Editor's Note
Positive Beauty
Making other people feel beautiful makes me feel a little more beautiful, too.
Southern Tradition and Hypocrisy
The ruling class in the South doesn’t tolerate challenges to its rule well.
City & County
Vote Nov. 5 for McQuirter, Baker
In the contest for Hinds County District 2 supervisor, the Jackson Free Press endorses Darrel McQuirter—and for all the reasons we gave him our endorsement in the Democratic primary.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Bureaucratic Cash Grab'
One of the objections civil-rights leaders often raise about voter ID is the it is tantamount to an unconstitutional tax.
Milking Our Emotions
With all that is going on with the government lately, people on all sides of the political spectrum seem to be on edge. Nothing will make people emotional faster than …
Editor's Note
Mississippi’s Flag: A Blow at Civilization
The state flag tells the world that Mississippi hasn’t changed.
Young People: Lift Your Voices
When the Pew Charitable Trusts released data on juvenile-detention rates across the country earlier this month, Mississippi had the third greatest percentage drop (77 percent) in young people committed to …
Let’s All Start Living ‘The Laramie Project’
On Tuesday, Oct. 1, something happened at the University of Mississippi.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Access to care"
Gov. Phil Bryant's hypocrisy is hard to ignore in light of his rationale for detesting the federal Affordable Care Act.
A Spooky, Scary Legend
Mr. Announcer: "Welcome to the Halloween edition of 'All God's Churn Got Shoes,' the longest-running soap opera on Ghetto Science Television."
Editor's Note
No Time to Fear
The grass isn’t greener, or safer, in another cow pasture or flood plain somebody wants to develop.
Save People, Not Just Boobies
Every October, almost every company in the country suddenly—and suspiciously—cares about the health of womenfolk and wants to stop breast cancer.
Stinker Quote of the Week: Meaningful
At this writing, 60 percent of Americans polled believe that the whole Congress should be sh*t canned. A small minority of radical right-wingers would rather devastate the world economy than …
Strings in Schools is Worth Saving
It has become an all-too familiar tune: In the midst of shrinking budgets, creative services are first on the chopping block. In business organizations, that often means scaling back marketing …
Prayer, Hope and Questions
I don't think anyone wakes up in the morning telling themselves, "I am going to become a cause today." We are supposed to support causes, not be causes.
Editor's Note
My Opening Farewell
After my many years with the JFP in numerous roles, the names and faces of all the dedicated souls who passed through the doors are too many to count or …
Shutdown: All Part of the Plan
The Republican members of the U.S. Congress, including the Mississippi coalition, are trying to blame the government shutdown on anyone but themselves.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Cooperation'
As Nunnelee's fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have demonstrated over the past week, "cooperation" isn't the goal. Their actions, refusing to keep the federal government funded and …
Pimp Slapped and Car Jacked
Jojo: "The bad news is that some mean and callus politicians in Washington, D.C., will continue to pimp slap, car jack, hijack, beat down and humiliate the American people by …
