From MSNBC:
Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was seriously injured in a car accident in Mississippi on Sunday night according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Police report that Freeman, 71, was driving eastbound on Highway 32 near the town of…
by L.W. on 08/04/08 at 11:23 AM Comments (48) -- Read More...
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[Goliath] - C-L To Lay Off 20 Staffers
Editor and Publisher magazine is reporting the contents of a memo circulated by the Clarion-Ledger's current publisher, Larry Whitaker, to his staff. The memo was leaked earlier in the day to Romenesko, a media "insider" blog hosted by the Poynter Institute.
The memo suggests…
by itodd on 08/01/08 at 03:30 PM Comments (25) -- Read More...
The memo suggests…
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Haley Barbour: ‘You Gotta Admire Obama’s Nerve’
July 31, 2008 - Following are verbatim remarks by Gov. Haley Barbour at the Neshoba County Fair today in Philadlphia, Miss.:
It is great to be back at the Fair. And I’m grateful for this cold snap – only 93 in the shade! As a lot of…
by ladd on 07/31/08 at 12:05 PM Comments (18) -- Read More...
It is great to be back at the Fair. And I’m grateful for this cold snap – only 93 in the shade! As a lot of…
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Getting a Grip on Crime
by Sophie McNeil
July 30, 2008
With his head low and hands clasped together, Larry Nelson Sr. begins to talk about his son, Larry Nelson Jr., who, without his family’s knowledge, fell deep into gang activity and drugs.
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July 30, 2008
With his head low and hands clasped together, Larry Nelson Sr. begins to talk about his son, Larry Nelson Jr., who, without his family’s knowledge, fell deep into gang activity and drugs.
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[Melton] - Will A Bodyguard Plead?
by Adam Lynch
July 30, 2008
The only defendant who currently has an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Mayor Frank Melton and his bodyguards has delayed the trial to Nov. 12. A federal magistrate judge originally set the trial for Melton and…
by ladd on 07/30/08 at 06:25 AM Comments (13) -- Read More...
July 30, 2008
The only defendant who currently has an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against Mayor Frank Melton and his bodyguards has delayed the trial to Nov. 12. A federal magistrate judge originally set the trial for Melton and…
by ladd on 07/30/08 at 06:25 AM Comments (13) -- Read More...
Developers Announce New Jackson Projects
by Ronni Mott
July 23, 2008
Developers will complete work on the first block of historic Farish Street in 14 months. That was just one of a half-dozen pieces of good news delivered to more than 500 interested Jacksonians at last week’s Downtown Jackson Partners media…
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July 23, 2008
Developers will complete work on the first block of historic Farish Street in 14 months. That was just one of a half-dozen pieces of good news delivered to more than 500 interested Jacksonians at last week’s Downtown Jackson Partners media…
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Governor Commutes One Killer’s Sentence, Not Another
by Ronni Mott
July 23, 2008
Updated below to reflect Graham's correct sentence of life in prison
In a move that illustrates the erratic nature of America’s justice system, Gov. Haley Barbour commuted the sentence of Michael David Graham last Thursday, July 17.…
by maggie on 07/23/08 at 04:03 PM Comments (125) -- Read More...
July 23, 2008
Updated below to reflect Graham's correct sentence of life in prison
In a move that illustrates the erratic nature of America’s justice system, Gov. Haley Barbour commuted the sentence of Michael David Graham last Thursday, July 17.…
by maggie on 07/23/08 at 04:03 PM Comments (125) -- Read More...
FEMA Wants Immunity for Poison Trailers
by Adam Lynch
July 23, 2008
The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt for immunity from lawsuits over what plaintiffs' lawyers and the Sierra Club called “hazardous levels” of formaldehyde in government-issued trailers. Engelhardt is presiding over a lawsuit against FEMA. Plaintiffs…
by ladd on 07/23/08 at 03:15 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
July 23, 2008
The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt for immunity from lawsuits over what plaintiffs' lawyers and the Sierra Club called “hazardous levels” of formaldehyde in government-issued trailers. Engelhardt is presiding over a lawsuit against FEMA. Plaintiffs…
by ladd on 07/23/08 at 03:15 PM Comments (0) -- Read More...
Religious Leaders Want Dale Leo Bishop Execution Halted
by Ronni Mott
July 16, 2008
As Dale Leo Bishop moves ever closer to his date with the executioner July 23, and his attorneys feverishly work to pull together yet another appeal, a group of concerned clergy and citizens held a press conference Wednesday, July 16,…
by ladd on 07/22/08 at 04:18 PM Comments (71) -- Read More...
July 16, 2008
As Dale Leo Bishop moves ever closer to his date with the executioner July 23, and his attorneys feverishly work to pull together yet another appeal, a group of concerned clergy and citizens held a press conference Wednesday, July 16,…
by ladd on 07/22/08 at 04:18 PM Comments (71) -- Read More...
[Justice] - Survivors of Murdered Women File Suit
by Ronni Mott
July 16, 2008
The families of two women murdered last September by the men who professed their love for them say they have yet to receive justice. Both families have filed civil lawsuits in what they see as failures of Mississippi’s criminal…
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July 16, 2008
The families of two women murdered last September by the men who professed their love for them say they have yet to receive justice. Both families have filed civil lawsuits in what they see as failures of Mississippi’s criminal…
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:: noise recent comments
Aug 27, 2008Ban the Paddle?
ladd: A lot of kids in all our schools are "scary smart." Many just haven't had the chance to prove it, yet.
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Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
Tom Head: The kids I've met from the Jim Hill Civil Liberties Club are SCARY smart (they're not just the future; they're ready and…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: you mentioned people should try to find out what is really going on with this generation.
Damn right I…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: Baquan, it's simple really: You generalized about all young people with statements like these:
Discipline does not work any more…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: To Tom Head - lets just agree to disagree. You put yours in time out for stealing or cussing, while with mine, they…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: Donna you did a good article a while back on this generation, where I think you mentioned people should try to find out…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
Tom Head: Or for selling bad weed. Or for sleeping with your girlfriend. Or... Right. We teach the same pro-violence message with the Iraq…
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
ladd: That is a vast generalization about young people, baquan, and extremely offensive. I'm more impressed with young people today in their teens, and even tweens, than I ever have been. And the numbers bear it out: they are less violent and more focused than in recent generations.
It's adults (especially middle-agers) who are the real screw-ups ... in many cases.
Paddling doesn't teach the "fear of God"—it teaches to solve your problems with force and violence. You know, like shooting an unarmed person in the back for shoplifting.
Aug 27, 2008
Ban the Paddle?
baquan2000: after reading all the posts above; whatever it is we are doing; it is not working?
Discipline does not work…
Aug 27, 2008
Driving Mr. Biden: The JFP Interview with Obama's Veep Pick
J.T.: No, thank you, Walt. Peace