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A Man Shortage?
No, this isn't some desperate rant about finding a mate. I'm talking about a bonafide, honest-to-God decrease in male births.
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[Lunch Lady] A Cold, Sweet Goodbye
You can do a lot of thinking after you've gone under general anesthesia; memories and regrets come to you, and you contemplate what might have been.
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Bringing Up the Rear
The number of binge drinkers in Misssissippi is significantly lower than the national average, state residents are pretty good about wearing seatbelts, and we are third in the nation for …
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[Sue Doh Nem] ‘No Pay' Into ‘Co-Pay'
Pork-N-Piggly Customer Service Representative: "Attention Pork-N-Piggly Supermarket shoppers! As you know, prices throughout our store have drastically changed. High fuel prices, housing and credit crisis and the economic recession have …
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[Hightower] Stop Subsidizing Big Oil
In 2006, the CEO of Exxon Mobil exclaimed that, gosh, his corporation was rolling in so much profit that he simply didn't know how to spend it all.
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Gas is Giving Me Heartburn
This morning, I paid more than $52 to buy 3/4 of a tank of gas. Lucky for me that I live in Mississippi instead of San Francisco, where the cost …
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voter ID Regulations
A U.S. Supreme Court known for its anti-regulatory bent today voted 6-3 to uphold Indiana's voter-identification regulations, making Republicans happy and clearing the way for voter-ID laws in other states, …
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[Kamikaze] Prom Night
Yep, race in your face. Again. In this new round of race discussions, I've found the antibody to be none other than our young people.
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Lott Uses Old Campaign Cash to Help Lobbying Clients
The Associated Press is reporting that former Sen. Trent Lott is redirecting leftover campaign millions to lawmakers who can help his new high-profile lobbying clients—and it's legal:
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Black Preachers in America's ‘Whitest City'
Our friends at the Williamette Week in Portland, Ore., are taking on a provocative topic this week: African American preachers trying to be heard after the Rev. Wright controversy in …
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Gettin' Pumped?
The $220 million Yazoo Backwater Area Project, which involves installing a huge pumping station to drain 66,945 acres of Delta wetlands, horrifies many environmentalists, who say the 60-year-old endeavor is …
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Blog On
Back in 2002, a small group of us had a radical idea. Sure, we also decided to start a progressive weekly newspaper in the heart of Mississippi, but the really …
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Council Grills JPS Over Delays
Members of the Jackson City Council grilled representatives of Jackson Public Schools and the JPS Board of Trustees Monday over holdups of $150 million in construction and renovation work on …
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Don't Cheat Inner-City Schools
The Jackson City Council is frustrated and looking for answers as to why new schools aren't being built two years after Jacksonians agreed to up their taxes to finance the …
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Ridin' the Wave: The JFP Interview with Ronnie Musgrove
Former Gov. Ronnie Musgrove has his eye on Sen. Trent Lott's old seat. He's running on a "throw the bums out" platform against his opponent, and the Republican Party.
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NYT: Clinton's Negativity ‘Squandered' 20-Point Lead
The New York Times seems to be turning on the Democratic candidate they endorsed, saying she took the "low road to victory":
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Forthcoming U.S. Chamber ‘Lawsuit Climate' Report a ‘Phony'?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Institute for Legal Reform" plans to release a report Wednesday ranking Mississippi as the 48th worst "legal climate" in the country. In response to "Lawsuit …
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JFP Launches 'JFP 3.0' Beta
April 14, 2008–We've switched things over to the new content management system, imported everything over from the databases and -- hopefully -- we've even gotten your user account transferred over …
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The Trash Man Cometh
Your efforts at greening your life do make a difference, and they will add up with all the other actions by those around you.
