November 4, 2009
Mayor Harvey Jr. Johnson rode back into the mayor's office on a platform of openness to the media and the voting public, but he recently left himself vulnerable to criticism on this very issue.
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[Stiggers] I Have a Scheme
by Ken Stiggers
November 4, 2009
Miss Doodle Mae: "It was one of those dreary and rainy evenings. The staff and I had just finished our store-closing duties. Jojo suggested that we wait until the heavy rain lighten up before going home. We agreed with…
November 4, 2009
Miss Doodle Mae: "It was one of those dreary and rainy evenings. The staff and I had just finished our store-closing duties. Jojo suggested that we wait until the heavy rain lighten up before going home. We agreed with…
[Kamikaze] To Our Health
by Kamikaze
November 4, 2009
I have to shamefully admit that it's been over a decade since my last trip to a doctor's office. That's any doctor's office, anywhere, for any kind of checkup. Sure, I've been to the emergency room several times. Even took…
November 4, 2009
I have to shamefully admit that it's been over a decade since my last trip to a doctor's office. That's any doctor's office, anywhere, for any kind of checkup. Sure, I've been to the emergency room several times. Even took…
[Editor’s Note] The Path of Least Drama
by Donna Ladd
November 4, 2009
Everyone who reads me regularly knows that I despise the question "Why does she stay?" when asked about domestic-abuse victims. I've written and stated many times that I resent the fact that so many people, of both genders often respond…
November 4, 2009
Everyone who reads me regularly knows that I despise the question "Why does she stay?" when asked about domestic-abuse victims. I've written and stated many times that I resent the fact that so many people, of both genders often respond…
[Balko] Bad Prosecutors, Mississippi and Beyond
by Radley Balko
November 3, 2009
Anthony Caravella walked away from a Florida prison last month. He served 26 years for a rape and murder that DNA testing has shown he didn't commit. Caravella was 15 at the time he was arrested and has an IQ…
November 3, 2009
Anthony Caravella walked away from a Florida prison last month. He served 26 years for a rape and murder that DNA testing has shown he didn't commit. Caravella was 15 at the time he was arrested and has an IQ…
[Editor’s Note] Whip It Good
by Lacey McLaughlin
October 28, 2009
Every year for Halloween, I struggle when it come to finding the perfect costume. Instead of dressing up as an oversexed nurse or pop star, I've always found it a challenge to dress up as a woman I actually agree…
October 28, 2009
Every year for Halloween, I struggle when it come to finding the perfect costume. Instead of dressing up as an oversexed nurse or pop star, I've always found it a challenge to dress up as a woman I actually agree…
[Editorial] JPS Needs To Level With Public
October 28, 2009
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees made a mistake last week in not renewing the district's music education contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. For 42 years, professional musicians with the state's premier orchestra have taught string instruments to elementary students in JPS…
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees made a mistake last week in not renewing the district's music education contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. For 42 years, professional musicians with the state's premier orchestra have taught string instruments to elementary students in JPS…
[Stiggers] Momma’s Mad
by Ken Stiggers
October 28, 2009
Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented mostly by two members of the McBride family: Dudley 'Do-Right' McBride, police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, and attorney Cootie McBride of the…
October 28, 2009
Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented mostly by two members of the McBride family: Dudley 'Do-Right' McBride, police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, and attorney Cootie McBride of the…
[Your Turn] JPS Students Need Strings
by Georgie Fitch
October 28, 2009
Sometimes I wonder if the people in charge of making decisions about education realize we are the future. We kids are affected by the school board's decision to cut out important extracurricular activities such as strings. This decisions means that…
October 28, 2009
Sometimes I wonder if the people in charge of making decisions about education realize we are the future. We kids are affected by the school board's decision to cut out important extracurricular activities such as strings. This decisions means that…
[Mott] The Cost of Executions
by Ronni Mott
October 28, 2009
Quitman County, Miss., population 10,500, raised taxes for three years and borrowed $150,000 to provide legal counsel to Robert Simon and Anthony Carr, sentenced to death for the 1990 murders of four family members. A death-penalty case "is almost like…
October 28, 2009
Quitman County, Miss., population 10,500, raised taxes for three years and borrowed $150,000 to provide legal counsel to Robert Simon and Anthony Carr, sentenced to death for the 1990 murders of four family members. A death-penalty case "is almost like…
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Ironghost: Actually, Ronni, I'm curious where this whole Media Diversity progrom will end. After you've shamed VIP into submission, what's next? Are…
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Ronni M: Bubba, like most things, it's only unimportant if it has no affect on *your* life. If you were an African…
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Ironghost: I think you were the one I pointed out asking about the divisiveness of the issue. I'd have to go back…
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L.W.: That's great! Maybe I will see them at the walk tomorrow. I'm so glad that people…
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