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Candidate Questionnaire: Tomie T. Green
The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …
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Politics
Man in Florida Arrested in Mail-Bomb Investigation
Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in Florida in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages, the FBI and Justice Department said.
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Politics
Candidate Questionnaire: Pat McNamara
The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …
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Of Race and Republicans: The JFP Interview With Chris McDaniel
Chris McDaniel discussed not only his ideas on race and flags, but also on other timely matters like sexual assault, tariffs and criminal-justice reform in an interview with the Jackson …
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Candidate Questionnaire: Yemi L. Kings
The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson metro area, regardless of whether they …
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Candidate Questionnaire: Matt Allen
The Jackson Free Press reached out to all judicial candidates who are running on the Nov. 6 ballot to represent jurisdictions throughout the Jackson Metro Area, regardless of whether they …
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Editor's Note
EDITOR'S NOTE: Of Breast Cancer and the Warrior’s Life
I feel like a warrior ready to turn the strength I’ve honed over my lifetime to my own health and spirit and that of my loved ones, especially my hero …
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Domestic Violence
Hyde-Smith: Defending Kavanaugh Is ‘My Duty’ as a Woman in Congress
While addressing the Senate floor for the first time, Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith defended Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, after a third woman accused the judge of …
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Hyde-Smith: McDaniel's 'Toxic Image' Similar to Roy Moore's
Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is criticizing her opponent, State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, for recent comments she says "demeaned" black Mississippians and a history of "derogatory" comments about women.
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Crime
Five Important Things To Know About DA Smith’s Rankin County Trial
Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's most recent trial for aggravated stalking and robbery charges spanned two days in a Rankin County courtroom.
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Domestic Violence
EDITOR'S NOTE: Change the Rape Culture for Women and Men Alike
Young men too often grow up in a toxic masculine environment where their friends and even fathers or uncles celebrate some level of abuse. Many are challenged to be macho …
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Crime
DA Smith Not Guilty, Refers to Case as 'Modern-Day Emmett Till'
A Rankin County jury deliberated for nearly four hours before announcing its final decision for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's most recent trial, this one for charges of …
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Crime
UPDATED: Jury Deliberates in Hinds DA Trial, After Smith Takes Stand on Second Day
The jury went behind closed doors in a Rankin County courthouse to decide whether or not Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is guilty of an aggravated stalking charge …
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Crime
DA Smith Trial: Tales of Affairs, Fighting, Hiding in the Closet
An all-white jury of eight women and six men settled in to listen to the state's case against Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in …
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Bodysoul
OPINION: Time to Give Mississippians Access to Medical Marijuana
Given the current crisis associated with widespread opioid abuse, dependence and deaths, Mississippi’s leaders must find an effective and safer alternative to prescribing narcotic medications.
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Crime
UPDATED: Hinds DA Smith's Aggravated Stalking, Robbery Trial Resumes After Delays
Jury selection began today in Rankin County for Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith's latest trial for an aggravated stalking charge and a robbery charge for allegedly attacking ex-girlfriend …
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National
CBS Chief Leslie Moonves Resigns After New Sexual Misconduct Charges
CBS said late Sunday, as more allegations of sexual abuse surfaced, that it would replace Leslie Moonves and that the company was shaking up its board of directors.
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National
2003 Email Reveals Different Tone on Abortion by Kavanaugh
A newly disclosed email shows Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has questioned whether the 1973 Roe v. Wade case on abortion access is settled law.
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Civil Rights
OPINION: America’s Jails and Prisons: A Powder Keg Waiting to Explode
The American prison system is evidence that slavery here never ended; it merely transformed.
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National
Trump Mocked Sessions as 'Dumb Southerner' and 'Retarded,' Per Woodward
President Donald Trump once described his attorney general, Alabama native Jeff Sessions, as a "dumb Southerner," according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
