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Keeping The Gloves Off
by Ward Schaefer
October 8, 2008
In their first and only debate, Senate candidates Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove maintained in person the negative tone that has characterized much of the advertising for both of their campaigns. Despite criticism from panelists at the Friday night…
Oakley Still Hurting Children
by Ronni Mott
October 8, 2008
Students may no longer have to eat their own vomit at Oakley Training School, but the Department of Justice’s eighth quarterly monitors’ report shows that the school still has a very long way to go.
[Dish] Dianne Alford: Auctions, Babies, And Bread Pudding
by Kate Terry
October 8, 2008
After a busy lunch, traffic through Two Sisters Kitchen had slowed down by mid-afternoon last Friday when I met owner Dianne Alford. The restaurant, which has been a Jackson institution for almost 20 years, boasts Jackson’s best fried chicken…
A New Blame in Town
by Adam Lynch
October 8, 2008
Conservatives have a new scapegoat to take the blame for the economic meltdown over the last few weeks. Syndicated columnist and supply-side advocate Lawrence Kudrow summed it up during a Sept. 18 morning news talk show.
On The Issues: Educating The Candidates
by Adam Lynch
October 8, 2008
The economy, the war in Iraq and personal attacks have succeeded in slapping attention away from the nation’s education issue—not an easy feat considering how highly communities generally rate education in political importance in polls.
Senate Candidates on Education
by Ward Schaefer
October 8, 2008
Ronnie Musgrove
Musgrove has made education a central issue in his Senate campaign, and his record bears it out. As a state senator, he chaired the Education Committee. As lieutenant governor, Musgrove pushed for the passage of the…
ON THE ISSUES: Roads, Bridges, Elections, Oh My
by Adam Lynch
October 1, 2008
The 1950s and 1960s were a golden age for America’s highways. Rolling in money, the nation dumped fresh concrete from coast to coast, and put a gas station on every block to keep cars on that concrete. Armed with…
1 Senate Passes Emmett Till Act
by Ronni Mott
October 1, 2008
If there is any doubt that the wheels of power grind slowly, the U.S. Senate proved the point this week, when, after more than three years of delays, it unanimously passed the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act,…
[Dish] Bringing Traditions Together
by Ronni Mott
October 1, 2008
Dr. Beverly Lanzetta isn’t afraid of life’s Big Questions. The New Mexico author, ordained interfaith minister and monastic is the founder of the Desert Interfaith Church and the Interfaith Theological Seminary. She has written and edited six books on…
[Dish] Madeleine Albright Weighs In
by Bryan Doyle
October 1, 2008
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright took questions from reporters, including the Jackson Free Press, after Friday’s presidential debate. Here’s what she had to say:
Verbatim: James Meredith Policy On Interviews
September 24, 2008
I will grant an interview only to people who agree to the following five stipulations.
FAQ: What National Media Ask Mississippians
September 24, 2008
As the media circus gathers on the Ole Miss campus this week for the presidential debate, we anticipate the most interesting questions will be asked not to the candidates, but to the locals. We decided to beat the reporters to the punch line…
Hood Suggests ‘Shell Game
by Adam Lynch
September 24, 2008
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit in Hinds County Chancery Court last week to force Entergy Mississippi to release information on the company’s practice of buying and selling natural gas and electricity.
Abortion: ‘Issue of Our Day’?
by Ward Schaefer
September 24, 2008
40 Days for Life, a national pro-life campaign, is focusing its efforts on the only abortion provider in Mississippi, the National Women’s Health Organization in Fondren. Described as “a unique approach to ending abortion,” the campaign will hold a…
Election ‘08: The Issues They Ignore
by Adam Lynch
September 24, 2008
The 2008 presidential debate at the University of Mississippi is one in a series of three debates leading up to the Nov. 4 general election. All three debates conform to a different narrow theme. The Mississippi debate deals entirely…
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Oct 10, 2008Screw Friendship Bracelets
ladd: Folks, the Jackson Media Literacy Project is one the coolest projects that has happened on Jackson Free Press soil. I applaud all the associates, Bryan Doyle and everyone else involved. And a big shout-out to David Molina for picking up an idea I'd hold on to for a while and making it happen.
Here's his blog post about it, explaining exactly how it came about. And don't miss the photo gallery there of the associates working in the JFP classroom here. (I love that my "zebra chair"—which is my teaching chair—made the cut, and all those images of our Emmett Till movie poster. There's something so *right* about that.)
Oct 07, 2008
[Editor's Note] A Candid Candidacy
L.W.: Well, Maggie, let's see how things go tonight with the town-hall style since Joe Six-Pack and John Latte will be the…
Oct 01, 2008
[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
Whitley: Chip, I often experienced the same thing, I was carded until I was 35. It's a blessing and a curse. It…
Oct 01, 2008
[Kamikaze] More Than A Rapper
chip: Good article Kaze. Although I am not a rapper, I have been suppressed due to my age and, even more so,…
Oct 01, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
Whitley: Like Sarah Palin, I also believe in the devil. It is a stanic tendency among a certain segment of…
Oct 01, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
L.W.: Thanks for the link, Whitley. I like this part:
Because the number one cause of personal bankruptcy is due to health-care expenses, its reform is an urgent priority. People are using their financial resources to pay for health care due to lack of coverage and are therefore unable to pay mortgages on their homes.
Regulation of Wall Street is needed to restrict and regulate credit default swaps and to ban predatory mortgage and credit card lending.
The financial bubble has burst. Corporate greed must be replaced by the biblical mandate of stewardship. All we have is ours “on loan” from God to be used for good in this world. John Wesley’s mandate to “do no harm” is violated when we prey on the vulnerable.
Oct 01, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
Whitley: The United Methodist Church references the imbalance of wealth in its official statement on the bailout/rescue: http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&b=3455813&content;_id={77DCEB5E-B06D-41BD-8DAF-378D7574665F}¬oc=1
Oct 01, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
ladd: Also, folks, we need to get a conversation going about the purpose of the CRA: to end redlining against…
Oct 01, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
ladd: The business media are continuing the effort to debunk this racist GOP talking point. Thomas Frank today in…
Sep 30, 2008
[Editorial] GOP: Watch the Racist Talking Points
L.W.: Foegive me if this was posted elsewhere:
Article title: Bachmann Blames President Clinton, ‘Blacks,’ And…