by Adam Lynch
March 19, 2010
Gov. Haley Barbour and other opponents of health-care reform are making final efforts to derail an upcoming House vote on the Senate health-care package this Sunday.
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[business] 
St. Paddy’s A Boon for the City
by Ward Schaefer
March 19, 2010
The roughly 70,000 visitors who will descend on Jackson this weekend for Mal's St. Paddy's Parade will bring more with them than green clothing and a strong thirst. The parade, now in its 28th year, has an overall economic impact…
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March 19, 2010
The roughly 70,000 visitors who will descend on Jackson this weekend for Mal's St. Paddy's Parade will bring more with them than green clothing and a strong thirst. The parade, now in its 28th year, has an overall economic impact…
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Events: Green and More Green This Weekend
by Ronni Mott
March 19, 2010
It's time for Jackson's biggest citywide party, all centering on Mal's St. Paddy's Parade, which steps off at 1 p.m. Saturday at State and Court streets in downtown Jackson. Even if you're not a parade kind of person, venues all…
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March 19, 2010
It's time for Jackson's biggest citywide party, all centering on Mal's St. Paddy's Parade, which steps off at 1 p.m. Saturday at State and Court streets in downtown Jackson. Even if you're not a parade kind of person, venues all…
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JFP Person of the Day: Charly Abraham
by Lacey McLaughlin
March 19, 2010
Charly Abraham knows how to throw a party and for the past 22 years, he has proved just that as the main organizer for Mal's St. Patty's Parade.
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March 19, 2010
Charly Abraham knows how to throw a party and for the past 22 years, he has proved just that as the main organizer for Mal's St. Patty's Parade.
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Bill Adds Teeth to Stalking Law
March 19, 2010
Sitting on Gov. Haley Barbour's desk this morning awaiting his signature is a bill designed to give Mississippi's stalking laws some bite. House bill 1309 revises and strengthens the definition of stalking and creates more appropriate penalties.
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Sitting on Gov. Haley Barbour's desk this morning awaiting his signature is a bill designed to give Mississippi's stalking laws some bite. House bill 1309 revises and strengthens the definition of stalking and creates more appropriate penalties.
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[City/County] 
City Works to Cover $2.3 Million Shortfall
by Adam Lynch
March 18, 2010
The city will look at savings within each department to cover a potential $2.3 million *shortfall in sales tax estimates for fiscal year 2010, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. told council members today.
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March 18, 2010
The city will look at savings within each department to cover a potential $2.3 million *shortfall in sales tax estimates for fiscal year 2010, Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. told council members today.
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[City/County] 
Mims: Budget Holds No Cuts to City Services
by Adam Lynch
March 18, 2010
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. will deliver a presentation to the city council at an afternoon committee meeting today that will entail a plan to cover budget shortfalls without cutting city staff or services, city spokesman Chris Mims said.
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March 18, 2010
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. will deliver a presentation to the city council at an afternoon committee meeting today that will entail a plan to cover budget shortfalls without cutting city staff or services, city spokesman Chris Mims said.
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[City/County] [Crime] 
Jackson Police Battling Burglaries
by Ward Schaefer
March 18, 2010
Jackson police reported 226 crimes last week, up from 177 the previous week, according to crime statistics released at a Jackson Police Department command staff meeting this morning. Officers reported 190 property crimes, up from 144 the previous week, and…
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March 18, 2010
Jackson police reported 226 crimes last week, up from 177 the previous week, according to crime statistics released at a Jackson Police Department command staff meeting this morning. Officers reported 190 property crimes, up from 144 the previous week, and…
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JFP Person of the Day: Keisha Varnell
by Lacey McLaughlin
March 18, 2010
When Keisha Varnell walks down the hallways of Lanier High School, she remembers what it was like to face peer pressure but admits today's students have it a lot harder. "The issues now are so much more intense…
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March 18, 2010
When Keisha Varnell walks down the hallways of Lanier High School, she remembers what it was like to face peer pressure but admits today's students have it a lot harder. "The issues now are so much more intense…
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[State] 
Mississippi to End HIV Segregation in Prisons
March 18, 2010
State Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps announced yesterday that Mississippi will end its practice of separating male HIV-positive prisoners from other inmates beginning in May, reports WDAM. Mississippi currently houses 152 HIV-positive prisoners in a segregated unit in Parchman.
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State Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps announced yesterday that Mississippi will end its practice of separating male HIV-positive prisoners from other inmates beginning in May, reports WDAM. Mississippi currently houses 152 HIV-positive prisoners in a segregated unit in Parchman.
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Mar 20, 2010[Pass The Mic] Auto-Tune: A Rant
DrumminD21311: What about T-Pain?
Mar 20, 2010
Barbour Leads Anti-Health Reform Rhetoric
Brian C Johnson: Browse down on this page to see the latest outrageous signs from the teabaggers. We have Obama emerging…
Mar 20, 2010
St. Paddy's A Boon for the City
NewJackson: Ben Allen is this the actual design of the convention center hotel http://www.downtown-jackson.com/index.php/developments/development-info/101/, if it is it will…
Mar 19, 2010
Barbour Leads Anti-Health Reform Rhetoric
ladd: BTW, we just added in this *very* vital information to the story above; please do not believe the myth that this…
Mar 19, 2010
Barbour Leads Anti-Health Reform Rhetoric
ladd: Here's a link to a factcheck of health-care statements on both sides.
Mar 19, 2010
Barbour Leads Anti-Health Reform Rhetoric
Brian C Johnson: As for the dreaded "deem and pass," only a Washington politician like Barbour could imagine that the American people…
Mar 19, 2010
Barbour Leads Anti-Health Reform Rhetoric
Brian C Johnson: I am sure that Barbour would have railed against the passage of Medicare and Medicaid as well. Without these…
Mar 19, 2010
Medical Examiner Bill Sent To Barbour
WMartin: LOL @ Jbreland, He can use that in his campaign ads.
Mar 19, 2010
Seale Conviction Upheld Again
Brian C Johnson: I acknowledge that the "permanent vacation" comment was hyperbole. I stand behind my comment that he is not particularly engaged.
Mar 19, 2010
Medical Examiner Bill Sent To Barbour
jbreland: Then again, if we can't put innocent people in prison, what will the Innocence Project do with their time? Lets…