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[Wine] Winely Wanderings
You know, sometimes subjects for this wine article don't come easily. I mean, after a while, what's left to write about? But when it comes down to it, does there …
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Passing The Bar
There's a day in your life when staring at a rope swing hanging from a tree limb, you are content just to watch others fling themselves with glee off the …
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Lobbying Plan A Joke?
For more than two weeks, city lobbyist Marcus Ward effectively ducked council members seeking to question him on his plan to attain $29 million from Washington.
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Melton to Clarion-Ledger: ‘Go to Hell'
We see that Mr. Melton is back in town with a flourish. The Clarion-Ledger is reporting today:
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Fantasy Island
Developers are cheering and environmentalists are jeering as the Lefleur Lakes ("Two Lakes") project gains momentum, helped along by political support from men like Mayor Frank Melton and Gov. Haley …
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Decrypting Da Vinci
When New England novelist Dan Brown sat down in 2003 to write "The Da Vinci Code," he probably never guessed that in less than three years his controversial thriller would …
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[Music] The Upcoming Weeks
"Cups in Fondren … 3:30 … look for the long-haired twins." These were my instructions from Chaz Lindsay, guitarist and singer for The Weeks. Formed on March 3, The Weeks …
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Hands Off Our Printing Presses
May 24, 2006 How to Help Save Local Media I met Marilyn, perfectly dressed and wearing her lipstick, on a late Friday afternoon. And Mike, who ponders with his head …
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[Greggs] Here's to You, Ali Robinson
This past weekend I went on a date with a man eight years my junior. (I'll pause so that all the older women may give me mental high-fives and formulate …
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[Stiggers] Partly Cloudy, Definitely Funky
Grandma Pookie: "Welcome to the George Washington Carver Holistic Health Commission of Tuskegee, Ala., national report–brought to you by the Ghetto Science Team's Church Fan Energy Initiative.
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No. 36, May 24-31
<b><em>A Bunch of Punks?</b></em>
As a young Jackson voter, I am mad at the black leadership that lets Frank Melton walk all over the city. Our leaders act like a bunch of scared punks, …
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Draining The Reserves
Photos by Darren Schwindaman
The Jackson City Council has opted to dip into the city's reserve fund rather than collect additional revenue with a fee increase. The council voted 6-0 on the revised city …
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Margaret Cupples
When Natchez native Margaret Cupples graduated from law school at Washington and Lee in 1993, she was offered a year-long position in Jackson with Judge Rhesa Barksdale. After that, she …
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THE WALKMEN's new album Drops
Today Record Collection proudly releases THE WALKMEN's new album A Hundred Miles Off
with a full national US tour kicking off. "A Hundred Miles Off...is the Walkmen's best yet"
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SEC Honors
One Ole Miss player and two from Mississippi State were named to the All-SEC Baseball Team. Rebel SS Zack Cozart and Bulldog 2B Jeffrey Rea and SS Thomas Berkery were …
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Large Breasted Chickens
Okay, here's another article in a series to be named "Another Thing Wrong With This Country"
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New York Times Honors Casey Parks
The Jackson Free Press is proud to announce that our very dear assistant editor emeritus Casey Parks—who departed in December for graduate school at the University of Missouri—is the one …
