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[Justice] - [State] - Protestors Demand Epps Stop Inmate Abuse

by Adam Lynch
November 6, 2009

Members of the Southeastern Christian Association, Operation Help Civil Rights Group, and Mothers of Inmates protested outside Mississippi Department of Corrections headquarters on President Street in Jackson today, lobbying for fair treatment of sons and husbands who are inmates in…
 
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[City/County] - [Jackson State] - JFP People of the Day: Barbara Taylor and Jerry Mosley

by Ward Schaefer
November 6, 2009

Barbara Taylor and Jerry Mosley are walking together this weekend. Tomorrow, Taylor will lead a team from the Community Services Department of the Mississippi State Hospital in NAMIWalks, a benefit for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
 
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[City/County] - [Jackson State] - Here’s What’s Happening this Weekend

by Amanda Kittrell
November 5, 2009

Two words for this weekend: Mistletoe Marketplace. If you haven't even begun to think about the upcoming holidays, this annual event presented by the Jackson Junior League will get you so psyched for everything Christmas that you just might…
 
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[business] - [City/County] - New Look, New Name for Downtown Restaurant

by Ward Schaefer

Suniora Page bounced back from bad luck to a new career. After being laid off from her job as a manager at the Nissan plant in Canton in October 2008, Page took a job as a cashier at Miller's Grocery in the City Centre…
 
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[State] - Attorney General Info Initiative Launched

November 6, 2009

In an effort to have Mississippi residents understand the resources available to them through his office, Attorney General Jim Hood announced a statewide educational initiative yesterday.
 
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[Politics] - [State] - GOP Senators Agree to Unemployment Extension

by Adam Lynch
November 5, 2009

After a days-long stand off, U.S. Senate Republicans agreed to unanimously support extending unemployment and homebuyers' credits yesterday.
 
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[City/County] - [Crime] - [Com Stat] - [Jackson State] - Police Search for Suspect in Rash of Auto Burglaries

by Ward Schaefer
November 5, 2009

Jackson police are looking for a suspect who may be responsible for at least 12 auto burglaries over the last week. At a Jackson Police Department meeting this morning, Precinct 4 Commander Kenneth Goodrum told JPD command staff that his…
 
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[Justice] - [State] - JFP Person of the Day: Bill Chandler

by Kelly Brignac
November 5, 2009

Bill Chandler, executive director and founder of Jackson-based Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, does not let being 68 stop him from doing good. He is an advocate for immigrant rights throughout the state of Mississippi. For this work, he was named…
 
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Toys for Tots Registration This Weekend

November 5, 2009

The City of Jackson and the U.S. Marine Corps has announced its annual child signup for the coming holiday season. Registration will be held at the Jackson Medical Mall near the Subway Sandwich Shop (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive) on Saturday, Nov. 7 from…
 
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[City/County] - [development] - Is Beleaguered Bon Air Back?

by Adam Lynch
November 4, 2009

The city of Jackson announced new funds for the development of the Bon Air Subdivision on West Capitol Street last week—a project with a long trail of controversy behind it.
 
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Ronni M: Bubba, like most things, it's only unimportant if it has no affect on *your* life. If you were an African…
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Ironghost: I think you were the one I pointed out asking about the divisiveness of the issue. I'd have to go back…
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L.W.: That's great! Maybe I will see them at the walk tomorrow. I'm so glad that people…
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Queen601: No idea why I'm biting on this, but Ironghost, I'd love to know which one of those categories you've placed me…
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BubbaT: Brian- I just did a quick count, but they aren't far off. Wasn't trying to be scientific, just a rough count.…
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Brian C Johnson: Bubba, if were to apply the same measure to this issue of the JFP that the index applied to…
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golden eagle: I'm a little late on this, but I found some numbers on the percentages of black in the metro area.…
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Deirdra Harris Glover: Does anyone know offhand if Suniora's takes plastic?
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Actually, I don't know what 90 percent of our readership is going to decide, Iron. Considering how diverse our readership is,…
 


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