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Lighter take on a classic heavy eggplant Parmesan
I’ve always been a big fan of eggplant Parmesan. There are a bunch of ways to make this classic Italian dish, but I’m partial to what you might call the full-fat version: thick slices of breaded eggplant that are sauteed, then baked until creamy, and finally topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese.
Goal met, Vernon mayor earns paycheck
Vernon Mayor Glenn Crawford can now collect a paycheck from the city.
The first-term mayor and longtime businessman made a campaign promise to residents: he won’t accept a salary until the city adds 50 new jobs or posts a 20 percent increase in revenues under his leadership and that of the current council.
Teacher pay raise plan moves to Miss. Senate
The head of an educators’ union is praising Mississippi lawmakers for moving forward with a teacher pay raise proposal, but he’s asking them to do more.
Mississippi House panel advances revised religious practice bill
A Mississippi House panel on Tuesday changed and passed a bill that says state and local government cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices.
Prosecutor in Army sex case wanted charges dropped
Less than a month before an Army general’s trial on sexual assault charges, the lead prosecutor broke down in tears as he told a superior he believed the primary accuser in the case had lied under oath.
Republican group says gay marriage consistent with values of freedom
A group of Republicans has come out in support of legalizing gay marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, arguing that allowing same-sex unions is consistent with the Western conservative values of freedom and liberty once championed by Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.
Possible diplomatic exit? Ukraine players converge on Paris
Top diplomats from the West and Russia trying to find an end to the crisis in Ukraine are gathering in Paris today as tensions simmered over the Russian military takeover of the strategic Crimean Peninsula.
Reeves unveiling new teacher pay raise proposal
The Mississippi Senate will consider a teacher pay raise plan that’s different from a proposal already passed by the House.
Putin: Russia has right to use force in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin pulled his forces back from the Ukrainian border this morning yet said Moscow reserves the right to use all means to protect Russians in Ukraine. He accused the West of encouraging an anti-constitutional coup in Ukraine and driving it onto anarchy and declared that any sanctions the West places on Russia will backfire.
Charlie Mitchell: Cochran camp taking lessons from Indiana ambush
Two years ago, citizens of the great state of Indiana had every reason to believe that Richard Lugar, their U.S. senator for 36 years, would be re-elected. But an ambush took place in the primary. The veteran Republican went down in flames.
What happened?
Toronto mayor appears on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel’s suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the late night TV talk show.
Mushing family a strong presence in Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Don’t get Dallas and Mitch Seavey wrong. They love each other, even though they might not say it in so many words. But they’re also fierce competitors, more than happy to pass each other on the nearly 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to be the first to reach Nome.
Black Caucus cites Medicaid as unaddressed issue
Medicaid expansion is one of the biggest issues Mississippi lawmakers are failing to address this year, the chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus said Monday.
Man charged in Amory beating murder
Christopher Lee Thompson remains in jail, charged with the beating death of an Amory man.
Miss. inmate sues over execution drug info
Lawyers for a woman facing the death penalty in Mississippi say the state isn’t telling them enough about where it’s getting execution drugs and how it plans to use them.
Mississippi religious-practices bill faces deadline
A Mississippi House panel will decide today whether to kill a religious-practices bill or keep it alive with or without changes.
Lawyers seek dismissal in stillborn-death case
A Mississippi woman who gave birth to a stillborn child at age 16 is challenging a “depraved heart murder” charge that was filed against her by prosecutors who said her cocaine use killed the baby.
Shale brings high hopes in Mississippi
Residents living above an oil-rich shale formation that stretches across southwest Mississippi and Louisiana have been waiting on a boom for years. A steady trickle of drilling is already boosting the rural region’s economy, and spending by two oil companies could make 2014 the year that many other locals finally cash in on the oil far beneath their feet.