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HHS Approves Free Birth Control For Women
CNNLOS ANGELES -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced new guidelines in Washington Monday requiring health insurance plans beginning on or after August 1, 2012 to cover several women's preventive services, including birth control and...Tags: Women's Health, Medical Services, Washington (U.S. state), Breastfeeding, Physical Conditions
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'The Help' is a thoughtful alternative to fluffy summer flicks
Special to The Herald-MailIt is halfway crazy to release a movie like “The Help” in the middle of summer. It is not a film with many blockbuster characteristics. The story takes place in Jackson, Miss., in the 1960s, an era devoid of much recognizable technology....Tags: Human Interest, Viola Davis, Pies and Tarts, Cicely Tyson, Crime, Law and Justice
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Trying to appreciate 'The Help'
Mother used to tell this story. She was working as a domestic - this was the late '40s or early '50s - for a Memphis doctor when one day his daughter came up and inexplicably began rubbing her skin. It turned out the child had asked her grandmother...Tags: The Help (movie), African Americans, Minority Groups, Entertainment, Physical Conditions
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The Valley Line: 'The Help' gets a local showing
Whoever heard of June Gloom in August? Most of the television weather people were chattering last week about the cloudy mornings, calling the weather some kind of phenomenon. Of course by the time you read this column, the clouds will be gone and it will...Tags: Foreign Aid, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest, Golden Globe Awards, Viola Davis
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Man Drives 1400 Miles For 150 Pizzas
KIAHWould you drive 1400 miles for your favorite slice of pizza? David Schuler drove from Jackson, Mississippi to his hometown of Stoughton, Massachusetts for one. Schuler takes this trip every other year to stock up on pizza and visit family. On this...Tags: Massachusetts, Mississippi
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Passion for music works in festival planning
Daily American Staff WriterShelley Johansson, director of marketing and communications for the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, developed a passion for music long before she became involved with the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival. Johansson, 42, grew up in Nashville where...Tags: Europe, Colleges and Universities, Arts and Culture, Florida, Sweden
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Jackson residents reflect on relations beyond 'The Help' lens
![On a recent steamy Saturday evening, 11 members of Deborah Rae Wright's book club — black, white, Indian and Jewish women — gathered in her meticulously restored Craftsman home on the rundown west side of the Mississippi capital. The topic was 1960s-era Jackson and "The Help," the hit movie set here.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-08/64275490-26181152.jpg "On a recent steamy Saturday evening, 11 members of Deborah Rae Wright's book club — black, white, Indian and Jewish women — gathered in her meticulously restored Craftsman home on the rundown west side of the Mississippi capital. The topic was 1960s-era Jackson and "The Help,\" the hit movie set here.")
On a recent steamy Saturday evening, 11 members of Deborah Rae Wright's book club — black, white, Indian and Jewish women — gathered in her meticulously restored Craftsman home on the rundown west side of the Mississippi capital. The topic was...Tags: Restaurants, African Americans, Arts and Culture, Minority Groups, Justice System
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Tropical Storm Lee Weakens Just Off Louisiana
Associated PressBands of heavy rain and strong wind gusts from Tropical Storm Lee knocked out power to thousands in Louisiana and Mississippi on Saturday and prompted evacuations in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte, where water was lapping at the front doors of some homes....Tags: Weather Warnings, Cleco Corporation, Jack Elliott, Tropical Weather, Natural Gas
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Lee linked to four deaths; flooding expected here as system moves northeast
Associated PressHeavy rain from the former Tropical Storm Lee rolled northeast into Appalachian states Tuesday, spreading the threat of flooding as far as New England after drenching the South, spawning tornadoes, sweeping several people away and knocking out power to...Tags: Labor Day, Rivers, Nashville, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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PASSINGS: Donald L. Taffner, Wardell Quezergue, Eve Brent
Donald L. Taffner
Distributor brought British TV shows to U.S.
Donald L. Taffner, 80, an independent television distributor and producer who adapted and delivered "The Benny Hill Show" and other British comedy programs for U.S. broadcasts, died...Tags: Stevie Wonder, John Ritter, Comedy (genre), Wars and Interventions, Los Angeles Times
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10 things you might not know about hurricanes
It's hurricane season, as the East Coast doesn't need to be told in the wake of Irene. Here's a Category 10 set of facts:
1. Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone? It isn't as simple as you might think, according to the Atlantic Oceanographic and...Tags: African Americans, History (tv network), Minority Groups, Murder, Tropical Weather
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Miss. firm signs deal with Consumers Energy
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Jackson, Miss., company has been awarded a contract to provide its SmartMeters to 1.8 million customers of a Michigan utility company. In a deal announced Monday, Consumers Energy, headquartered in Jackson, Mich., says...Tags: Consumers Energy Company, Consumers, File Sharing, Networking
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