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A Face-Melting IPO

AP | BREE FOWLER | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Squier, Stocks, Stock Market, JPMorgan Chase, The Beatles, Video, Ovation, Fender Musical Instruments Corp., Ipo, Fender Guitars, Guild, Securities and Exchange Commission, Banjos, Jimi Hendrix, Latin Percussion, Ukuleles and Mandolins, Jackson, Business News

NEW YORK — An instrumental piece of rock and roll history is going public. Fender Musical Instruments Corp., the maker of legendary guitars str...

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Coast-To-Coast By Greyhound Bus

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Knoxville, Coast-to-Coast Travel, Greyhound Bus, Washington, Dc, Los Angeles, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Goody's Headache Powders, Bus Travel, Nashville, Road Trips, Jackson, Adventure Travel, War Dog Memorial, Blue Ridge Mountains, GooGoo Clusters, Tn, Travel News

Why would you ride on Greyhound instead of driving -- or grabbing a train or plane?

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Will The Help's Oscar Revive Interest in The Long Walk Home?

Peter Dreier | Posted 04.28.2012

In contrast to The Help, The Long Walk Home shows African-American maids as active participants in the civil rights struggle -- and remains a much more uplifting and hard-hitting movie about the plight and pluck of black domestic servants confronting racism.

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HuffPost Guides: Wachusett Mountain Ski Area

The Huffington Post | Sara Ipatenco | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Princeton Travel, Video, Princeton, Ski Resorts, Massachusetts Travel, Massachusetts Skiing, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, Wyoming, Skiing, Jackson, Travel News

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area in Massachusetts is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Pos...

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HuffPost Guides: Snow King Resort

The Huffington Post | Sara Ipatenco | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Wyoming Travel, Video, Jackson Hole, Ski Resorts, Snow King Resort, Jackson Travel, Wyoming, Wyoming Skiing, Jackson, Skiing, Travel News

Snow King Resort in Wyoming is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers ou...

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HuffPost Guides: Black Mountain Resort

The Huffington Post | Sue Hargis Spigel | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: New Hampshire Skiing, Video, Ski Resorts, Black Mountain Resort, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Travel, Jackson Travel, Skiing, Jackson, Travel News

Black Mountain Resort in New Hampshire is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Trave...

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Amusement Parks In New Jersey: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Video, The Rocket, New Jersey, New Jersey Travel, Green Lantern, Amusement Parks, Steel Pier, Six Flags Great Adventure, Themed Guides, Jackson, Atlantic City, Travel News

Amusement parks in New Jersey draw visitors from all over the Mid-Atlantic, especially New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Whether it's a major theme...

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Family Of Man Killed In Alleged Mississippi Hate Crime Files Suit

AP | By HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Deryl Dedmon, John Aaron Rice, Video, Mississippi, Hate Crime Lawsuit, Mississippi Crime, James Craig Anderson Lawsuit, Hate Crime, James Craig Anderson Hate Crime, James Craig Anderson Death, Jackson, James Craig Anderson, Crime News

JACKSON, Miss. (Associated Press) -- The family of a black man who authorities say was run over by a white teenager in a truck is suing over the alleg...

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Mississippi Teen Charged With Capital Murder In Alleged Hate Crime

Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: Deryl Dedmon, John Aaron Rice, Civil Rights Investigation, Video, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime, Hate Crime, Fbi, James Craig Anderson Death, Civil Rights, Jackson, James Craig Anderson, Crime News

A white Mississippi teen accused in the fatal hit-and run of a black man could face the death penalty if convicted on capital murder charges in the ca...

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FBI Investigates Fatal Rundown Of Black Man In Mississippi

AP | By HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Deryl Dedmon, John Aaron Rice, Video, Civil Rights Investigation, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime, Fbi, Hate Crime, James Craig Anderson Death, Civil Rights, James Craig Anderson, Jackson, Crime News

(AP) -- The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into the death of a black man who Mississippi authorities say was intentionally run down by a ...

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Internet War Of Words Over Alleged Hate Crime Killing In Mississippi

AP | By HOLBROOK MOHR | Posted 10.14.2011

Read More: Deryl Dedmon, John Aaron Rice, Run Over, White, Murder, Video, Mississippi, Mississippi Crime, Beer Run, Hate Crime, Black, Jackson, James Craig Anderson, Crime News

JACKSON, Miss. -- Authorities call it a hate crime by two white teens against a middle-aged black man, "murder by physically assaulting and purposeful...

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Baboon On The Run In New Jersey

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird New Jersey, Baboon on the Run, Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, Weird Animals, Baboons, Jackson, Weird News News

JACKSON, N.J. — A baboon is on the loose in New Jersey. Police say they received two calls Thursday afternoon from people who saw the monkey, a...

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Beyond Imagination: FIGMENT Unites Local Artists for Community Impact

Laura Cococcia | Posted 07.22.2011

Read More: Creativity, Figment, Local-Art, Jackson, Boston, David Koren, Burning Man, Laura Cococcia, Governor's Island, New York City Art, Figment Festival, New York City, Culture, Detroit, New York News

What do you get when you combine art and imagination and use its power to cultivate community and impact society?

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Jackson Killed Self, Defense Will Claim

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Jackson Suicide, Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Killed Self, Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson Suicide, Jackson Trial, Murray Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, Jackson Killed Self, Michael Jackson Trial, Murray Michael Jackson, Jackson, Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES — The defense for the doctor facing trial for involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death will suggest the singer actually k...

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Jackson school bus driver charged with having vodka bottle in bus glove box

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Google MapsA Jackson school bus driver was charged with having alcohol on school property after police stopped the bus at the entrance of Jackson ...

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Reverend Solomon Jackson, Jr.: Blessed to be a Blessing

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Solomon, Children, Child Watch Column, Blessed to Be a Blessing, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Jackson, Impact News

The Reverend Solomon Jackson, Jr., a retired state employee from South Carolina, set a powerful example after he received an unexpected blessing of his own.

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Obama Mortgage Modification Plan -- 100 Times Better Than Bush

Peter G. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mortgage, Jackson, Hope for Homeowners, Foreclosure, Modification, Obama, Re-Default, Bush, Fhasecure, h4h, Business News

Just about every posting regarding the Obama mortgage modification program says it's a dud. Those on the left say not enough has been done, those on t...

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One of the Most Shameful Episodes In Journalistic History

Charles Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trial, Thomson, Verdict, Charles, Michael, Tom, Media, Anniversary, Jury, Journalism, Jackson, Sneddon, Entertainment News

Looking back five years on the Michael Jackson trial, I see a media out of control. The sheer amount of propaganda, bias, distortion and misinformation is almost beyond comprehension.

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The Three Biggest Honkers from Senator Murkowski and Her Supporters

David Doniger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energyandclimate, Carbonpollution, Climate, Cleanairact, Murkowski, Uschamberofcommerce, Endangerment, Cleancars, Jackson, Green News

They say truth is the first casualty in war. Senator Murkowski is leading a war to destroy the Clean Air Act as a tool to combat climate change.

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Weekly Mulch: Off-shore drilling, auto emissions, mountaintop mining from Obama administration

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger President Barack Obama announced this week that his administration would open areas from Delaware to Florid...

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Constance McMillen 'Sham' Prom Accusation Denied By Itawamba School District

AP | SHELIA BYRD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aclu, Itawamba County Agricultural High Schoo, Gay Prom, Public Schools, Mississippi, Gay Rights, Missisippi, Lesbian, Fulton Country Club, Prom, Gay, Jackson, Home News

JACKSON, Miss. — A rural Mississippi school district that was sued by a lesbian student who wanted to bring a same-sex date to the high school p...

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Fattest State's Lawmakers Shed Pounds, Fried Stuff

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mississipi, Mississippi, Health, Obesity Action Coalition, Weight Loss, Weight Loss Contest, Jackson, Wellness, Healthy Living News

JACKSON, Miss. — In a gym at a tiny college in the capital of the most obese state in the nation, state Rep. John Hines dropped his chest to the...

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White House Gate Crashing, From Andrew Jackson To Grace Slick

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Born in a Log Cabin, Jefferson Starship, President, White House, Tricia Nixon, President Obama, The People, Gate Crasher, Andrew Jackson, Obama, Campaign, State Dinner, Abbie Hoffman, Burned, History, Politics, Gate Crash, Richard Nixon, Inauguration, Tricky Dick, A Rock and Roll Memoir, Anti-Elitist, John Quincy Adams, Somebody to Love, Old Hickory, Lsd, Yippie, Man of the People, Dolley Madison, Hoffman, Gate Crashing, Acid, Fence Jumper, Finch College, Gate Crashing the White House, Barack Obama, Grace Slick, Jackson, White House Gate Crasher, Chris Weigant, Madison, British, Dosing Tricky Dick, Dose, Nixon, War of 1812, Jefferson Airplane, Finch, Politics News

While Washington is all a-twitter over two society climbers crashing the gates at an Obama soirée, in the grand sweep of history, it was a fairly minor event. No one was in danger, and no real harm was done, nobody got dosed with LSD.

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Ecko store at Jackson Premium Outlets is robbed at gunpoint

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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JACKSON -- Three robbers wearing ski masks robbed the Ecko store at the Jackson Premium Outlets in Ocean County as the store's employees were prep...

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Three people injured in Jackson house fire are identified

NJ.com | NJ.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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JACKSON -- Authorities identified today the three victims who were injured when a fast-moving fire tore through a Jackson home on New Year's Day. ...

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