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NFL: Quick Thoughts on Week Two & Week Three Picks
By bryanflynnTime for my weekly thoughts on the previous NFL week. My thoughts on the New Orleans Saints game against the Kansas City Chiefs will be posted tomorrow.
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Miss. Community Colleges Seek $100 Million More
Mississippi's 15 community and junior colleges are seeking an additional $101.7 million in the 2014 budget year.
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iPhone's New Maps: A Rare Setback for Apple
Apple released an update to its iPhone and iPad operating system on Wednesday that replaces Google Maps with Apple's own application. Early upgraders are reporting that the new maps are …
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Question o' the Week: What Is Your Favorite JFP Moment?
For the inaugural YOU page, we posed this question to members of the JFP Nation on social media. Here's what you told us.
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City & County
The Changing Faces of Jackson
When Shawna Davie came to the capital city from St. Louis to attend Jackson State University, like many college students, she didn't know what she'd do with her life.
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Census Shows Economy is On the Rise
New 2011 census data released Thursday offer glimmers of hope in an economic recovery that technically began in mid-2009.
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City & County
City Denies JPS Budget Increase
The Jackson City Council voted Friday to deny Jackson Public Schools the extra $2.7 million it requested for the upcoming fiscal year.
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City & County
WeatherVision Joins with JSU
WeatherVision has been bringing local weather forecasts to communities across the country for more than two decades.
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Reflecting on the JFP's Mission As We Turn 10
By Donna LaddI swear: The last decade feels like a blur. It's been such a ride here at the Jackson Free Press. As we've been putting together the birthday issue that hit the streets today, we went through 10 years of issues. I also re-read our old business plan, mission, cause statement: even found rough drafts and old possible names for the paper. (We even considered "Jackson Weekly" early on; thank goodness we didn't go with THAT!? I mean, we're a daily now online and on mobile, so that would have problematic.)
One thing I found was this draft "mission statement" and this list of goals we set up in 2002 for the paper. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy now to know how many of these high-falutin' goal we managed to conquer. See for yourself:
September 2002: The JFP's Mission What: "Our mission is to provide straightforward, in-depth, well-reasoned and insightful reporting about news, politics and cultural events in Jackson."
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We will entertain and challenge readers with knowledgeable and critical coverage of Jackson’s cultural strengths.
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We will present a news voice that appeals to the under-served people of the community.
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We will encourage civic participation and voting.
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We will promote diversity through hiring, reportage and viewpoints, distribution and active solicitation of non-white businesses in our advertising pages, calendar, classifieds and one-to-one pages.
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We will recruit and train journalists and other staffers and contributors from under-served communities.
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We will promote locally owned businesses over corporate and big-box outlets and provide a marketplace for entrepreneurship and enterprise that improves Jackson and its neighborhoods.
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We will encourage and watchdog intelligent redevelopment of downtown Jackson.
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We will cheer on an artistic, creative, inclusive approach to quality-of-life improvements.
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We will work to encourage health and wellness in the community every way possible.
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We will play an active role in building a diverse and cohesive progressive community that will attract positive economic development and Mississippi’s best, brightest and most creative people."
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Business
Living Local
When the Jackson Free Press launched in 2002, one of our primary goals was to help strengthen locally owned businesses.
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Food
From the Garden
One area where the Jackson area bloomed in the past 10 years--literally!--is in terms of local and organic food, foodies and gardens.
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Art
The Paradox
When it comes to the arts in Jackson in the last decade, art enthusiasts are quick to point out that the city has made great strides.
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A Brief History of 'The City's Smart Alternative'
The Jackson Free Press started with no money but a big dream.
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Developing Jackson: A Decade of Progress
In 2002, Jackson looked in many ways like a city doomed to decay.
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Favorite JFP Moments: Yours and Ours
As the JFP approached its 10th birthday on Sept. 22, 2012, we asked current and former staff and interns, as well as readers, to share their favorite JFP moments.
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Al-Qaida Fans Flames of Unrest
Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats and an escalation of protests.
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'Victims' Video Latest Romney Campaign Headache
Republican Mitt Romney is trying to head off a new distraction for his campaign after a video surfaced showing him telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of all Americans "believe …
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Events
Community Events and Public Meetings
The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board Meeting is today at 2 p.m. at Universities Center in room 432.
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10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that people will be talking about today:
