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EPA-SMOG ENFORCEMENT Appeals court sides with EPA on air pollution limits WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court says the Environmental Protection Agency complied with the law in deciding which areas of the country failed […]

Entertainment

Michelle Obama (BOOK REVIEW)

Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter Slevin Knopf Hardcover, $27.95 448 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-307-95882-2   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle […]

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SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENT Judge’s rewrite of ballot title is final, attorneys argue JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi attorney general’s office and attorneys for an Oxford parent say there’s no legal right for anyone to […]

Education

Free eye exams for third graders who failed reading test

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A new Mississippi program will provide free eye exams to every third grader who failed the state reading test last month and help those students get glasses if needed. Multiple news […]

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RAIN-MISSISSIPPI FARMERS Floods delay some planting, forces other farmers to replant TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Recent flooding has caused some Northeast Mississippi farmers to delay planting while forcing others to replant when the rain clears. […]

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Feds: No evidence that Otis Byrd’s hanging was homicide

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Investigators have found no evidence that the hanging death of a black man in Mississippi was a homicide, and the civil rights probe into the death has been closed, the Justice […]

Entertainment

Lousy Spike Lee Remake of Blaxploit Released on DVD

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus DVD Review by Kam Williams The Kickstarter page where Spike Lee raised $1,418,910 from fans for his latest “Joint” expressly states that the money would not used to shoot a […]