Mississippi Today
Made in America: The products of US prison labor are all around us
These are photos of just some of the two dozen prison-made objects photographer Daniella Zalcman was able to track down using state prison industries catalogs and social media accounts.
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9mHurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen as it barrels toward the US Gulf Coast
Isaias was forecast to intensify rapidly and bring strong winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday.
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5mJournalism 'exposes the corruption of the system,' John Grisham says
John Grisham, the author of more than 50 consecutive No. 1 bestsellers including two works of nonfiction, was the keynote speaker at Mississippi Today’s 10th Anniversary Celebration.
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3mSenate candidate Colom calls for suspending federal gas tax
Any suspension of the federal gasoline tax would require an act of Congress, and a president cannot unilaterally suspend the federal tax.
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5mLaurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker focus on community solutions and local journalism
Laurene Powell Jobs and Darren Walker say it's important to invest in people who are building sustainable community solutions. The philanthropists say that's why they put resources into journalism in Mississippi.
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5mFeds announce takedown of ‘major’ drug and gun trafficking ring after string of arrests in Delta, Tupelo
Authorities say the drug and gun trafficking crackdown will continue in other parts of north Mississippi.