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Jackson Businessman and Wife Hospitalized, Doctors Killed In Head-On Collision

Stuart Irby was in critical condition this morning; Karen Irby was in serious condition.

University Medical Center officials confirmed today that they admitted Jackson business man Stuart Irby and his wife Karen after a head-on collision on Old Canton road around 10:30 p.m. last …

BREAKING: Judge DeLaughter Arraigned in Bribery Scandal

JFP coverage of DeLaughter and Peters

Voter ID Bill Passes the House

House Bill 1533, "The Election Reform Act," is the first bill containing a requirement for state-issued photo ID to pass the House this session—though the bill did not leave the …

Nativist Lobby Makes Demands for Stimulus Bill

The Mississippi Business Journal reported yesterday that nativist lobby group FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, is pushing Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) to include language in the economic stimulus …

Essential Healing

I sat on my bed, worn out from arguing with my son. Tears streamed down my face as I replayed the scene in my mind, which seemed like the part …

Tearing Down the Wrong Walls

Out of all the disturbing things emerging in Mayor Frank Melton's trial this week, the worst to me has been Michael Taylor's testimony that he lived with the mayor for …

Week 5: ID, Justice, Budgets

Republican Win On Voter ID Senate Republicans succeeded in extending and tightening voter ID requirements for all Mississippians in a bill passed Feb. 4. Senate Bill 2548 originally passed Jan. …

Barbour Ignoring Black Judge Applicants?

The Mississippi Magnolia Bar claims Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has proved leery of appointing blacks to judicial positions since he won the governor's office in 2003.

Promote Sexual Health

Mississippians have been riding the "abstinence-only" train right into some of the worst sexual health statistics in the nation.

[Kamikaze] Show Up, Jackson

"Those that succeed are the ones that show up" is a mantra that I live by and practice. It is the simple premise that one's mere presence can be a …

[Chandler] Protect Workers' Rights

On Jan. 21, House Labor Committee Chairman Rep. Rufus Straughter, D-Belzoni, read House Concurrent Resolution 25 to the Mississippi House of Representatives. HCR 25—which Rep. Jim Evans, D-Jackson, authored—would "commemorate …

Grady Griffin

Grady Griffin is the director of education and training for the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association, but don't let that fancy title fool you.

Sentimental Mood: Valentine's Gift Guide

Big, small, fancy, funky, sweet and sexy. Your lover probably meets all these descriptions at one point or another so you should treat them with an appropriate gift.

Valentine's Origns

It is almost impossible to write a definitive history of Valentine's Day because most of it is lost. What we do know is a strange mix of religious facts and …

Lover's (or Hater's) Rock

Whether you're looking for music to suit your melancholy mood or add fuel to your romantic fire, keep reading. This isn't your average Valentine's Day playlist.

Adios, Mr. Lover Man

"These old places are so rundown," my date said as he walked into my apartment. "I hope you don't pay much rent here."

Unconventional Romantic Films for an Offbeat Valentine's Day

"I was surprised to learn that lesbians accessorized. I didn't know that." —Jessica

Cabbages, Fleas and ... Love?

Margaret Walker might have affectionately written, "My monkey wrench man is my sweet patootie," about her husband in the late 70s, but English speakers aren't the only ones who love …

Single Person's Guide to Valentine's Day

Whether you hate it, dread it, look forward to it or try to ignore it it's coming.

Meet the Valentines

Chrissy Vessell received the best Valentine ever Feb. 14, 2008, when Billy Valentine became her husband.