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[Editorial] Johnson Fumbles
November 4, 2009
Mayor Harvey Jr. Johnson rode back into the mayor's office on a platform of openness to the media and the voting public, but he recently left himself vulnerable to criticism on this very issue.
[Stiggers] I Have a Scheme
by Ken Stiggers
November 4, 2009
Miss Doodle Mae: "It was one of those dreary and rainy evenings. The staff and I had just finished our store-closing duties. Jojo suggested that we wait until the heavy rain lighten up before going home. We agreed…
[Kamikaze] To Our Health
by Kamikaze
November 4, 2009
I have to shamefully admit that it's been over a decade since my last trip to a doctor's office. That's any doctor's office, anywhere, for any kind of checkup. Sure, I've been to the emergency room several times. Even…
[Editor’s Note] The Path of Least Drama
by Donna Ladd
November 4, 2009
Everyone who reads me regularly knows that I despise the question "Why does she stay?" when asked about domestic-abuse victims. I've written and stated many times that I resent the fact that so many people, of both genders often…
[Balko] Bad Prosecutors, Mississippi and Beyond
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by Radley Balko
November 3, 2009
Anthony Caravella walked away from a Florida prison last month. He served 26 years for a rape and murder that DNA testing has shown he didn't commit. Caravella was 15 at the time he was arrested and has an…
[Editor’s Note] Whip It Good
by Lacey McLaughlin
October 28, 2009
Every year for Halloween, I struggle when it come to finding the perfect costume. Instead of dressing up as an oversexed nurse or pop star, I've always found it a challenge to dress up as a woman I actually…
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[Editorial] JPS Needs To Level With Public
October 28, 2009
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees made a mistake last week in not renewing the district's music education contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. For 42 years, professional musicians with the state's premier orchestra have taught string instruments to elementary students in…
[Stiggers] Momma’s Mad
by Ken Stiggers
October 28, 2009
Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal justice system, the people are represented mostly by two members of the McBride family: Dudley 'Do-Right' McBride, police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall, and attorney Cootie McBride of…
[Your Turn] JPS Students Need Strings
by Georgie Fitch
October 28, 2009
Sometimes I wonder if the people in charge of making decisions about education realize we are the future. We kids are affected by the school board's decision to cut out important extracurricular activities such as strings. This decisions means…
[Mott] The Cost of Executions
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by Ronni Mott
October 28, 2009
Quitman County, Miss., population 10,500, raised taxes for three years and borrowed $150,000 to provide legal counsel to Robert Simon and Anthony Carr, sentenced to death for the 1990 murders of four family members. A death-penalty case "is almost…
[Balko] We’re All Felons, Now
Courtesy Radley Balko
by Radley Balko
October 27, 2009
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that…
[Publisher’s Note] Why ‘Local’ is a ‘Good’ Thing
by Todd Stauffer
October 21, 2009
"Chamber of Commerce Announces Free Enterprise Climate Policy" read the headline of the e-mail in my in-box on Monday morning. Intrigued (and, of course, skeptical—I'm no fan of the U.S.…
[Editorial] Walk the Local Talk
October 21, 2009
Here at the Jackson Free Press, we know well how hard it can be for a small, locally owned business to stand up to a corporation that wants to stamp out as much competition as possible in order to please shareholders far from…
[Stiggers] Facing the Facts
by Ken Stigger
October 21, 2009
Judy McBride: "Welcome to my 'Coping with the Trials and Struggles of Life' class. My objective is to show you how to deal with negativity. For almost a year, we've witnessed a mean -spirited animosity toward change from talk-radio…
[Kamikaze] The ‘Balloon Boy’ Story
by Kamikaze
October 21, 2009
Sometimes I think we live in a bizarro world—a place where logic and reason don't always win out. Up is down. Left is right. Its like we're in an alternate dimension sometimes.
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Nov 07, 2009[Kamikaze] To Our Health
Kamikaze: Thanks Walt. It is bliss indeed. Bliss of course knowing that there are NO Steeler fans in THIS household lol
Nov 07, 2009
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Walt: Thanks, Iron. Good looking out. I know you meant to say you wouldn't harm people you have affection toward. Tell…
Nov 07, 2009
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Ironghost:
Walt, you're not worth the dynamite. :)
Nov 07, 2009
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
Walt: The Patriots will win and otherwise beat up the Colts tomorrow and soften them up for us…
Nov 07, 2009
Council Renames Northside Library for Tisdale
Walt: Rex and Ghost, Stokes Pond is a big step up from lots of things named after horrible people around the…
Nov 07, 2009
[Kamikaze] To Our Health
Walt: Congrats on the new baby. Start he or she off right as a Steelers fan and they will enjoy many happy days.…
Nov 07, 2009
2009 New Orleans Saints = Real Deal?
Walt: ITodd needs some help. ITodd needs some help. Go on Donna, do your thang! Help your man! He needs…
Nov 07, 2009
[Editorial] Johnson Fumbles
Walt: Seems to me Johnson handled the situation just right. Why should Johnson grant Ill Weill additional powers. I bet Weill voted against him.…
Nov 07, 2009
JFP INDEX: VIP White Jackson
Ironghost: Actually, Ronni, I'm curious where this whole Media Diversity progrom will end. After you've shamed VIP into submission, what's next? Are…
Nov 06, 2009
JFP INDEX: VIP White Jackson
Ronni M: Bubba, like most things, it's only unimportant if it has no affect on *your* life. If you were an African…