[Outlaw] Cooking Like Mother

by Eddie Outlaw
April 11, 2012

Lately, and not without a good measure of whining, I've been keeping an eye on my diet. My "Fitness Jesus," Terry Sullivan of liveRIGHTnow, has me on the high-protein, low-carb side of the menu these days. I get to…

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[Editor’s Note] We the Job Creators

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief
Apr. 4, 2012

When I was asked to go to the White House in early March to talk about business in Jackson, I didn't know what to expect. I just said "yes!" and headed to Washington, D.C.

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[Editorial]  We Like ‘Obamacare’

April 4, 2012

With the U.S. Supreme Court considering health-care reform, we thought we'd mention that (a) our health-insurance rates are down, (b) we appreciate the tax credits for our small business, and (c) we've already seen cases where pre-existing conditions or gaps in coverage—which used…

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[Brown] Mississippi Students Deserve Better

by Rep. Cecil Brown
April 4, 2012

As we approach the final weeks of the legislative session, House and Senate budget chairmen have begun to allocate funds among the various needs. The largest budget item is spending for K-12 public education. This budget, which was…

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[First Person]  March for Equality

by Glen Gregory
April 4, 2012

Despite his young 18 years, Bob Gilchrist is not one to back down from a cause. The organizer of Fondren's March for Gay Equality scheduled the event for Thursday, March 1. However, when the group gathered to march from…

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[Halkias] Taking Jackson With Me

by Sophia Halkias
April 4, 2012

April makes nine months since I have lived away from Jackson, the city where I was born and where I lived for 24 years before moving to Austin, Texas.

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[Editor’s Note] Two Steps Forward

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by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2012

"Leave." That one-word tweet came from a conservative dude in Louisiana, not Mississippi. But he wasn't pleased that I was talking about crazy legislation that the right wing has wrought upon Mississippi once again. I have a way…

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[Editorial]  Stop the Wedge-Issue Politics

March 28, 2012

Conservatives love to rail against the size of government and the prospect of more government intrusion into American citizens' lives. However, in looking at the bills the Mississippi Legislature is concentrating on, the trend toward hypocrisy and away from solutions should be apparent. read more »

[Stiggers]  All About Justice

by Ken Stiggers
March 28, 2012

Miss Doodle Mae: "Our boss, Jojo, organized a spiritually charged and thought-provoking staff meeting this morning. He did this in response to the "shoot first and don't ask questions later" actions of a neighborhood watch captain who gunned down…

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[Kamikaze]  Your Child or Mine

by Kamikaze
March 28, 2012

It's frustrating to think that what happened to Trayvon Martin will probably happen again somewhere. It's even more unsettling to think that Jackson is primed for similar incidents to occur right here if we're not careful.

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[Dennis]  Screaming in Stereo

by Scott Dennis
March 28, 2012

Last night, my 3-year-old son kept screaming out in the night. Most nights he sleeps really well, but as any parent can testify, he has those occasional nights when peaceful rest is nothing more than an elusive dream. This…

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[Hood]  No ‘Sunshine’ Here

by Jim Hood
March 28, 2012

What if nobody stood between you—a law-abiding citizen of the state of Mississippi—and everyone else who would do you harm? What if a governor pardoned violent criminals, and no one was there to try and stop it? What if…

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[Publisher’s Note] The War on Math: Obama’s Debt

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by Todd Stauffer, Publisher
March 21, 2012

As the Republican presidential hopefuls auger toward the finish line in what will probably result in the nomination of Mitt Romney, it seems the candidates, in straining to hurl things at one another and President Obama, perpetuate something…

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[Editorial] Services Aren’t Like Toasters

March 21, 2012

Politicians, especially the tight-fisted ones, love to compare the government to your home. When money is tight at home, they'll explain condescendingly, you may have to send your toaster to a repair shop, put off that Disney family vacation or drive that old…

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[Feedback] Logic, Offended

by Elliott Haller (Jackson)
March 21, 2012

I do not consider myself to be pro-life, and I opposed the Personhood Initiative, but the article by Brian McGowan ("The Attack on Republicanism," Vol. 10, Issue 26) offended my sense of logic. read more »