:: cover stories

The JFP Interview with Heather McTeer

by Robbie S. Ward
December 14, 2011

Greenville Mayor Heather McTeer, 35, isn't afraid to challenge herself. She completed the St. Jude Marathon years after doctors said she'd never be able to run due to an old injury. Her motivation has inspired others in the Delta,…
 
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‘We’re a Miracle’

Ballet Magnificat! Marks 25 Years

by Briana Robinson
photos by Camille Moenkhaus

As a professional ballerina, Kathy Thibodeaux began to pray about her career and her future when she became a Christian in 1979. "Should I keep dancing? Do I give up dancing?"…
 
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Imam in the Middle

by Ronni Mott
November 30, 2011

In June 2007, I took a once-in-a-lifetime 12-day trip to Turkey. During our stay, our group visited multiple historic and religious sites. We visited Greco-Roman amphitheaters and the ruins of the former port city of Ephesus. We marveled at the…
 
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Grassroots Mamas Tell All

'This is How We Do It!'

by Valerie Wells
November 23, 2011

Lori Gregory-Garrott opened her front door suddenly and looked at her sleepy Fondren neighborhood with anticipation. It was just before 10 p.m. Nov. 8, Election Day. The neighborhood was quiet and…
 
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One Zen Day at a Time

by Donna Ladd
November 16, 2011

“To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution."
— Samuel Johnson

You could call me…
 
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Craig Noone’s Unfinished Business

by Tom Ramsey
November 9, 2011

People leave unfinished business. Sometimes they just move on to other projects. Or they meet with tragedy, leaving others to complete the unfinished business. It is the living who follow through on these unfinished dreams, plans and business. They are…
 
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Personhood: A Pandora’s Box

by Valerie Wells
Nov. 2, 2011

Atlee Breland picked her three young children up from preschool and drove home to Brandon. A self-employed computer programmer, Breland is able to adjust her day around her children. Her husband, Greg Breland, came home later in the afternoon, and…
 
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Inside Yes on 26

by Lacey McLaughlin
November 2, 2011

Yes on 26 Campaign Director Brad Prewitt is an unassuming man. The 36-year-old with boyish features looked a bit uncomfortable wearing a suit and tie during the campaign's "Festival of Life" at New Horizon Church in Jackson Sept. 28.…
 
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[Dish]  Money Talks

by Lacey McLaughlin
November 2, 2011

If Hinds County Supervisor candidate John Dennery had to choose an animal he identifies with the most, he says he would pick a guard dog. The Republican candidate for the District 1 seat isn't happy about how the board…
 
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DuPree Campaigns Against the Tide

by Robbie Ward
October 26, 2011

A decade ago, Johnny DuPree, while running for re-election to the Forrest County Board of Supervisors, answered a phone call from then-Lt. Gov. Ronnie Musgrove asking for help with his campaign for governor.

 
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