by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief
Dec. 21, 2011
My obsession with the spirituality and science behind "good work" started innocently enough. We were about five years into publishing this newspaper and were working so much that I didn't have time to think about, well, work. I was…
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[Good] - [ladd] - [Editor’s Note] In the Flow of Good Work
[City/County] - [Crime] - [Good] - [hill] - [Good Living] - [Good Service] - [My Turn] Relationships, Not Gates
by Rev. Rob Hill
October 19, 2011
I would like to claim that Broadmeadow United Methodist Church first reached out to the neighborhood, but the truth is that the neighborhood reached out first to Broadmeadow.
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October 19, 2011
I would like to claim that Broadmeadow United Methodist Church first reached out to the neighborhood, but the truth is that the neighborhood reached out first to Broadmeadow.
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[City/County] - [Crime] - [Good] - [Good Service] - [Oppenheim] Time to Listen
by Jed Oppenheim
October 19, 2011
On Oct. 22, youth from all over Mississippi, but mostly Jackson, will gather at Metrocenter Mall for a special event: the first Art, Poetry and Justice SLAM. The event is part of National Youth Justice Awareness Month and brings together…
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October 19, 2011
On Oct. 22, youth from all over Mississippi, but mostly Jackson, will gather at Metrocenter Mall for a special event: the first Art, Poetry and Justice SLAM. The event is part of National Youth Justice Awareness Month and brings together…
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[Good] - [Issues] - [Youth] - [Good Service] - [Moody] Gen Y-Not
by Melody Moody
December 22, 2010
Whether you define yourself as Generation X, Y or (like myself) on the XY cusp, you are a part of a unique and powerful generation that desires to change the world, and has the vigor and technology to do it.…
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December 22, 2010
Whether you define yourself as Generation X, Y or (like myself) on the XY cusp, you are a part of a unique and powerful generation that desires to change the world, and has the vigor and technology to do it.…
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[Good] - [editorial] - [Editorial] Do Good, and Do Better
March 31, 2010
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. – Hebrews 10:24
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And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. – Hebrews 10:24
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[Good] - [Good Service] - [Kamikaze] Give a Damn
by Kamikaze
February 17, 2010
Remember Haiti. In whatever you do this week, respect the fragile nature of life. Remember Katrina. This week embrace the positive things around you. Recognize the blessings you've been given. Know that in a fleeting moment all that you know can…
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February 17, 2010
Remember Haiti. In whatever you do this week, respect the fragile nature of life. Remember Katrina. This week embrace the positive things around you. Recognize the blessings you've been given. Know that in a fleeting moment all that you know can…
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[Good] - [Kamikaze] Spread the Projack Love
by Kamikaze
December 2, 2009
I'm what you call a ProJack. I steadfastly support anything in Jackson—community, music and business. If you operate or reside firmly within this city's borders, I pray for your success. I urge my fellow Jacksonians to do the same. Our…
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December 2, 2009
I'm what you call a ProJack. I steadfastly support anything in Jackson—community, music and business. If you operate or reside firmly within this city's borders, I pray for your success. I urge my fellow Jacksonians to do the same. Our…
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[arts] - [City/County] - [Good] - [Editor’s Note] Art is the Best Revenge
by Donna Ladd
September 2, 2009
This past Saturday I gave a seminar on freelance writing, and a whole lot of creative people showed up. There was the attorney/film director, the birding columnist, the aspiring filmmaker, a couple of high-tech types in search of creative outlets,…
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September 2, 2009
This past Saturday I gave a seminar on freelance writing, and a whole lot of creative people showed up. There was the attorney/film director, the birding columnist, the aspiring filmmaker, a couple of high-tech types in search of creative outlets,…
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[Good] - [Politics] - [State] - [Publisher’s Note] ‘Local’ Means More than ‘Locale’
by Todd Stauffer
August 26, 2009
In her Aug. 21 column, "How Locavores Brought On Local-Washing," Forbes magazine Deputy Editor Elisabeth Eaves takes umbrage with the story "A Local Lie" (link) published here and in a handful of…
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August 26, 2009
In her Aug. 21 column, "How Locavores Brought On Local-Washing," Forbes magazine Deputy Editor Elisabeth Eaves takes umbrage with the story "A Local Lie" (link) published here and in a handful of…
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[City/County] - [Good] - [editorial] - [Editorial] The Real Local Alliance
August 12, 2009
Buying local is among the best things we can do for the country, for ourselves and for the planet. It keeps more money circulating in the local economy. Local businesses employ people at better jobs and higher wages than big-box retailers. Buying locally grown…
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Buying local is among the best things we can do for the country, for ourselves and for the planet. It keeps more money circulating in the local economy. Local businesses employ people at better jobs and higher wages than big-box retailers. Buying locally grown…
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[business] - [City/County] - [Good] - [Publisher’s Note] Think Local First
by Todd Stauffer
July 29, 2009
I'm currently reading the book "Big Box Swindle" by Stacy Mitchell, who wrote our cover story this week. The book argues that much of what we believe about big-box development—that it creates jobs, wealth, tax dollars—are myths.…
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July 29, 2009
I'm currently reading the book "Big Box Swindle" by Stacy Mitchell, who wrote our cover story this week. The book argues that much of what we believe about big-box development—that it creates jobs, wealth, tax dollars—are myths.…
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[Chick] - [civilrights] - [City/County] - [Good] - [Editor’s Note] We Can Do It!
by Donna Ladd
July 22, 2009
I sure do love it when a plan comes together. Five years ago, I thought up the idea of a "Chick Ball" due to two major needs in the Jackson community. The first was the most urgent: more awareness of…
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July 22, 2009
I sure do love it when a plan comes together. Five years ago, I thought up the idea of a "Chick Ball" due to two major needs in the Jackson community. The first was the most urgent: more awareness of…
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[Chick] - [Good] - [State] - [editorial] - [Editorial] Take a Stand on Violence
July 22, 2009
This week, the Center for Violence Prevention will announce a new paradigm for curbing domestic violence in the Jackson area, bringing the Duluth Model to the metropolitan area.…
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This week, the Center for Violence Prevention will announce a new paradigm for curbing domestic violence in the Jackson area, bringing the Duluth Model to the metropolitan area.…
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[Good] - [editorial] - [Editorial] Fend Off the Alligators
July 1, 2009
When hungry alligators surround you, so the joke goes, you might forget that your objective is to drain the swamp.
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When hungry alligators surround you, so the joke goes, you might forget that your objective is to drain the swamp.
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[Good] - [Manogin] Being a Better Person
by Gerard Manogin
July 1, 2009
“There’s no such thing as global warming!”
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July 1, 2009
“There’s no such thing as global warming!”
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[City/County] - [Good] - [Youth] - Boys & Girls Club to Close?
by Ward Schaefer
March 11, 2009
More than 1,000 Jackson schoolchildren could be left unsupervised after school if a local community organization does not receive donations soon. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi plans to close three of its six Jackson-area facilities at the…
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March 11, 2009
More than 1,000 Jackson schoolchildren could be left unsupervised after school if a local community organization does not receive donations soon. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi plans to close three of its six Jackson-area facilities at the…
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[Good] - [editorial] - [Editorial] Do the Good Thing
November 19, 2008
The Jackson Free Press was pleased, a little anyway, to see that Gov. Haley Barbour finally caved this week and proposed a 24-cent-per-pack tobacco tax hike. Maybe he is finally getting the memo that even Mississippians of all parties support higher taxes on tobacco…
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The Jackson Free Press was pleased, a little anyway, to see that Gov. Haley Barbour finally caved this week and proposed a 24-cent-per-pack tobacco tax hike. Maybe he is finally getting the memo that even Mississippians of all parties support higher taxes on tobacco…
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