Thursday, September 30
Ceola James
" />Former Ninth District Chancery Judge, Ceola James , is seeking a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, District One, Position 2. This seat was left vacant by the retirement ...
Bill Skinner
"/> William Louis "Bill" Skinner, II, a Mississippi native, was born into a family of Mississippi Law Enforcement, and has continued that legacy to this day. Bill, the oldest son ...
Jim Giles
"/> Jimmy Darrell Giles was born in Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi in 1959, son of James Stanton Giles (tow boat diesel mechanic on the Mississippi River, born in Waynesboro, ...
Chip Pickering
/> Congressman Chip Pickering hails from a longtime Republican family from Laurel, Mississippi. Currently serving his fourth term representing Mississippi's Third District, he was first elected to Congress in 1996, ...
Terry P. Johnson - District 5
Terry P. Johnson has lived his entire life in the Fifth Supervisors District of Hinds County. He has the experience necessary to conduct the general and special elections in an ...
Wednesday, September 29
Godsmack: DVD debuts Top10, band breaks record most Top 10 rock hits
Have you experienced Godsmack live? Coming Home Studios in association with SRS Labs and Zoe/Rounder is pleased to announce the release of the new long form live in concert DVD ...
Of 'Rednecks' and 'Shoe-Shine Boys'
Web Exclusive
Today at 4 p.m. Mayor Harvey Johnson called for the State Fair Commission to speak out against the views of white supremacist Richard Barrett, while stopping short of calling for ...
[Music] American Band Stands
"If every Deadhead in the state of Florida had voted in the last election, it would be a very different world today," reflects Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead. Weir, ...
Our Three Writers
On the Web site for the Millsaps Arts & Lecture Series, about its Sept. 30 offering of Southern writers, there's the question: "How much better does it get than this?" ...
Poll: Americans Uninformed About Bush, Kerry
AP reports: "If matching presidential candidates to their positions on basic issues were like a 'Jeopardy!' category, most Americans wouldn't earn a single dollar. More than half of those polled ...
It's About the Issues, Stupid!
The polls say this, the polls say that. This group is alleging this, this group that. Who cares about voting? The candidates are all alike. At the JFP, we reject ...
Between You and The Polls
In the 1970s a group of young Americans put their foot down, breaking a barrier to voting in the United States. The age limit was dropped, allowing 18-year-olds the right ...
Losing Your Voting Virginity
With the passage of the 26th Amendment in 1971, the dream of universal suffrage in America came close to being realized. By granting the right to vote to 18-year-olds—those Americans ...
[Taylor] Giving Our Forefathers the Finger
Last year in the hot August sun, I stood at a five-way intersection in Yazoo City, passing out push cards for my mother. She was running for justice court judge ...
Pennies for Your Votes
The day after the Capital City Convention campaign was announced last week, Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal, owners of BRAVO! and Broad Street restaurants, pledged 1 percent of their sales ...
X Marks the Boycott
Nearly 40 years ago, in Mississippi, the state fair was segregated. There was a white fair and later a fair for black people. This October, many of the children and ...
To Live and Die in Dixie
Sometimes the light comes from unexpected places. Last week, I sat down in front of my monitor and my e-mail blooped in. There was one from Jill Conner Browne, the ...
eZra Brown
With a soft voice laced with traces of his native South Carolina, eZra Brown speaks earnestly about the positives he's found in Mississippi since coming here in 1992. "I'm excited ...
Innovation: A Review of Tales of Symphonia
When someone thinks of a Role Playing Game, they picture a group of characters with gravity-defying hair standing in a row waiting to take potshots at an equally outrageous group ...
[Stiggers] Check Yo Sources, Even If It's Gossip
Here's an important message from Sis Boneqweesha Jones, president of the Hair Did University School of Cosmetology and On-the-Scene Journalism, for Advanced Toe Nail Applications/On-the-Scene 501 students.
Admission o' the Year
The Indianapolis Star reports: Norman Ornstein, a congressional analyst at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said the issue (gay marriage ban) is being pushed by Republicans to energize their conservative ...
Tuesday, September 28
Rebels Flatt-Lining, Eagles Soaring, Bad-News Bulldogs
After last Saturday's loss to Wyoming, it's clear that Ole Miss does not have a quarterback controversy: Ole Miss has a quarterback problem. Coach David Cutcliffe admitted as much on ...
M-Braves Announce Schedule
The Mississippi Braves have announced their schedule for 2005, the Class AA club's first season in its new home in Pearl. The big question: Will the new stadium be ready ...
Monday, September 27
Gris Gris
--- Herman Snell and Alex Slawson
The San Francisco based Gris Gris (pronounced Gree Gree) are the real-deal embodiment of the darker 1967 psychedelic acid rock. Their debut self-titled album is the best of Barrett-era Pink ...
Jackson First Stop on AntiFolk the Vote Tour
[Press releease] MUGSY Records, the ARTIST WORKER ACTION LEAGUE and SOFTSKULL PRESS join the League of Indy Voters to launch the 2004 ANTIFOLK THE VOTE Swing State Tour.
Friday, September 24
Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 9/24
Mayor Johnson Endorses Reassurance Contact Program for Elderly and Physically Challenged Individuals. This week Mayor Johnson endorsed a very important program of CONTACT® the Crisis Line of Jackson called "Reassurance ...
September 21 Music Releases
At long last, the JFP weekly music releases are back!!! After several weeks of scant releases, the various record labels comprising this list have inundated the market. In fact, there ...
"From a Basement on the Hill," Elliott Smith
-- Herman Snell & Alex Slawson
One of the most profound songwriters of our generation, Elliott Smith died of a self-inflicted stab wound on Oct. 21, 2003. This highly anticipated posthumous release is due out on ...
Thursday, September 23
"Monk ‘Round the World," Thelonius Monk
As composer and improviser, the significance of pianist Thelonious Monk in the world of modern jazz mustn't be underestimated. Many of his tunes such as "Blue Monk" and "Epistropy" have ...
Wednesday, September 22
Dizzee Rascal, Air, Franz Ferdinand Top Shortlist
XL Recordings and Matador Records are thrilled that DIZZEE RASCAL has made it to the final round of the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. His critically acclaimed debut album "Boy In ...
Sweet Home Paradox
"Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race, and New Beginnings in a New South." You can tell by the title of this book what it's going to be about, right? ...
A City to Love
<b>Young Jacksonians Are Doing It For Themselves</b>
"The old generation is dying," muses 23-year-old Ginger Williams, adding that she doesn't mean to be morbid. "A younger generation is pushing through and taking leadership." Sitting with her boyfriend, ...
[Drink] Java for the Proletariat
Legend has it that an Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee. He noticed his goats became frisky after eating the berries from a certain plant. As the person in charge, the ...
[Rev] Burning Car
By the time you read this, you will have missed Burning Man. You will have missed the blistering heat and dust on the playa, an ancient lake bed where revelers ...
[Stiggers] Cadillac Is the Word
Financially challenged individuals! If you missed out on Oprah's car giveaway, don't fret! The Ghetto Science Team may have a car for you courtesy of H.B.N. Instead of giving away ...
[Chick] These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
I am a bitter, vindictive bitch. And everybody knows it. "Says who?" Says my ex-husband Richard Cranium (we call him RC for short.) And he's right. Divorce has taught me ...
Festival of Hope
Several things make the 21-year-old WellsFest unique among Jackson's festivals—there's no charge for admission or parking, it's completely alcohol and drug free, and the proceeds of every sale, not just ...
JFP Lists: Signs of Life, Rest in Peace, Wish List
A creative boom, of sorts, has hit the city over the last couple years—not to mention a renewed interest in supporting locally owned businesses over dull national chain stores (what ...
Not In My Backyard
Some residents of the Fondren community are steadfastly protesting the building of a 40-bed crisis intervention center for the mentally ill in what they consider their backyard.
Sleeping With the Giant
So, we're 2. Our determined little rag has defied the odds—at least the mythical barriers that some folks thought were absolute reality. I remember the skepticism from a handful of ...
Jay Losset
When Jay Losset, 28, talks about Jackson, you can tell he's excited. When I interviewed him, he moved to the edge of his seat when he mentioned the changes going ...
Attack of the Orange Barrels
<b>City Revitalization Isn't Easy, But It's Under Way</b>
Humanity, in general, is like a germ. it comes along, consumes all that is consumable, makes more of itself, leaves a bad smell everywhere, then moves on to repeat the ...
Jackson Convention Center: The $65 Million Question
Update: On Thursday morning, Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal, owners of BRAVO! and Broad Street restaurants, announced that they were pledging 1% of their sales between now and the election ...
Tuesday, September 21
George Harrison DVD
Capitol Records will release George Harrison's The Dark Horse Years 1979 -1992 DVD in the U.S. on Nov. 2. The DVD includes performance and promotional videos, interview footage, a deluxe ...
Samac Richardson - Position 2
"/>Originally from Neshoba County, Philadelphia, Mississippi, Samac is the son of Myrtis and the late Burdette Richardson. His parents were both school teachers; his father also served two terms as ...
Bennie G. Thompson (Democrat, Incumbent)
"/> A native of Bolton, Mississippi, Congressman Thompson was educated in the public schools of Hinds County, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Tougaloo ...
George W. Bush & Dick Cheney (Republican, Incumbent)
/> George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping proposals to ...
Hustling "HuStle"
In case you somehow missed one of the promos, which seem to be running once every 3 minutes on ESPN, the sports network will debut "HuStle," its TV movie on ...
In Case You Wanted To Know
Ever wonder why the NFL rarely plays games on Saturday? Here's why.
John F. Kerry & John Edwards (Democrat)
"/> John Kerry has never forgotten the lessons he learned as a young man – lessons that have been strengthened in his 19 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ...
Monday, September 20
Wells Fest
21st Annual WellsFest Alcohol/drug-free family festival. Sept. 25, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Jamie Fowler Boyll Park, Lakeland Dr. next to Smith Wills Stadium. Free. Music, food, pony rides, arts, crafts, a ...
American Guild of Organists Recital
American Guild of Organists Recital Tougaloo College's Woodworth Chapel Fri., Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Go straight after entering through the security gate on County Line Rd., and turn right into ...
Farish St. Heritage Festival
Farish Street Heritage Festival Sat., Sept. 25, 3 p.m. until. $12 Be-Bop/$15 gate. Bennie Lattimore, Vicky Allen, Pat Brown, The Canton Spirituals, Paul Porter of the Christianaires; Kamikaze, Topez, 5th ...
[Hightower] Wailing to the High Heavens
It's always a hoot to hear corporate lobbyists wailing to the high heavens about the scourge of "frivolous lawsuits," demanding that Congress bar people from suing them.
Sunday, September 19
Rebels Win, Bulldogs and Tigers Fold
Saturday wasn't the greatest day for Mississippi's college football. Here's your roundup:
- Ole Miss won, thanks to Jonathan Nichols' field goal in overtime. Tupelo, Biloxi
Saturday, September 18
The Soft Side of Loud, by Lynette Hanson
Fortepiano—forte means loud, piano means soft—is the instrument of choice for Rachel Heard. It wasn't always so. The Juilliard graduate, with a bachelor's and master's in music, remembers thinking in ...
Tricia Walker "The Heart of Dixie" Debut
Songwriter Tricia Walker, a native of Fayette, Mississippi, will debut her new CD, The Heart of Dixie, Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at the Bluebird Café, 4104 Hillsboro Road, Nashville, TN ...
Friday, September 17
Kerry Goes After Cheney, Haliburton and ‘Mess in Iraq'
AP reports: "Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Friday that the Bush administration ignored overcharging in defense contracts awarded to Halliburton, the company once headed by Vice President Dick Cheney, ...
Thursday, September 16
"Antics," Interpol
-- Herman Snell & Alex Slwson
Interpol- "Antics." The boys finely dressed in black suits finally unleash their highly anticipated sophomore release. The overall music formula is much the same as on their 2002 debut, "Turn ...
Johnny Ramone Dies At 55
AP Reports: Though they never had a Top 40 song, seminal punk band "The Ramones" left a formidable imprint on the rock genre. The quartet's impact was evident Wednesday when ...
Bourbon Street Jazz Society
Bourbon Street Jazz Society Meets the last Sunday of each month. Sept. 26, Oct. 31, Nov. 28. Colonial Country Club Ball Room, 5635 Old Canton Rd. 3-6 p.m. $8. Dance ...
Wednesday, September 15
Kerry to Bush: ‘You Own It'
John Kerry unleased a new campaign theme today, which paints George W. Bush as the "Excuse President" by focusing both on lost jobs and on the mounting casualties (and apparent ...
Nothing Is Static
"A secret turning in us makes the universe turn. Head unaware of feet, and feet head. Neither cares. They keep turning." – Rumi
Actresses to Watch: Coming Soon to a Theater Near You
They're the sparks that add glamour, glitz and guts to area theater. They make us laugh, cry, think, ogle and admire every power-packed performance. A bevy of acting talent has ...
Leave My Kids Alone
Early the morning of Sept. 2, a mother stood at the intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 18 with her two children, protesting the new Jackson Public Schools mandatory uniform ...
For Whom the Zell Tolls
Admittedly, we have a rough history of treating each other badly sometimes, and we stubbornly act against our best interests too often and—perhaps worst—we are notorious for sending up the ...
Do You Like My Painting?
Painting by Ellen Langford
Ellen Langford, now 37, used to be one of those people who thought getting out of Mississippi was the thing to do. She had spent 17 years growing up here, ...
James Anderson
James Anderson's favorite phrase is "theater begets theater." He loves to get others excited about theater by doing it himself. "Theater is all about intentions and getting the right wig ...
Virgins, Tramps and Dolls
At first smile, Michele Coffield Walker, 21, is a charming girl. Even her tight-curled blonde locks exude sweetness. But when she gets to the derby, outfitted in old-style rollerskates, she's ...
Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days
Thursday, Sept. 16
High school football, Provine vs. Forest Hill at South Jackson, 7 p.m.: The Rams look to rock the Rebels.
[Music] Goodbye, Voices
The band Guided by Voices has always had one of the great back stories in rock 'n' roll: a group of middle-aged men from blue-collar Dayton, Ohio, recording lo-fi albums ...
[Drink] Smoothie Operator
When my niece Sasha comes over, she heads for the raspberry patch. When her pile is big enough, we make the world's best smoothie.
Censored! The 10 Big Stories the National News Media Ignored
In late July more than 600 people showed up in Monterey, Calif., to speak at a Federal Communications Commission hearing on ownership concentration in the news media. The participants were ...
Doin' the Cha-Cha for Equality and Rent Money
Electric Slide Foundation of America presents the 2004 Post Olympic Cha-Cha Slide/Steppin' Dance Competition and Voter Registration Drive for World Peace and Rent Money.
A Republic Without Citizens
Thomas H. Keane and Lee Hamilton conclude the preface to the 9/11 Commission Report with these words: "All of us have had to pause, reflect, and sometimes change our minds ...
‘A Real Buzz': Young People Expected to Vote in Record Numbers
New York Times today: "After dismal turnout by young voters in 2000, surveys this year show that interest in the election among the young is near the highest level it ...
Tuesday, September 14
BREAKING: USM Game Delayed
Southern Miss' football game with No. 10 California, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to worries about where Hurricane Ivan, which is projected to come ashore somewhere in the ...
Bach To Blues Series
Bach To Blues Series Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a series of sacred and secular music, every 3rd Sunday, 6 p.m. 6401 Hwy 18 W. at Siwell Rd. Share music and ...
Bush Calls Kerry Campaign ‘Pathetic'
AP reports: "President Bush chided Sen. John Kerry and fellow Democrats on Monday for asserting that Republicans will undermine Social Security, calling the strategy 'the most tired, pathetic way to ...
Monday, September 13
Church Concert
Wells United Methodist Church Concert Sept. 19, 7 p.m. Lelon Thompson will present "De' miei bollenti spirit" from "La Traviata", "When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" from "Finian's ...
Will the GOP Try to ‘Suppress' Non-White Vote?
Columnist Bob Herbert writes in The New York Times: "More than 80 percent of the population of Detroit is black. This is very well understood by John Pappageorge, who is ...
(Film/Performance) So Bad, It's Good
Scattered across the desolate solar system exist the bleary-eyed mining men of Jupiter who know nothing of women, and the sexually frustrated, all-female (Southern Belle no less) population of Venus. ...
[Rev] Lady Driver
Hey! Truckers don't like to be called truckers. I know because I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzie Baxman about her experiences as a driver—a lady driver. She's done long ...
Signifying Plenty
I admit that I haven't finished reading every essay in Ellen Douglas' amazing new book. I simply can't bear for it to end. I read a couple of lines, then ...
Friday, September 10
Beggars Banquet New Releases
GBV DAY: Log on to www.joingbv.com where Beggars USA are petitioning for GUIDED BY VOICES DAY in every city on their final tour. It's already been declared Guided By Voices ...
Fox News Poll: Bush Lead ‘Razor Thin'
A Fox News poll released yesterday finds that Bush's convention bump in the polls has smoothed out, and the two men are nearly in a dead heat in nationwide polling: ...
Thursday, September 9
"Smoke+Fire," Neulander
Reviewed by Alex Slawson and Herman Snell
Based on their name, one might assume that Neulander are a German group. However, this neo-retro-electro duo reside in New York City. Actually, Korinna Koll [vocalist/chanteuese] is from Austria and ...
[Lott] An Equal Education
<b>Web Exclusive</b>
Recently I was pleased to welcome Monticello native and U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige back home to Mississippi. He spoke to 6th and 8th graders in Pascagoula, observing them ...
Did Cheney Go Too Far with Attack?
New York Times today: "Vice President Dick Cheney's assertion that the nation was more likely to 'get hit again' by terrorists if John Kerry was elected was one of the ...
John Lennon "Acoustic" Compilation Hits Nov. 2
On November 2nd Capitol Records will release two John Lennon albums: the new John Lennon "Acoustic" and a remixed and remastered version of Lennon's classic "Rock 'n' Roll" with bonus ...
Wednesday, September 8
Left Behind: The Reality Bites
First, the good news. Jackson Public Schools announced last week that three schools—George Elementary, Murrah High School and Power APAC Elementary—all reached Level 5 for the 2003-04 school year, which ...
When A Plan Comes Together
"I love it when a plan comes together" was the signature line of George Peppard in his role as Hannibal Smith on the 1980s TV show "The A Team." It's ...
Kirti Naran and Rina Patel
In a corner shop at the Bel Air Shopping Center, 1999 Highway 80 West, there's a quiet—yet totally unintended—sociological experiment underway, wrought at the skilled hands of Kirti Naran, 31 ...
Best in Sports in the Next 7 Days
Thursday, Sept. 9
College football, Millsaps vs. Mississippi College at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, 7 p.m. (1240 AM): The longtime Division III rivals open the season with the Backyard Brawl. Wouldn't this rivalry ...
[Jacktown] What's New in the Streets, by Alphonso Mayfield
The biggest deal over the last month was Louie from "Louie's Wild Weekend" coming to town to interview cats for a book that he is penning on Southern hip-hop. Interviews ...
Picture Imperfect: A Review of "Wicker Park," PG-13
The trailer for Paul McGuigan's "Wicker Park" wrongly portrays the film as a thriller, a sort of Generation X "Fatal Attraction." While it certainly has its darker elements (many of ...
Crossing the Line?
Madison and Rankin cops are angering both drivers of color and white business owners. Are they going too far?
[Aust] The Wrong Side of the Right
With the shadow of the Republican National Convention fading, there are many stories that were overlooked by press outlets or purposefully ignored. One scandalous story that barely hit the waves ...
You See the Blue Lights: What Next?
To some, the question of police harassment is simple: If you're doing something wrong, the police should be able to stop you, no matter what. And if you're not drunk, ...
JFP Index: Driving While Drunk
• Percentage of the 2002 DUI arrests of state residents age 20-54 with a blood alcohol level associated with problem drinking: 99
The Mayor and the Cowboy
Hundreds of Jackson citizens poured through the doors of the Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center to hear Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. give the annual State of the City address ...
Log Cabin GOP Votes Down Bush Endorsement
AP reports: "The Republican Party's largest gay and lesbian organization, which endorsed President Bush in 2000, is withholding its endorsement of the president for re-election because of his support for ...
The Altar of Football
Across the country, college football fans just got started planning their lives around their team's schedule. New York Times reporter Warren St. John, born in Birmingham in 1970 into a ...
[Hightower] Fleecing America's Soldiers
It's been said that you don't know what hell is until you've had an insurance salesman in your living room, prattling on eternally about term life annuities.
Tuesday, September 7
Former Gov. Kirk Fordice Dead at 70
Here is a statement from his family, following by a statement from Gov. Haley Barbour: "It is with a sad heart that our family announces the death of Daniel Kirkwood ...
Monday, September 6
Denying the Troops a Secret Ballot
A New York Times editorial: "Members of the military will be allowed to vote this year by faxing or e-mailing their ballots - after waiving their right to a secret ...
The South Will Rise Again
Alternet is featuring a provocative piece by Nina Burleigh, who argues that the "Old South" is "crumbling away." More: "The change has not been sudden, but more of an erosion. ...
A Winning Debut
The moment Sylvester Croom and Mississippi State fans have been waiting for since Croom was hired last Saturday finally came on Saturday. Croom, the first African-American football coach of an ...
Thursday, September 2
‘Dixiecrat' Zell Miller Wows Republicans
Conservative columnist/blogger Andrew Sullivan had this to say about Georgia "Democrat" Zell Miller's performance at the convention last night: "Zell Miller's address will, I think, go down as a critical ...
Wednesday, September 1
The Death of Conservatism (As We Know It)?
Conservative columnist David Brooks rethinks today's Republican Party in the cover story of this week's New York Times Magazine: "Democrats may imagine that the G.O.P. is an amalgam of fat ...
She Got the Power
Women are definitely doing it for themselves as Nov. 2 draws closer. Despite resistance by the governor's office, Mississippi Women for John Kerry pulled together a crowd of about 200 ...
Fall Arts Preview
<b>ArtMIX Returns to Fondren</b>
Sept. 2 marks the return of ARTMix in the Historic Fondren District of Jackson. Come mix it up with artists in their studios and merchants in their stores, throughout the ...
Fall Arts Preview, cont.
<b>Literary Treats</b>
If you're the type who thrives on seeing authors in the flesh, and hearing them read, the fall signing and reading season holds promise for you. September's highlights at Lemuria ...
[Lynette's Note] Because They'll Thank You Later
What do you do when your sweet and sexy husband dies at the age of 36, leaving you to raise two cutie-pie sons, ages 7 and 4, all by yourself? ...
[Williams] Republican Ophelias
Thank you, Swift Boat Veterans, for chucking the blocks out of memory. It all comes back to me now: Vietnam, anti-war protests, Civil Rights struggles. But not at all in ...
McKey Maxed Out
The next time I get a shipment with funky styrofoam packaging too cool to throw away, I'm taking it straight to Studio 3242 North State, workplace of artist Richard McKey. ...
[Eastburn] Love Your Soldier
It is Monday night, and I am driving my oldest son, 19, to a hotel where he will wait to be picked up by a bus. We've stopped at K-Mart ...
[Stiggers] Ain't No Use in Going Home
Sgt. Lil' Pookie Peterz III, of the Mr. Cholly battalion, spent 15 grueling months in Iraq fighting the terrorists to preserve and maintain the free world. After completing a de-briefing ...
Black Bar: Just Do It
Political awareness has been a theme of many groups across the country in recent months; even the MTV Video Music Awards turned this year's show into a rally to get ...
London Branch
Photo and story by Lynette Hanson
The day I sat down to talk with London Branch, 67, he was dressed in a kelly green and old gold retro-style knit shirt with a collar, tucked neatly into ...
Wire Completes "Wire On The Box"
DVD/CD Set Showcases Only known 70's performance footage of Art Punk's Influential Work. Rockpalast, an hour long studio concert slot on WDR in Germany established itself as the country's most ...
Quote o' the Week
"I'm going to do what I have to do. I don't give a damn about what anybody has to say." — Mayoral hopeful Frank Melton to daughter of crime victim, ...
The Quest For Gold
A group of economists forecast how the Olympics medals race would turn out. They were wrong. Now you know why your stock portfolio is taking a beating.
Tigers Eye Hurricane
Jackson State is supposed to open its football season on Saturday by playing Hampton in Orlando, Fla. But the threat of Hurricane Frances might force the Tigers to move the ...
