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Barbour Calls for ‘Conservative Spending’ Due to Crisis


Gov. Haley Barbour wants Mississippi to trim its budget in respond to the financial crisis.
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[Verbatim statement] (JACKSON, Mississippi)— Governor Haley Barbour asked legislators and state agency directors to find ways to cut spending this year and in Fiscal Year 2010 as a result of lower tax collections during the current economic crisis. “Just as Mississippi families and businesses are revising their budgets and looking for ways to save money, we in state government must tighten our ...
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Screw Friendship Bracelets

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by Hope Owens-Wilson
October 8, 2008

It’s hard to believe that the Media Literacy Project came from a day at the zoo. The Civil Rights Civil Liberties Club, a Jim Hill High School-based group, held a retreat for its members at the Jackson Zoo in read more »

Media Literacy Project: Editors Speak Up
With the conclusion of the research from the Media Literacy Project, editors from the Jackson Advocate, Northside Sun, and Madison County Journal respond.

Media Literacy Project: ‘Yes, We Can’
Hearts racing and full of energy, 15 Jim Hill students yelled at two teachers, and the teachers yelled at the students. But no one received detention in Room 213.

Media Literacy Project: The Mouth Of Babes
“Idle hands are the tools of the devil.” At least, that’s what city officials like Mayor Frank Melton and Ward 3 City Councilman Kenneth Stokes seem to think about Jackson youth.

Media Literacy Project: Intentional Bias
Earlier this year, in a span of less than two weeks, two tragedies rocked the communities of Jackson, Madison and Canton.

Media Literacy Project: Now What?
After months of planning and research, along with three hour-long interviews with editors from the Northside Sun, The Jackson Advocate and the Madison County Journal, The Jackson Media Literacy Project associates have compiled a list of suggestions for the local papers and the community they serve.

[Editor’s Note] Lessons Learned
I remember walking through the door of David Molina’s office in May, confidently strolling up to his desk and handing him a packet of papers that read “Jackson Media Literacy Project” across the front.

Keeping The Gloves Off
In their first and only debate, Senate candidates Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove maintained in person the negative tone that has characterized much of the advertising for both of their campaigns.

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[ladd] Palin-McCain Spreading Hate in the Lower 48
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And they need to reel it in. Fast. This is ugly, and dangerous. Watch this one, as Palin encourages more.

[willis] Man in London shot for wearing Obama shirt
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From Evening Standard:

Dube Egwuatu was buying a mobile telephone top-up card in a south London off-licence when the ...

[ladd] Hey McCain: Don’t Insult a Man with a Facebook Page
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Oliver Clark, the African American man that McCain insulted during the second debate, is striking back on his Facebook ...

[ladd] DOW Plunges 700 Points, Again
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More bad news:

Stocks plunged in the final minutes of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than ...

[todd] Testing New JFP Feature: Restaurant Listings and Ratings
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Hey all -- Vince has been working hard in the background on a new feature here on http://www.jacksonfr eepress.com -- ...

[ladd] OK, Class, What’s Wrong With This Story?
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This is the lead paragraph from a story in the Anchorage Daily News today about a state ethics investigation:

Todd Palin ...

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» Eyes On The Machine:  Jackson Teens Cover The Media 4
At the Media Literacy Project’s June 7 orientation, project associates began discussing what would be their research.

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» Ruby Dixon
A typical conversation with Ruby Dixon in the halls of Lanier high school might go something like this: “Hey Ruby! Coming to choir practice today?”

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A Classic Country Tale
At 38, country singer Jeffrey Maddox is in no rush to get to Nashville. He still lives in Pearl with his wife and two sons.

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Jewels of the Urban Garden
Only one fruit or vegetable elicits a mouth-watering reaction from me, and by mouth-watering, I mean literal saliva down the front of my dress: tomatoes. 1

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Ayurveda:  5,000 Years Of Balance
The world in which we live can get intense: Over-consumption of processed and packaged foods infect our systems; technology bombards our every move; and an excessive amount of activities pull us in multiple directions. Sometimes, it’s all we can do to keep ourselves from spinning completely out of control.

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Conflict: Denied Sequel
There are games that look bad, sound bad and end up being, well, bad. “Conflict: Denied Ops” is this kind of failure. 1

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Oct 10, 2008 | 01:38 PM
Who are the people we honor? 2
ladd: Of course we should. And we’ve been talking about it for a while here. Todd, for instance, has called for the reservoir to be renamed the Eudora Welty Reservoir and, in fact, calls it “the ...
Oct 10, 2008 | 07:10 AM
White House considers ownership stakes in banks 3
baquan2000: Casual Observer - that is a deep perspective. But I think there are plenty of people out there wondering how this has happened and what is going on.
Oct 07, 2008 | 06:49 PM
King Edward - What's going on? 174
Izzy aka Laurel Isbister: As the new Director of Entertainment for Watkins Development and Farish Street Group Brad Franklin, AKA Kamikaze, will be organizing the tours.  -Pops Hey! that’s good ...
Oct 06, 2008 | 04:20 PM
Conservatism vs. Liberal-ism 1
baquan2000:
Oct 06, 2008 | 02:44 PM
Very Interesting. 3
ladd: If the video says that Raines was an “adviser” to Obama, then it is not credible. That has been debunked as a lie.
Oct 02, 2008 | 04:59 PM
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED TO VOTE BY THIS FRIDAY 2
itodd: Actually, the deadline is TOMORROW (Friday) unless your county has an office open until 12 noon on Saturday.
Sep 30, 2008 | 09:18 AM
McMILLIN Early Club Closing+ What Do you Think???This is what i Think!!!!!!! 2
WMartin: Imagine that, a politician passing the buck on responsibility. Hmmm… the problem is with people shooting each other. Why not just make that illegal? Oh wait it’s already illegal to shoot ...
Sep 29, 2008 | 04:04 PM
what will happen if either candidate wins!? 5
baquan2000: Like I said - win or lose, I have no plans of taking off work! protesting! rioting! or crying! because I think I am speaking for quite a few black people in regards to this election! We ...
Sep 29, 2008 | 09:30 AM
Who's gonna pay? 3
golden eagle: It’s the greedy CEOs who caused this and it’s the greedy CEOs who should pay for it, both monetarily and legally.
Sep 28, 2008 | 05:43 AM
:-) 1
WMartin:

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Oct 10, 2008 | 02:39 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
Whitley: STRANGLY, I have found myself agreeing with Pat Buchanon on something. He stated that McCain might be going too far, but that it was something for the ...
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:33 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
Whitley: True. The JFP makes me proud to be a Jacksonian!
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:33 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
ladd: This is chilling: Emboldened by his nomination by Mayor Palin, Stoll later demanded she fire Wasilla’s museum director, John Cooper, a personal enemy he longed ...
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:32 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
ladd: Ronni deserves credit, though: She reported much of what’s in that Salon piece about the Constitution Party connections and such a month ago.
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:26 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
ladd: That Salon story linked above is really revealing how close Palin has been to the anti-American movement in Alaska: So long as Alaska remained under the boot of ...
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:26 PM
Palin-McCain Spreading Hate in the Lower 48
Ronni M: Wow... I got chills.
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:25 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
baquan2000: if you get a chance read this one: “Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail” http://www.cnn.com/2 008/POLITICS/10/10/mccain .crowd/index.html ...
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:20 PM
Eyes On The Machine: Jackson Teens Cover The Media
ladd: I'm sure they'd be thrilled to. ;-)
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:17 PM
Eyes On The Machine: Jackson Teens Cover The Media
dd39203: You should ask the C-L to sponsor Bryan. With all those staff cuts and the price increase for papers, I'm sure they have the resources.
Oct 10, 2008 | 02:17 PM
Bobby Kennedy Jr.: Media Must Cover Palin's Radical Ties
Walt: I’m still waiting and hoping Palin slips and goes into an uncontrollable tirade thereby calling Obama all kinds of racial slurs and names, beyond what she has ...

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