:: cover stories

‘It Can Be in Ward 3’

by Elizabeth Waibel
January 18, 2012

Jackson needs more investment in businesses and needs it quick. That's how Albert Wilson, who is running for the Ward 3 City Council seat, thinks the city can boost both its tax base and the number of opportunities for its…
 
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With the End in Mind

by ShaWanda Jacome
January 11, 2012

Along the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in Mandeville, La., stands the largest southern live oak in the country. The Seven Sisters Oak is estimated to be 1,500 years old.

 
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Stampede

Republicans proved they can win elections. Now they must prove they can govern.

By R.L. Nave
January 4, 2012

On Dec. 20, Haley Barbour stepped to the podium on the 18th floor of the Walter Sillers office building to make his final budget…
 
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JFP 2012 College Basketball Preview

by Bryan Flynn
December 28, 2011

The great thing about sports is that each season begins fresh and anew. Every new year, hopes begin high, and every fan dreams of dancing.

 
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Good Ideas Work

December 21, 2011

Work. We need it; we love it; we hate it; we dread it. Whatever the case, it dominates our lives by necessity. This GOOD Ideas issue is dedicated to the belief that work should make you happy, content, inspired and, with any luck, prosperous.…
 
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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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