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Latasha Willis
Today we honor one of our own: new JFP event listings editor Latasha Willis. The best way you can honor Latasha? Send your events calendars for the next three months …
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New ‘Beta' Home Page for JFP
All: I'm playing with a new look for the JFP home page -- not a radical change, but a few new navigation features that might make regularly checking in on …
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Dancing in the Kitchen
You see, my mom is a goofy mom. I mean "dance in the kitchen with the refrigerator doors to the sound of the "Battlestar Galactica" theme song playing in the …
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Dangerous Man
Gritty distortion lingers in the speakers as James Louis Carter "T-Model" Ford politely nods at his cheering fans and briefly puts his guitar in his lap. He produces a flask …
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[Rob In Stereo] A Desert of Seriousness
I was at a house party during the winter of 2003, and I remember noting the self-serious vibe pervading every room.
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Mississippi Executed Hart Turner
Attorney General Jim Hood this morning argued successfully in a federal appeals court in New Orleans to lift a stay of execution for Edwin Hart Turner. At this point, without …
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Fight the Power
When something called the Child Rape Protection Act passes by a margin of 106 votes to 9, you'd think that discussion would be minimal. That wasn't the case last week …
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Dear Larry: Jackson More Than a 'Market'
The Clarion-Ledger's current publisher Larry Whitaker announced in a staff memo last week that Mississippi's state-wide Gannett property will lay off 20 employees on top of the hiring freeze it …
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Question o' the Week: What is the BEST thing about Jackson, Mississippi?
What is the BEST thing about Jackson, Mississippi?
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Brennan Defends Drone Strikes, Even on Americans
CIA Director-designate John Brennan strongly defended anti-terror attacks by unmanned drones Thursday under close questioning at a protest-disrupted confirmation hearing.
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Film
Anita's Oscar Picks
If movies provide a lens into our cultural soul, what do this year's Academy Award nominees say about the past year?
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Bodysoul
Feel the Pure Burn
If you haven't heard of Pure Barre, you must be living under an exercise rock.
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South Africa Police Replace Top Pistorius Investigator
South African police appointed a new chief investigator Thursday in the Oscar Pistorius murder case, replacing a veteran detective after unsettling revelations that the officer was charged with seven counts …
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California Supremes Overrule Same-Sex Marriage Ban
It's all over the news, but the one of the items that seems to be interesting about the ruling from a legal point of view is the notion that California …
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The Arkansas Secret Holocaust
I heard about this on the radio this morning, and I felt the need to talk about it here because this travesty of justice needs to be publicized more. 21 …
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Mississippi #2 in corruption?
I saw this press release a few months ago and thought that this would be a good time to share it. (Go here for the actual Justice Department report.)
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How We Must Respond to Haley Barbour's Pardons
It is heartening to see so many people in Mississippi and beyond respond with outrage over former Gov. Haley Barbour's pardons of so many men who killed wives and girlfriends, …
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East Coast Earthquake Created a 'New Normal'
Earthquake drills are now as ubiquitous as fire drills at Louisa County schools in central Virginia.
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Isaac Almost a Hurricane, Threatens Gulf with Flooding
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami predicted Isaac would power up to hurricane strength, which is measured by winds of 74 mph, later in the day.
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Isaac Becomes Cat 1 Hurricane, Could Flood 4 States
Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind …
