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Ladd Profiles Frank Melton in Reason Magazine
JFP Editor Donna Ladd writes about Mayor Frank Melton's shenanigans for Reason Magazine. The piece starts:
Last September, my newspaper reported that on August 26, 2006, Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Frank Melton had taken an entourage of police officers and teenagers (some with criminal records) to a duplex in a poor neighborhood. Stating that the duplex was home to drug dealers, Mayor Melton then directed the odd mix of cops and teenagers to destroy the house with sledgehammers.
Strange as it may seem, none of this surprised us. This is just our mayorדFrank,” as the former television executive and ousted director of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics insists that everyone call him. Most people, including a doting mainstream media, do.
posted by ladd on 10/23/07 at 08:57 PM. [printer-friendly version]
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Dear Dog Owners: Your Pets Are in Danger
andi: I hear your frustration, Donna. I don't live in Fondren (but I aspire to one of these days!), but my dog Sally came to me from a former neighbor who used to just let her roam ...
Dec 04, 2008 | 10:18 PM
Crisler Garners Big-Name Support for Mayoral Race
Tom Head: Wow--that sounds exciting, Kaze!
Dec 04, 2008 | 09:12 PM
Crisler Garners Big-Name Support for Mayoral Race
Kamikaze: Indeed Daniel, The Jackson Progressives along with Yups, The Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Greater Jackson have come together to organize what will ...
Dec 04, 2008 | 09:03 PM
Crisler Garners Big-Name Support for Mayoral Race
Tom Head: Much too early for me to back anybody, but if I had to pick now I'd go with Mary Coleman, John Horhn, or Leslie McLemore. I suspect Harvey Johnson was the best ...
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Crisler Garners Big-Name Support for Mayoral Race
daniel johnson: The Progressives have already begun to gear up for the Mayoral season by organizing some debates. Harvey Johnson impresses me as well. i like Crisler for many ...
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Dear Dog Owners: Your Pets Are in Danger
J.T.: Oops, I think I misspoke. I think the 2 focuses of Our Fondren are Quality of Life and Crime Prevention and Code Enforcement falls under Quality of Life. Anyway, reporting the ...
Dec 04, 2008 | 08:21 PM
Dear Dog Owners: Your Pets Are in Danger
J.T.: No animals are suppose to run loose, dogs or cats. Some cat owners let their cats run loose, also. Several big well fed cats love my back yard and sleep on my deck. I agree with ...
Dec 04, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Hot Sauce: The problem with Harvey was that he allow his ego to get in the way of the truth. Harvey also took to much time to make decision and he also allowed his personnel ...
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