Jackson 2000, a racial reconcilation organization, has announced that the 2007 Friendship Ball honors are Harvey Johnson Jr. and Cora Norman. The Friendship Ball will be March 3 at Hal & Mal's. More details soon.
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Senate Votes to Fully Fund Adequate Education
Verbatim from Nancy Loome of The Parents Campaign:
It is a great day for Mississippi children! This morning the full Senate passed, on a unanimous voice vote, a version of HB 238 that fully funds the MAEP! This is a major victory for Mississippi school children, and you made it happen! The calls, letters and e-mails from concerned citizens all across this state sent an undeniable message to legislators and other elected officials. You made it clear that Mississippians will stand for nothing less than a quality education for all our children!
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It is a great day for Mississippi children! This morning the full Senate passed, on a unanimous voice vote, a version of HB 238 that fully funds the MAEP! This is a major victory for Mississippi school children, and you made it happen! The calls, letters and e-mails from concerned citizens all across this state sent an undeniable message to legislators and other elected officials. You made it clear that Mississippians will stand for nothing less than a quality education for all our children!
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[Melton] - BREAKING: Melton, Bodyguards Back in Upper Level
by Donna Ladd
Feb. 11, 2007
Club-goers are reporting that Mayor Frank Melton, and an entourage including bodyguards, Dets. Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, arrived at the Upper Level nightclub in Jackson close to 2 a.m. today—Sunday, Feb. 11. The mayor arrived in a black Chrysler,…
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Feb. 11, 2007
Club-goers are reporting that Mayor Frank Melton, and an entourage including bodyguards, Dets. Michael Recio and Marcus Wright, arrived at the Upper Level nightclub in Jackson close to 2 a.m. today—Sunday, Feb. 11. The mayor arrived in a black Chrysler,…
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The Senate Unloads
The Mississippi Senate went hog wild passing bills Wednesday, passing a voter ID bill and three bills that restrict abortion. Whether these bills stand a chance in the House remains to be seen. Head over to State Desk for Adam Lynch's latest legislative update.
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Under Scrutiny, Supervisors ‘Roadblock’ Title Building
by Matt Saldaña
Feb. 6, 2007
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors killed a motion to hire an appraiser for the Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Building in a board meeting Monday, effectively halting its purchase—and endangering the controversial purchase of a parking garage next door. “We just put up a big road block to the Mississippi Title Building,” Supervisor Charles Barbour said.
by ladd on 02/06/07 at 02:24 PM Comments (5) -- Read More...
Feb. 6, 2007
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors killed a motion to hire an appraiser for the Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Building in a board meeting Monday, effectively halting its purchase—and endangering the controversial purchase of a parking garage next door. “We just put up a big road block to the Mississippi Title Building,” Supervisor Charles Barbour said.
by ladd on 02/06/07 at 02:24 PM Comments (5) -- Read More...
DISH with Ben Allen
by Adam Lynch
Jan. 31, 2006
Web Exclusive
Before the holidays, Council President Ben Allen set out a number of goals he said City Council would pursue in January, with the hope of making substantial progress by February. Where do things stand now?
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Jan. 31, 2006
Web Exclusive
Before the holidays, Council President Ben Allen set out a number of goals he said City Council would pursue in January, with the hope of making substantial progress by February. Where do things stand now?
by on 01/31/07 at 01:36 PM Comments (90) -- Read More...
McGowan Against Eminent-Domain Limits
LeFleur Lakes developer John McGowan is coming out swinging against the limits to eminent domain to benefit private developers that is now before the Legislature. Head over to StateDesk for more details and to discuss this issue. (No registration required there.)
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Feds Charge Roxie Klansman in Dee-Moore Murders
by Donna Ladd
Jan. 24, 2007
Read the JFP's "Road to Meadville" package here.
The federal government today brought charges against reputed Klansman James Ford Seale—reported as dead by media for several years—related to the murders of two young black hitchhikers, Henry Dee and Charles Moore, in 1964. The indictment is sealed, but sources say Seale has been charged with federal kidnapping charges.
Working with David Ridgen of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., the Jackson Free Press revisited Meadville, Roxie and the Natchez area two weeks after the Edgar Ray Killen trial in July 2005 with Thomas Moore, brother of Charles Moore. On that trip, Moore and our reporting team learned that both the main suspects, including Seale—whom Klansmen had said had instigated the attack—was still alive, which the JFP revealed in our story]http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/comments.php?id=6668_0_9_0_C]story about Moore's quest for justice[/url].
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Jan. 24, 2007
Read the JFP's "Road to Meadville" package here.
The federal government today brought charges against reputed Klansman James Ford Seale—reported as dead by media for several years—related to the murders of two young black hitchhikers, Henry Dee and Charles Moore, in 1964. The indictment is sealed, but sources say Seale has been charged with federal kidnapping charges.Working with David Ridgen of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., the Jackson Free Press revisited Meadville, Roxie and the Natchez area two weeks after the Edgar Ray Killen trial in July 2005 with Thomas Moore, brother of Charles Moore. On that trip, Moore and our reporting team learned that both the main suspects, including Seale—whom Klansmen had said had instigated the attack—was still alive, which the JFP revealed in our story]http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/comments.php?id=6668_0_9_0_C]story about Moore's quest for justice[/url].
by ladd on 01/24/07 at 03:21 PM Comments (36) -- Read More...
AG Jim Hood Celebrates State Farm Settlement
by Adam Lynch
Jan. 23, 2007
Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesay that his office has reached a class-action settlement with State Farm in the Katrina lawsuit. Policy holders and Hood claim the insurance company wrongfully denied coverage for storm surge damage.
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Jan. 23, 2007
Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesay that his office has reached a class-action settlement with State Farm in the Katrina lawsuit. Policy holders and Hood claim the insurance company wrongfully denied coverage for storm surge damage.
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Bush Doesn’t Mention Katrina Recovery
AP is reporting tonight that Bush did not mention Katrina recovery a single time in his "State of the Union" address. Maybe he just forgot. AP:
New Orleans is still a mess and the pace of recovery across the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina’s strike remains achingly slow after 17 months. But none of this captured President Bush’s attention on the year’s biggest night for showcasing policy priorities. In the president’s State of the Union speech last year, delivered just five months after the disaster, the devastation merited only 156 words out of more than 5,400. The president spoke tonight for just about as long before a joint session of Congress. But his remarks, as prepared for delivery, showed Katrina rating not a single mention.
by ladd on 01/23/07 at 10:01 PM Comments (14) -- Read More...
New Orleans is still a mess and the pace of recovery across the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Katrina’s strike remains achingly slow after 17 months. But none of this captured President Bush’s attention on the year’s biggest night for showcasing policy priorities. In the president’s State of the Union speech last year, delivered just five months after the disaster, the devastation merited only 156 words out of more than 5,400. The president spoke tonight for just about as long before a joint session of Congress. But his remarks, as prepared for delivery, showed Katrina rating not a single mention.
by ladd on 01/23/07 at 10:01 PM Comments (14) -- Read More...
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