Scanners More Useless Regulation?
With little notice, the Mississippi Department of Human Services rolled out a program that requires poor parents and guardians to scan an appendage before they can drop off or leave …
Time to Think Ahead
People don't plan to fail; they fail to plan. Anyone needing evidence of that adage's truth needn't look much further than Jackson's decrepit, and worsening, infrastructure.
Media and Voters: Don't Accept Lies
Something that ought not be remarkable, but is, happened over the last week: Media started calling out politicians for blatant lies.
Fix What's Broken, Mississippi
Voter ID may be a non-issue for Mississippi in the upcoming presidential elections in November, but the fight is far from over for the Magnolia State.
Rape Is Not A Political Weapon
The last week has been a tough week for women, especially rape victims. And it's been a very revealing one.
Believe In All Our Kids
Over the last week, we heard from two people upset that editorial cartoonist Mike Day wrote "Tigers" on the cap of a teen in last week's cartoon. Why? Because the …
Stokes: Help Ward Keep Young People
The Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town this week and promptly took Hinds County Supervisor Kenny Stokes to task for his campaign against saggy-pants.
Stop Phoning It In
There are problems with elections in this city, problems that every citizen should be worried about.
Editorial
Guns Kill Families
It may be an inconvenient truth in a state where so many people value their rights to own a firearm, but easy access to guns make women and children much …
Be Transparent, Mitt (and Haley)
Amid all the clamor recently over Gov. Mitt Romney's financials—shell companies in Bermuda, Swiss bank accounts, apparent control of Bain Capital well after he says he left the company—one critic's …
Lies, Damn Lies and Elections
We can always tell when election season has slunk into Jackson here at the JFP. For one thing, lots of folks using fake names start to complain about us because …
Editorial
Our Creative Signatures
Finding your inspiration in any particular task is the key to a successful outcome.
Editorial
The Partisan Blindfold
Passing a new tax in this political climate is like jumping into a pit of volcanic lava.
Lose the Health-Care Bickering
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold most of the Affordable Care Act last Thursday predicated a firestorm of news and opinions.
Get Your Brew On
Gone are the days when choice in beer meant something "exotic" such as an Amstel Light.
Believe Her
Words count. One thing has become clear in reading Managing Editor Ronni Mott's cover story about sexual assault and rape this week.
Employers Shouldn't Dictate Birth Control Choices
Dr. Beverly McMillan is against birth control. Or at least any kind of hormonal birth control, from the regular pill to the morning-after pill, all of which she considers to …
Private Prisons Flourish on Desperation
If you drive around Natchez, a sleepy river town of 16,045 people, and talk to folks, everybody has an opinion on whether Adams County Correction Center and its parent company, …
Getting Past the Rhetoric of Hate
Here in Mississippi, our history is filled with people, events and creations that stir pride in us. Sadly, our history also contains wrongs, violations and prejudices that cast a long, …
