http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jfp.php/opinion/ en demonsblaze@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-18T23:10:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editors_note_love_thy_neighbor_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editors_note_love_thy_neighbor_111809/#When:23:10:00Z I grew up in the Episcopal Church, and it was the center of everything my family did. From Sunday school to youth group and potluck dinners, the church provided a sense of community and belonging.by Lacey McLaughlin November 18, 2009 I grew up in the Episcopal Church, and it was the center of everything my family did. From Sunday school to youth group and potluck dinners, the church provided a sense of community and belonging. civilrights, Issues 2009-11-18T23:10:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/stiggers_eating_like_kings_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/stiggers_eating_like_kings_111809/#When:22:30:01Z Mr. Announcer: "Ghetto Science Public Television presents 'Cooking with Grandpa Pookie!' Tonight's guest is Brotha Hustle, the Ghetto Science Team's roving and mobile entrepreneur. On this segment of the program, Grandpa Pookie and Brotha Hustle will show you how to eat well on a recession budget."by Ken Stiggers November 18, 2009 Mr. Announcer: "Ghetto Science Public Television presents 'Cooking with Grandpa Pookie!' Tonight's guest is Brotha Hustle, the Ghetto Science Team's roving and mobile entrepreneur. On this segment of the program, Grandpa Pookie and Brotha Hustle will show you how to eat well on a recession budget." 2009-11-18T22:30:01-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/kamikaze_show_me_some_passion/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/kamikaze_show_me_some_passion/#When:22:26:00Z I call myself a moderate for a reason. I find myself shying away from the lunacy that lurks on the outer fringes of both parties.by Kamikaze November 18, 2009 I call myself a moderate for a reason. I find myself shying away from the lunacy that lurks on the outer fringes of both parties. I'm neither a Democrat nor a Republican, liberal or conservative. Honestly, I think everyone should do themselves a favor and listen to all opinions, no matter how crazy they may be, and then make a decision—whether it's about candidate, a bill, a resolution, whatever. It simply isn't wise to vote along a party, race or ideological line without listening to all sides. 2009-11-18T22:26:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/murphy_breaking_out_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/murphy_breaking_out_111809/#When:22:10:00Z I'm often struck by the way that many people live half-truthfully, editing out personal information that they deem unsavory to others. I'm not sure if this is a southern phenomenon, or simply a trend among those of us who are the black sheep in our families.by Joy Murphy November 18, 2009 I'm often struck by the way that many people live half-truthfully, editing out personal information that they deem unsavory to others. I'm not sure if this is a southern phenomenon, or simply a trend among those of us who are the black sheep in our families. Since President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, I've been thinking about my LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) friends. As they have found the way out of their various closets, I've often simplified their task in my mind. "Just do it," I think. "Be yourself." civilrights, Issues, State 2009-11-18T22:10:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editorial_barbour_first_do_no_harm_111809/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editorial_barbour_first_do_no_harm_111809/#When:20:00:00Z Call us suspicious, but we don't believe for one minute that Gov. Haley Barbour thinks the Mississippi Legislature will vote to merge the state's three historically black universities, while not touching Ole Miss or Southern. (We do believe they might merge Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State, though.)November 18, 2009 Call us suspicious, but we don't believe for one minute that Gov. Haley Barbour thinks the Mississippi Legislature will vote to merge the state's three historically black universities, while not touching Ole Miss or Southern. (We do believe they might merge Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State, though.) Barbour, State, editorial 2009-11-18T20:00:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/balko_absolute_immunity_on_trial_111709/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/balko_absolute_immunity_on_trial_111709/#When:19:15:00Z Bush's former solicitor general tries to roll back prosecutorial abuse.by Radley Balko November 17, 2009 In 2006, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Grayson lined up more than 30 jailhouse informants to testify that they had sold drugs to Church Point, La., homemaker Ann Colomb and her three sons. (I wrote about the Colomb case in the May 2008 issue of Reason.) Grayson had used some of these snitches before, in the trial of a Houston drug kingpin. After the Houston trial, authorities informed Grayson that several of his informants had lied, and that there may have been an information sharing network and perjury ring inside the federal prison system. No matter. Grayson used them again to convict Colomb and her sons, and they spent three months in prison. Justice, queen 2009-11-17T19:15:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/publishers_note_seeking_the_authentic_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/publishers_note_seeking_the_authentic_111109/#When:23:15:00Z Since I'm one of those folks who was "brought back" to Mississippi by a native, I sometimes feel like I have a unique vantage point. Mississippi reminds me enough of my boyhood Texas to be a second home to me, and yet it's weird enough to feel like "a whole'nother country."by Todd Stauffer November 11, 2009 Since I'm one of those folks who was "brought back" to Mississippi by a native, I sometimes feel like I have a unique vantage point. Mississippi reminds me enough of my boyhood Texas to be a second home to me, and yet it's weird enough to feel like "a whole'nother country." business, City/County 2009-11-11T23:15:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editorial_stop_barbours_power_grab_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/editorial_stop_barbours_power_grab_111109/#When:22:48:00Z Gov. Haley Barbour does have gall, you have to hand him that. Since he came home from Washington, D.C., in 2003 to serve as Mississippi's governor, he has reconfigured the balance-of-power at the state capitol.November 11, 2009 Gov. Haley Barbour does have gall, you have to hand him that. Since he came home from Washington, D.C., in 2003 to serve as Mississippi's governor, he has reconfigured the balance-of-power at the state capitol. The Mississippi Senate, which ironically has been majority Democratic on his watch֖at least in name֖has become essentially an extension of the governor's mansion. Barbour, State, editorial 2009-11-11T22:48:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/stiggers_just_pay_me_back_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/stiggers_just_pay_me_back_111109/#When:22:22:00Z Rudy McBride: "Greetings to all of my loyal customers journeying through this world of woe during this global recession. This message is dedicated to the wayfaring strangers traveling to that bright land of no sickness, toil or danger. This message is for people waiting for promises to become successful realities."by Ken Stiggers November 11, 2009 Rudy McBride: "Greetings to all of my loyal customers journeying through this world of woe during this global recession. This message is dedicated to the wayfaring strangers traveling to that bright land of no sickness, toil or danger. This message is for people waiting for promises to become successful realities. This message is for the brother who's doing bad and stole his momma's flat-screen TV. This message is for folk who are behind on their bills and screen phone calls on their telephone answering machines. This message is for anyone who has experienced home foreclosure and automobile repossession. Who listens to the people crying in the wilderness? 2009-11-11T22:22:00-06:00 http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/doyle_from_dixie_with_love_111109/ http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/doyle_from_dixie_with_love_111109/#When:19:30:00Z As a University of Mississippi graduate excited about the progress of his alma mater in the past decade, a strong distaste for the likes of Richard Barrett is interwoven into my DNA.by Bryan Doyle November 11, 2009 As a University of Mississippi graduate excited about the progress of his alma mater in the past decade, a strong distaste for the likes of Richard Barrett is interwoven into my DNA. State 2009-11-11T19:30:00-06:00