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Increase of Drug Use Among Teenage Girls

A Lifescript article sheds light on this issue.

Brad Pitt Fronts ‘Make It Right' NOLA

http://makeitrightnola.org/

Cool site features designs and information about the Make It Right (MIR) project for New Orleans. Architects were tasked with the goal of making low-income housing for the 9th Ward; …

The Nation Blogs on the ‘Hell-Raising' JFP

This is how he starts out:

Folks, Bob Moser at The Nation is blogging about our Obama commentary last night, quoting from us liberally (which he asked permission to do because he is a class act). …

Administration Reveals Deep Military Cuts; GOP Spends $1 Mil Reading Constitution

While the GOP spent its time today in the House reading a politically-corrected version of the Constitution for the cameras (at an estimated cost of $1.1 million) Raw Story reports …

Cockfighting Felony Bills Filed

Cockfighting is big business because Mississippi has the second weakest cockfighting law in the nation, according to Humane Society of the United States.

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong, who had bypass surgery earlier this month, died Saturday at age 82 from what his family said were complications of heart procedures.

"Wilderness" Book Signing at Lemuria

Lance Weller signs and reads from "Wilderness" Sept. 5 at Lemuria Books beginning at 5 p.m.

JFP Forums Are Back!

Last year we switched from using the Forums script here on the JFP site to something I was calling the "Community Blog," mostly because it allowed us to integrate recent …

Change the Room, Change the World

Many people think the only thing is takes to change the world is fire in the belly and a lot of action. Not so fast. Building a sustainable community takes …

Intertwined

"The Bridge," an art exhibit at Jackson State University, features numerous local artists. They are "vibrant, imaginative and diverse," said McCain, a local painter, during the exhibit's opening last week.

Images In Colored Glass

When you step into the Mosaic Shop, the feeling is welcoming. Wanda and Robert Hendrix, both Texas natives, greet you with charming wit.

Thelma Glass, Ala. Bus Boycott Organizer, Dies at 96

Thelma McWilliams Glass, a longtime professor and civil rights pioneer who helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott, died on Wednesday. She was 96.

Nunnelee Slams 'Malicious Criticism' of Chick-Fil-A

Rep. Alan Nunnelee and 16 of his House colleagues pledged supported to Chik-Fil-A, "an American success story."

Brutal and Poetic

Author of numerous non-fiction books, award-winning author Peter Heller's first foray into fiction gives readers an unusual look at one possible future.

Barbour Signs First Bill: Private Prisons

(Jackson, Miss.) -- Governor Haley Barbour signed House Bill 544, the Tallahatchie County Correctional Authority Bill, into law today making it his first piece of legislation to sign into law …

Bill Minor: Barbour's Nephew Lobbyist Raising Ire

Mr Minor writes: "Henry Barbour, the nephew who managed Gov. Haley Barbour's recent gubernatorial campaign, and his brother, Austin, have hooked up with Capitol Resources — an influential legislative lobbying …

The Perfect Reuben

Swiss cheese melts atop the chunks of roasted corned beef. Under the buttery grilled marble-rye bread, Thousand Island dressing and sauerkraut mingle majestically. I take the first bite. Sweet tangy …

I Made Up My Mind, Again

The past two weeks have been crazy: work, essays to write, babysitting, sinusitis... you name it, I had it. Yet, somewhere in the midst of that, I remembered that on …

There's No Such Thing As Too Much Cowbell

The folks behind "The Coach O Song" strike again with the "New Mississippi State Bulldogs Fight Song."

Saints Show Signs Of Life

The New Orleans Saints are .500 again, thanks to a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the NFL's worst teams.