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'I Don't Mind Long Odds': The JFP Interview with David Baria

David Baria knew he was fighting an uphill battle when he decided to run for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's long-held Senate seat. Baria's first challenge, however, is securing the Democratic …

David Baria, a longtime state lawmaker, is running for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker's seat in …

• June 20, 2018

Alivia Ashburn-Townsend, who is an administrator for Tri-County Foodies #EATMS, says she did not imagine …

• June 20, 2018

Alivia Ashburn-Townsend, a local private chef and owner of Jackson Culinary Concierge, says she wants …

• June 20, 2018

EDITORIAL: Dear Mississippi Politicians, Criminal Justice Reform Is More Than Rhetoric

This week the Mississippi Department of Corrections will host a re-entry symposium in Jackson, a necessary step to re-engage stakeholders involved with the criminal justice system, from lawmakers and mental-health …

More than 21,000 Mississippians are behind bars, and 34,000 more people are on probation or …

• June 20, 2018

Susan Garrard

Jackson native Susan Garrard has spent much of her life volunteering and working with children and the community in her roles as president of Junior League of Jackson, and the …

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• June 20, 2018

In today's world, food is more than sustenance; it is culture, self-expression and pleasure. When …

• June 20, 2018

OPINION: ‘Don’t Yuck My Yum’

As a food educator, I spent many hours in classrooms doing taste tests, interactive cooking demos and nutrition lessons. I've seen elementary schoolers, even the so-called picky eaters, taste everything …

Lauren Rhoades

• June 20, 2018

EDITOR'S NOTE: America, We Must Stop De-humanizing Our Children

As a child in the 1960s and 1970s, I was a bit of a freak of nature in my hometown of Philadelphia, Miss. You could call me sensitive or soft-hearted, …

Immigrants recently processed and released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection wait at the Catholic …

• June 20, 2018

Run-Off Blues: Inside the Playoff to Challenge Roger Wicker

Democratic U.S. Senate contenders David Baria and Howard Sherman share a common interest in basketball, at least for campaign metaphor purposes.

David Baria, pictured with wife, Marcie, (left) daughters, Merritt and Bess, and son Max. Baria …

• June 20, 2018

Howard Sherman and his wife, the actor Sela Ward, started Hope Village, a home for …

• June 20, 2018

Howard Sherman, an entrepreneur, is running for the U.S. Senate after learning that the Legislature …

• June 20, 2018

State Rep. David Baria, also an attorney, says he is running for the U.S. Senate …

• June 20, 2018

David Baria (left) and Howard Sherman (right)

• June 20, 2018

UPDATED: Public Works Eyeing Private Contractors

In Public Works Director Bob Miller's short time as the highest-paid city official in Jackson, he has had to sway the city council on a growing number of occasions to …