Faking the Funk
Boneqweesha Jones: "Welcome to this special edition of 'Qweesha Live TV.' Tonight, I want to talk about corporate businesses and their hiring practices. Some reliable sources have reported to me …
Stinker Quote of the Day: 'Rainy'
The Republicans aren't kidding anyone. They're saving up so they can make it rain a little bit during an election and hold on to the governor's mansion and majorities in …
Leaders Must Remember City’s Poorest
Based on everything that has been discussed, the people of Jackson may well be staring at yet another increase in the amount they pay for water.
World War III Vibes
By all means, I am not trying to generate paranoia, but it's hard not to be paranoid in times when terrorists dabble in advanced technology, when we live in a …
Needed: A Workforce Ready to Succeed
Jackson businessman and jazz patron Charles Hooker posted the following under Donna Ladd's editor's note last issue, "About Those Pesky Soft Skills," in which she discussed how too many Mississippians …
Jackson: At a Crossroads
The city of Jackson has an opportunity, but it lacks resources due to a lowered tax base. Even with revenue, you cannot spend your way to prosperity.
It’s Time to Truly Invest in Transparency
The City of Jackson recently completed a pretty grueling budget planning process, while the state will soon start a round of budget hearings in anticipation of the upcoming legislative session, …
Editor's Note
Calling All Men of Character
To reverse the abuse cycle, it takes all of us, especially men.
Civil Rights
Needed: The ‘Why’ Doctrine
Implementing the "Why" doctrine on simple and complex issues alike would conform our society to a more cynical and more-aware nation with a thirst for answers and knowledge that can't …
Politics
Mississippi: The Next Stage for Progressivism?
A lot is changing in my home state, and the change here says much about the South today.
Yarber Needs New Attitude with Council
In the last two mayoral administrations, Jackson City Council members have griped about not receiving adequate or timely information from the administration. We have found merit in those complaints.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Skin'
Corporal punishment in parenting has entered into mainstream conversation among political pundits after the Minnesota Vikings deactivated and then reinstated running back Adrian Peterson amid child-abuse charges.
10 Years Ago: Debating the Convention Center
Convention business in the U.S. is indeed tough, most convention centers lose money, and the economic benefit of a convention center can vary dramatically.
Editor's Note
Inside the Lens
If you see something cool, take a photo. A friend once told me that she doesn't understand photographers who never seem to have their camera with them; who never see …
Politics
Hosemann Twists Voter ID Facts, Again
At last July's Neshoba County Fair, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann upped the ante on the usual GOP talking points of "business good, government bad"; state's rights; Obama's failures.
MPB: Don’t Treat Us Like Children
Once again, Mississippi Public Broadcasting—which receives public dollars—has initiated a form of censorship to keep certain controversial content away from a Mississippi audience.
Immigration
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Terminating'
Short of getting himself elected commander-in-chief or asking President Obama very nicely, Bryant is likely fighting a losing battle against these immigrant children.
You Say ‘Riot,’ I Say ‘Uprising’
Mr. Announcer: "In the ghetto criminal-justice system, the people are represented by members of the newly established Ghetto Science Community Peace Keeping Unit: police officer and part-time security guard at …
Taggart’s Mission Commendable
Andy Taggart, an attorney from Madison who is the former chief of staff to Gov. Kirk Fordice and an author, recently spoke in the Delta to drug-court graduates about the …
