jesse Houston will add several new contenders to that conversation, in his return to Sal & Mookie's for the second Pop-up Pizza in Jackson, fittingly titled "The Empire State Strikes Back."
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 exclusively, a female trait.
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.
A ‘Sound, Sensible’ Organics Program
The National Organic Program must be sensing increasing numbers of small farmers turning away from the USDA's certified organic program.
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.