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Sports
2012 JFP Top 25
The Jackson Free Press College Football Poll returns for a second year. This year begins just like last year ended—with Alabama atop the poll followed by LSU in second.
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Sports
Conerly Hopefuls 2012
After the 2012 season ends, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame will award the Conerly Trophy to one player from a four-year university or college as the best college football …
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Sports
Missing Starting QBs
In 1997, singer Paula Cole asked "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone." Well, I am sure top men are working on finding out the answer to what could be the …
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Sports
18 straight and counting
Fans of Mississippi State and Ole Miss don't want to hear this, but Southern Miss has been best FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision), formerly known as Division I-A, in the state.
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The Slate
[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days
College football starts in a week. Tigers, Eagles, Bulldogs, Rebels and more will spend their nights dreaming about historic seasons.
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City & County
Redistricting Raises Eyebrows
The Jackson City Council finally has its redistricting options in hand. However, a few of the plans have citizens and council members on the offensive.
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City & County
MetroCenter, JPS Budget Worry Council
Watkins Development is facing lawsuits from subcontractors who say developer David Watkins has not paid them for work they did at Metrocenter Mall.
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Justice
Cause of Riot Revealed
Little made sense in the hours after a riot erupted at a privately run federal prison in Natchez on May 20.
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Business
Beyond 'The End of History'
In a fascinating article: "We, The Web Kids," Pietr Czerski, makes a statement that is as startling as it is startlingly true: "We do not use the Internet, we live …
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Rape Is Not A Political Weapon
The last week has been a tough week for women, especially rape victims. And it's been a very revealing one.
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Saggy Pants and JSU
While I understand the cartoon was intended to poke fun at Stokes' attempt to better our region's youth, it took an unfair swipe at Jackson State University students.
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Football
Not Better, Just Regular
Watching the last two weeks of preseason games, I have decided that NFL fans have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, had the wool pulled over their eyes ... well, you get the …
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JFP 2012 College Football Preview
There seem to be more questions than answers heading into the 2012 college football season for Mississippi teams.
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Crime
Is 'Forcible' Better than 'Legitimate'?
Unless you've been hiding from everything electronic this week, you've heard about Rep. Todd Akin, a six-term Republican from Missouri, making comments about rape last weekend.
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Education
Can Charters Plug the 'Pipeline'?
Officials in Meridian and Lauderdale County appear to be running a school-to-prison pipeline.
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Editor's Note
Beating the Spread
When I think of my childhood, I remember love and drama, my alcoholic daddies, a hard-working mother and lots of football.
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Music
A Place for Living
Rev. Molly MacWade helped start Grace House almost 20 years ago for people in need living with HIV/AIDS.
