by Adam Lynch
June 18, 2008

Within 63 days, Travis Childers went from being a former Prentiss County chancery clerk to one of the biggest butt-pains the Republicans have experienced in 15 years. Childers, a conservative Democrat who is “pro-life and pro-guns,” as he puts it,…
 
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Music is constantly evolving, and so is the southern landscape that produces so many young new artists. Every year, the summer brings with it not only sweltering heat, but also the opportunity to get out and enjoy some good music.

With this year’s Music Issue, which coincides…
 
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by Adam Lynch
June 4, 2008

Prosecutions of a Mississippi Supreme Court justice and a wealthy Gulf Coast attorney considered friendly to Democrats are at the center of the most spectacular congressional investigation of political prosecution in the nation’s recent history.

 
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If you're looking for something to do this summer, check out jfpevents.com, the Jackson Free Press' online events calendar and 12-month planner. You'll find all of the listings from this week's Summer Arts Preview as well as events not in the issue. Regular, daily updates provide you…
 
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by Donna Ladd
May 21, 2008

It was Sunday, April 9, 2006, and Frank Melton hadn't called me, yet. This was odd because the Sunday before, I had gone on my first ride-along with him on the Mobile Command Center, and he had invited me back…
 
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Jackson is the sort of place that has the potential for great change, a mid-sized city with both a rich cultural history and a fierce “up-and-coming” attitude. Given its size and accessibility, it’s also the sort of place that begs its citizens to become actively involved in the development process.

The Jackson Free Press staff chose this year’s change-makers—13 dynamic individuals under 40—for the exceptional projects they’ve spearheaded and the indelible marks they’ve made. Here, you’ll find a respected yet eclectic group including tattoo artists, poets, athletes, coffee house owners, lawyers, non-profit visionaries and fashion designers—all part of Jackson’s burgeoning Creative Class—who share a desire to personally and professionally invest in the city.


 
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by Adam Lynch
May 7, 2008

Back in the 1990s, “Miami Vice” didn’t have a lot on the Charitable Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Gaming Commission—even if the “vice” the agency was busting was less sexy than Colombian drug lords.
 
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by Terri Cowart
April 30, 2008

Her eyes were burning from the sandy water, and her body was covered with bruises, but she wasn’t exactly sure how or when she had gotten them. An hour and a half after Hurricane Katrina passed, the water had receded…
 
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by Adam Lynch
April 23, 2008

Ronnie Musgrove, the former Democratic governor of Mississippi, lost his re-election bid in 2003 after Washington lobbyist Haley Barbour poured millions of dollars into a fierce campaign to take the governor's mansion. That fight, largely between pro-consumer trial lawyers and…
 
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by Brandi Herrera Pfrehm
April 16, 2008

When Charlotte Lundemo went out for a jog recently in Fondren, she returned home with more than a sweaty T-shirt and shorts. She arrived carrying a plastic cigarette lighter for her husband, Luke—hardly a thoughtful gift, considering neither of…
 
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