[From Kamikaze] Banner and I will be on the morning show at 97.7 WRJH on hot talk at 9 on MONDAY talking about the controversy (both Banner's and the Millsaps incident). You guys should tune in and call in with your opinions. Spread the word.
by ladd on 12/03/06 at 07:14 PM Comments (5) -- Read More...
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16-Year-Old Arrested for Cross Burning
Police have arrested a white 16-year-old in Byhalia in North Mississippi for burning a cross in a black family's yard.
Curious that the media and/or the police aren't revealing the 16-year-old's name, being that Mississippi press regularly reveal the name of accused minors in Jackson. We…
by ladd on 12/01/06 at 01:10 PM Comments (15) -- Read More...
Curious that the media and/or the police aren't revealing the 16-year-old's name, being that Mississippi press regularly reveal the name of accused minors in Jackson. We…
by ladd on 12/01/06 at 01:10 PM Comments (15) -- Read More...
AG: State Meth Laws Curbing Problem
[verbatim from AG's office]Since Mississippi's Meth Law went into effect just over a year ago, meth lab seizures have gone down 65%, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. The new law passed by the Mississippi Legislature restricted access to Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine, the primary ingredients in the manufacturing of Crystal…
by ladd on 11/30/06 at 12:25 PM Comments (8) -- Read More...
by ladd on 11/30/06 at 12:25 PM Comments (8) -- Read More...
Willie Morris Library Opens Today
The brand spanking new Willie Morris branch of the Jackson-Hinds Public Library opens today at 10 a.m. at 4912 Old Canton Road. Willie's wife (and JFP senior editor) JoAnne Prichard Morris will be in attendance at the dedication ceremony, as will his son, David Rae Morris.
by ladd on 11/29/06 at 11:29 AM Comments (14) -- Read More...
by ladd on 11/29/06 at 11:29 AM Comments (14) -- Read More...
Cities Compete in Hipness to Attract Young
The New York Times has a story about cities trying to attract and keep the vital "creative class." Be sure to read Todd's story about Jackson's "Creative Class Rising" back in our very first issue as well. The Times:
Some cities will do anything they can think of to keep young people from fleeing to a hipper town. In Lansing, Mich., partiers can ease from bar to bar on the new Entertainment Express trolley, part of the state’s Cool Cities Initiative. In Portland, Ore., employees at an advertising firm can watch indie rock concerts at lunch and play “bump,” an abbreviated form of basketball, every afternoon. And in Memphis, employers pay for recruits to be matched with hip young professionals in a sort of corporate Big Brothers program. A new biosciences research park is under construction — not in the suburbs, but downtown, just blocks from the nightlife of Beale Street.
by ladd on 11/27/06 at 11:43 AM Comments (15) -- Read More...
Some cities will do anything they can think of to keep young people from fleeing to a hipper town. In Lansing, Mich., partiers can ease from bar to bar on the new Entertainment Express trolley, part of the state’s Cool Cities Initiative. In Portland, Ore., employees at an advertising firm can watch indie rock concerts at lunch and play “bump,” an abbreviated form of basketball, every afternoon. And in Memphis, employers pay for recruits to be matched with hip young professionals in a sort of corporate Big Brothers program. A new biosciences research park is under construction — not in the suburbs, but downtown, just blocks from the nightlife of Beale Street.
by ladd on 11/27/06 at 11:43 AM Comments (15) -- Read More...
Have a Happy, Safe and LOCAL ‘Black Friday’
The Jackson Free Press wishes everyone a safe and loving Thanksgiving. And if you are one of the brave souls who actually shops on "black Friday," please remember that our locally owned businesses will be less crowded and more interesting and unique than chain stores (and they have much more…
by ladd on 11/22/06 at 06:39 PM Comments (14) -- Read More...
by ladd on 11/22/06 at 06:39 PM Comments (14) -- Read More...
DA’s Letter to The Clarion-Ledger
The Clarion-Ledger ran a letter today from Philip Weinberg, chief assistant district attorney.
by on 11/22/06 at 05:44 PM Comments (2) -- Read More...
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Leland Speed Stepping Down from MDA
[verbatim statement] Governor Haley Barbour announced today that Leland Speed, executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority since the beginning of the Barbour Administration, is returning to the private sector and will be replaced by Gray Swoope, MDA’s chief operating officer. The change will become effective at the end of the year.
by ladd on 11/21/06 at 05:56 PM Comments (2) -- Read More...
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Winners in Run-offs
Dewayne Thomas and Virginia Carlton were victorious in run-off elections held on Tuesday. Carlton, who was running against Ed Patten for a seat on the court of appeals, took 20, 852 votes to Patten's 17,791, according to figures from WLBT. Thomas, who was running against William Bell for chancery court,…
by ladd on 11/21/06 at 01:17 PM Comments (15) -- Read More...
by ladd on 11/21/06 at 01:17 PM Comments (15) -- Read More...
Fleet-Morris Stores Now MIPA Distro Spots
The Fleet-Morris chain of convenience stores has ended their exclusive contract with the Clarion-Ledger's "The Distribution Network" and opened up 17 storefronts to the Mississippi Independent Publishers Association's community distribution boxes, enabling the Jackson Free Press and eight other member publications to distribute at more than two dozen new locations.
by itodd on 11/20/06 at 07:55 PM Comments (11) -- Read More...
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Oct 06, 2008JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
L.W.: Y'all may want to jump in on this discussion too.
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
ladd: Also, yesterday on "This Week," they talked about the stock market falling immediately after the…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
ladd: This is the story I posted when it passed, and right above I call it…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Fat Harry: I called it Obama's bailout because that is what Ladd called it when it…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Whitley: The times also reported: <The euro continued to fall against the dollar. In Europe, governments worked over the weekend to prevent the collapse of two lenders, Hypo Real Estate in Germany and the Belgian operations of Fortis. The German government also said it would guarantee all private bank deposits as it sought to avert the spread of the financial contagion…
“People are really disappointed by the inability of Europe to react on a concerted basis,” said Andrew Popper, a fund manager at SG Hambros in London.">
The dollar strengthening against the Euro tells you the anxiety is not so much about conditions here, but in Europe where they CHOSE TO DO NOTHING TO HELP THEIR BANKS. It is unfortunate that wingnuts are so uninformed about the global economy. We do not need four more years of their policies based the Jethro Bodine School of Economic Theory.
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Walt: If Obama could influnece so many people to vote for the bailout why can't he…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Whitley: From today's Times:
<The precipitous declines, which accelerated as the morning wore on, came…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Whitley: What happened to "country first"? Fat Harry, why do call it Obama's bailout when McCain…
Oct 06, 2008
DNA Exonerates Sunflower County Man After 16 Years
msearp99: L.W.
Very good point to be made. Thank you.
These inmates…
Oct 06, 2008
JUST IN: House Passes Bailout Plan 263-171; Stocks Rally, Then Fall
Fat Harry: Obama's bailout is not looking like such a great solution after all.