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One Night at Fenian’s
By Virginia Schreiber
JFP Staff Photographer
On Wednesday, May 2, a friend asked me to go to Fenian's. I agreed and prior to leaving my house I asked who else would be there. She told me House members would probably be there as it might…
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Three Days in June
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Corrections
by R.L. Nave
May 18, 2012
One spring afternoon in 2001, Jan Michael Brawner slipped into the home of his ex-in-laws, Jane and Carl Craft, in rural Tate County, and stole a .22-caliber rifle.
Mayor Refutes Business Challenges
Kenya Hudson
by Ronni Mott
May 18, 2012
In announcing their candidacies for mayor of Jackson, Ward 2 Councilman Chokwe Lumumba and Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson made changing the city’s business practices front and center in their campaigns.
2012 Legislative Session Ends
R. L. Nave
by R.L. Nave
May 9, 2012
The mood in the Mississippi House chamber after Rep. Mark Formby made the motion to adjourn sine die was similar to the last day of school before summer vacation. Despite a few schoolyard scuffles and the sometime cliquish nature…
Few Fireworks Over Budget
File Photo
by R.L. Nave
May 2, 2012
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. Spent Monday, April 30, lobbying lawmakers to pass a bill to let the city to levy a small sales tax increase for infrastructure improvements. At first, the mayor's charm seemed to work on lawmakers.…
Women ‘Unite’ for Rights
Elizabeth Waibel
by Elizabeth Waibel
May 2, 2012
Mississippi's Unite Women march last Saturday felt more like a community picnic than a politically charged demonstration, as participants spread blankets under shade trees in front of the state Capitol's south steps and interspersed motivational speeches with musical interludes.…
A Second Chance
Jacob Fuller
by Jacob Fuller
April 25, 2012
While the Jackson Police Department's tools for reducing crime include more officers patrolling the streets, restructuring beats and adding new technology, the city of Jackson is in the planning stages of a more complex weapon for fighting crime.
[Dish] Under Pressure: Fighting to Keep ‘Choice’ In State
Courtesy Shelley Abrams
by Valerie Wells
April 25, 2012
Shelley Abrams is fighting the state of Virginia's attack on abortion rights. Earlier this month, she was arrested on the steps of the state capitol in Richmond, Va. She oversees several clinics that provide legal abortion services, including one…
Progress, At a Snail’s Pace
Jacob Fuller
by Jacob Fuller
April 25, 2012
City government is rarely accused of acting quickly. The Jackson City Council is working hard to assure that remains true.
Anti-Abortion ‘TRAP’ Law Part of Nationwide Trend
Virginia Schreiber
by Elizabeth Waibel
April 18, 2012
The governor signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this year—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
State No. 1 for Teen Pregnancy
Elizabeth Waibel
by Elizabeth Waibel
April 18, 2012
The deadline for Mississippi's school districts to select a sex-education policy is this summer, and several groups are hoping to influence what Jackson Public Schools students learn next year.
No More Regs, Except ...
R. L. Nave
by R.L. Nave
April 18, 2012
During his 2011 campaign for governor, Phil Bryant promised that, if elected, his administration would closely scrutinize state regulations on small companies.
Changing ‘The Perceivers’ of Black Males
R. L. Nave
by R.L Nave
April 18, 2012
As a young student entering the University of Connecticut in the mid-1960s, James Lyons received all the parental advice one would expect about being respectful and not hanging around the crowd.
JPD Adds 24 New Officers
Jacob Fuller
by Jacob Fuller
April 11, 2012
The 49th basic recruit class of the Jackson Police Department graduated Friday from the Jackson Police Training Academy. The class of 24 recruits moves the department closer to Chief Rebecca Coleman's goals for patrol size and overtime reduction.
CITYBEAT: On the Road Again
Jacob Fuller
by Jacob Fuller
April 11, 2012
JATRAN Route Changes Ahead?
Citizens are complaining about recent bus-route changes, and a special committee for JATRAN is trying to respond.
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May 22, 2012One Night at Fenian's
DonnaLadd: ... because if there is anything The Clarion-Ledger can muster the resources to do, it's show up any night of the week…
May 22, 2012
One Night at Fenian's
Rico: Next time just call Metro Mix at the C-L and have them come and take some pretty pictures for the newspaper. Hell,…
May 22, 2012
[Editorial] To Do Its Job, Council Must Show Up
RobbieR: And Chokwe wants to run for Mayor? Hopefully the citizens of Jackson don't fall for this clown's…
May 22, 2012
Catholics Sue Over Birth Control Rule
Brian C Johnson: I cannot decide whether this is a vanity lawsuit, in the sense that the bishops know they stand…
May 22, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Brian C Johnson: Darryl, I think it is simply a statement of fact that African Americans in Mississippi are less likely to…
May 22, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
Duan C.: I am in agreement with Golden Eagle - requiring I.D. ties a fee into voting, the only reason why its…
May 22, 2012
Person of the Day: Rep. Andy Gipson
RobbieR: What? I was clearly referring to Bennie Thompson, not Rep. Gipson.
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May 22, 2012
Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
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Person of the Day: Rep. Andy Gipson
Duan C.: @ Robbie R - you lost me on that one? They have him listed in the 77th District…
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Bryant Signs Voter ID Bill
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