http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jfp.php/news/ en demonsblaze@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-18T23:09:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/new_chief_shakes_up_jpd_staff_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/new_chief_shakes_up_jpd_staff_111809/#When:23:09:01Z New Jackson Police Chief Rebecca Coleman announced several changes to her command staff on Friday. The moves include promotions and some shifting of responsibilities among deputy chiefs.by Ward Schaefer November 18, 2009 New Jackson Police Chief Rebecca Coleman announced several changes to her command staff on Friday. The moves include promotions and some shifting of responsibilities among deputy chiefs. City/County, Crime 2009-11-18T23:09:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/university_mergers_loom/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/university_mergers_loom/#When:22:58:00Z Rumors of university consolidation gave way to outright threats Monday when Gov. Haley Barbour released his executive budget recommendations for the 2011 fiscal year. Painting a dismal picture of the state's finances for the next three years, Barbour called for consolidating the state's eight public universities into five institutions.by Ward Schaefer November 18, 2009 Rumors of university consolidation gave way to outright threats Monday when Gov. Haley Barbour released his executive budget recommendations for the 2011 fiscal year. Painting a dismal picture of the state's finances for the next three years, Barbour called for consolidating the state's eight public universities into five institutions. Barbour proposed combining the state's three historically black universities—Jackson State, Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State—and merging the Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State University. Barbour, education, State, queen 2009-11-18T22:58:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/nature_vs_nurture_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/nature_vs_nurture_111809/#When:22:02:00Z In the western world, the earliest works depicting homosexuality come from the ancient Greeks, where the practice of adult men having sexual relations with male youths was considered quite normal. The term lesbian dates back to the Greek poetess Sappho, born on the island of Lesbos between 630 and 612 BC. Plato (427 to 327 BC) praised same-sex relationships in his early writings.by Ronni Mott November 18, 2009 In the western world, the earliest works depicting homosexuality come from the ancient Greeks, where the practice of adult men having sexual relations with male youths was considered quite normal. The term lesbian dates back to the Greek poetess Sappho, born on the island of Lesbos between 630 and 612 BC. Plato (427 to 327 BC) praised same-sex relationships in his early writings. civilrights, Issues 2009-11-18T22:02:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/safer_schools_now_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/safer_schools_now_111809/#When:22:01:01Z School is not always the most comfortable, or safest, place for a gay student.by Adam Lynch November 18, 2009 School is not always the most comfortable, or safest, place for a gay student. civilrights, Issues 2009-11-18T22:01:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/consolidation_the_same_old_story_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/consolidation_the_same_old_story_111109/#When:04:04:00Z The issue of school consolidation is popping up in anticipation of another cash-strapped legislative session. Calls for merging some of the state's 152 public-school districts aren't new in lean budget years, despite a lack of evidence of its value.by Ward Schaefer November 11, 2009 The issue of school consolidation is popping up in anticipation of another cash-strapped legislative session. Calls for merging some of the state's 152 public-school districts aren't new in lean budget years, despite a lack of evidence of its value. education, State 2009-11-12T04:04:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/national_hiv_aids_town_hall_comes_to_jackson_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/national_hiv_aids_town_hall_comes_to_jackson_111109/#When:22:59:00Z The White House Office of National AIDS Policy selected 14 cities for community discussions to develop and implement a national HIV/AIDS strategy. Among the stops is Jackson on Monday, Nov. 16.by Ronni Mott November 11, 2009 The White House Office of National AIDS Policy selected 14 cities for community discussions to develop and implement a national HIV/AIDS strategy. Among the stops is Jackson on Monday, Nov. 16. "We hope to get as much community input as possible on what needs to be done to end the epidemic of AIDS in this country," said Robin Webb, one of the event organizers. City/County, health care 2009-11-11T22:59:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/jfp_index_vip_white_jackson_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/jfp_index_vip_white_jackson_110409/#When:03:14:00Z The November 2009 edition of The Clarion-Ledger's now-shrunken VIP Jackson Magazine is a study in how (not) to publish an extremely white publication in a majority-black metro—by a company that supposedly prides itself on media diversity.November 4, 2009 The November 2009 edition of The Clarion-Ledger's now-shrunken VIP Jackson Magazine is a study in how (not) to publish an extremely white publication in a majority-black metro—by a company that supposedly prides itself on media diversity. We counted faces for the real skinny: media literacy 2009-11-05T03:14:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/dish_going_rogue_110409/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/dish_going_rogue_110409/#When:22:04:00Z On his county-provided laptop, Phil Fisher has replaced the standard mouse icon with a sword. A former Marine and a current brigadier general in the Mississippi Army National Guard, Fisher has a bit of the warrior in him, and his stint on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors has been marked by vocal opposition to many of the board's actions.by Ward Schaefer November 4, 2009 On his county-provided laptop, Phil Fisher has replaced the standard mouse icon with a sword. A former Marine and a current brigadier general in the Mississippi Army National Guard, Fisher has a bit of the warrior in him, and his stint on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors has been marked by vocal opposition to many of the board's actions. City/County, interview, Politics 2009-11-04T22:04:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/nothing_short_of_monstrous_102809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/nothing_short_of_monstrous_102809/#When:02:55:00Z David Irving is guaranteed to cause a rumble wherever he goes—as he did in Jackson earlier this month after white supremacist Richard Barrett promoted his Oct. 21 presentation at City Hall.by Adam Lynch October 28, 2009 David Irving is guaranteed to cause a rumble wherever he goes—as he did in Jackson earlier this month after white supremacist Richard Barrett promoted his Oct. 21 presentation at City Hall. The American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors and their Descendants describes him as a "Holocaust Denier and anti-Semite," although Irving himself disagrees with the portrayal. interview 2009-10-29T02:55:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/argument_for_yearbook_refusal_unfounded_says_aclu_102109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/argument_for_yearbook_refusal_unfounded_says_aclu_102109/#When:23:15:00Z The ACLU of Mississippi says the Copiah County School District was wrong not to allow a lesbian student to place a yearbook photo.by Adam Lynch October 21, 2009 The ACLU of Mississippi says the Copiah County School District was wrong not to allow a lesbian student to place a yearbook photo. 2009-10-21T23:15:00-06:00