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Body+Soul
The United States of Anorexia
Not one of them has what could be considered a “normal” adult woman’s body, not in this culture—or planet.
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JFP
Cheers to an Ally!
As a Mississippian, this is inspiring to see, especially printed. It's great to know there are people like Emory in this country and state.
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Question o' the Week: What woman should run for office in Mississippi?
“People say there are not enough qualified women, that’s one of the biggest bullsh_t things I’ve ever heard.” —Madeleine Albright
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City & County
JPS Takes City to Court
Jackson Public Schools is taking the city to court over the City Council's refusal to approve a millage rate to support the school district's approved budget.
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Business
What's the Harm in Drilling?
"People don't come down here to be in an industrial zone," Robert Wiygul, an Ocean Springs-based attorney who represents the environmental groups, told the Jackson Free Press last week.
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Politics
Romney: Not Presidential
There's an old adage that says, "When someone shows you who they are, believe them."
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National
Stinker Quote of the Week: "Preferable"
"There is no question that for Missourians who believe we need to stop the reckless Washington spending, rein in the role of government in people's lives and finally focus on …
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Women: Grab a Chair
If there's any doubt in your mind that the political War on Women is a reality, reading this week's cover story—even browsing through the quotes and sidebars and graphs—may change …
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Looking for a Debate Party?
By Donna LaddWe've heard about a number of debate parties in Jackson and beyond. You're on your own to figure out the drinking games. Here are the ones we know about; feel free to add your own!
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Hal & Mal's Red Room, downtown Jackson, tends to be a progressive crowd that likes to imbide.
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Koinonia Coffeehouse, JSU parkway, also leans progressive but of more of the coffee-drinking type.
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The @MadisonCoMSGOP is hosting a debate watch party in Ridgeland. Details here: twitpic.com/b0esqh -- decidedly not progressive. We don't know if they're drinking or not, but suspect there will be a flash or two at least.
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If you're on the Coast, the @HCRepublican is hosting a debate watching party at their HQ in Gulfport. More info here: us4.campaign -- Republicans, duh. See flash guess above.
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Pi(e) Lounge at Sal & Mookies (Fondren) is inviting people to come there and watch. Probably a mixed group, politics wise, but we wouldn't expect many birthers. The cocktails will flow freely.
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The 29th Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Symposium starts tonight at the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy at Jackson State with a keynote address by Dr. Mary Coleman at 6:30 p.m. in the Dollye M.E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts and will be followed by a debate watch tonight and will continue throughout the day tomorrow. We're guessing that the punchbowl won't be spiked. Go ready to think and be sick and tired of being sick of tired in honor of the great Mrs. Hamer.
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Watch the debate at the Top Notch Sports Bar at 109 Culley Drive. We don't know their politics--football?--but clearly you can get a beer. It's a sports bar, fool.
Meantime, join our open discussion about the debate here. Follow us on Twitter @jxnfreepress and @jfppolitics for even more. (Where were you when Twitter broke? We expect it'll be tonight.)
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City & County
Mississippi Women's Turn: Can They Break the Political Ceiling?
The political landscape might have shifted in Mississippi, but in 2012, women are still struggling with the same issues.
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National
Obama, Romney Meet for High-Stakes Theater Tonight in First Debate
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney come face to face for the first time in this presidential campaign Wednesday night.
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Rights Group: Hamas Abusing Palestinians in Gaza
In a new 43-page report, Human Rights Watch documented a long list of abuses that it said Palestinians in Gaza endure under the justice system run by Hamas, which has …
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Film
The Delusion and Paranoia of 'Obama's America 2016'
Conservatives have been abuzz this year about "2016: Obama's America," a documentary by Dinesh D'Souza, claiming to expose the "real" Barack Obama.
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Jacksonian
Tonja Murphy
Tonja Murphy, a single mother, is Jackson Public Schools' "Parent of the Year," and the after-school mentoring program coordinator at Rowan Middle School for Operation Shoestring, where she mentors both …
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Editor's Note
Raising An Army
This past Monday night, I sat in an auditorium at Millsaps College packed with students—mostly female, but many males as well—and watched the documentary "Half the Sky."
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Music
Charlie Mars: Keeping It Real
Charlie Mars has been writing songs and playing in bands since he was a high schooler growing up in Laurel.
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It's Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By RonniMottTake some time and remember our fellow Mississippians who are in danger every day in their own homes.
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Watch It Tonight: Greenberg Gets a Second 'Big League' At-Bat... 7 Years Later
Only hours before getting his second chance in the big leagues, Adam Greenberg admitted he was nervous. Not about facing one of baseball's best pitchers — but about some pregame …
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Kentucky Will Field Two Freshmen QB's Against No. 20 Mississippi State
Kentucky will lean heavily on two freshmen quarterbacks going forward with starter Maxwell Smith out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
