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Bribery Indictments Expand
The federal indictment of attorney Dickie Scruggs continues to snatch up lawyers like an expanding avalanche barreling down a ski slope. Booneville attorney Joey Langston pled guilty to a corruption …
The High Cost of Calories
A state tax on sodas, sponsored by Rep. John Mayo, D-Clarksdale, was effectively dead on arrival at the state Legislature this year, given the difficulty of passing any revenue measure …
Clutter: Bad for Your Health?
The New York Times has a piece that links health issues, including weight problems, to disorganization and clutter:
Marshand Crisler: The Man Watching the Mayor (2006)
The office of Jackson Council President Marshand Crisler bears the signs of a harsh duality. Crisler carries himself with a clean, pressed lookin startling contrast to the reporter sitting across …
Politics
Stampede
Republicans proved they can win elections. Now they must prove they can govern.
On Dec. 20, Haley Barbour stepped to the podium on the 18th floor of the Walter Sillers building to make his final budget recommendation to reporters—and started hacking away at …
Edwards Denies Influence on Book Purchases
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Lonnie Edwards spent nearly an hour at a press conference yesterday sharing the story that inspired him to write a book, but skirted around specific questions …
The Battle to Sell "Green" Power to Utilities Comes to Jackson
Mississippians who generate their own electricity through green technologies should be able to sell any excess back to power companies, Julia O'Neal told a legislative panel this morning. O'Neal said …
Gannett's Cookie Cutter Web Sites
John Leek, at Cotton Mouth Blog, has linked to three Gannett sites—including The Clarion-Ledger—that all basically look just alike (although The Ledger's still manages to look the tackiest, somehow). At …
Building Robots for the Future
Math is the language of the universe, and speaking that language effectively is the only way to put two gears together and link them with the right kind of motor …
Toss Me the Pigskin, Whatever That Is
Youth Media Project
There you have it. Football is more than a sweaty sport with an even sweatier devout following. It's a link to community togetherness and pride, and a chance for me …
JFP PoliticsBlog Is Back! (Almost)
The JFP is re-launching our popular PoliticsBlog to track information about candidates our readers can vote for this year—from U.S. president to judicial races in Mississippi. Our news interns are …
[Stiggers] ‘Beg-O-Nomics 101'
"Avoid the hassle of borrowing money, serving prison time and looking for employment. Learn the art of gaining capital through Beg-O-Nomics. If the bankers, CEOs and private corporations can do …
Fashion Gallery, Movie Listings Now Online
JFP Events Calendar
As part of the gradual redesign of the JFP site, we now have a new interactive events calendar, current movie listings and a new photo gallery online, which includes photos …
From Point A to You
What a deflated party balloon it was—filling up an online shopping cart only to get a denial: "Do not pass GO, do not collect your wine." At some point, you've …
It's All Slipping From Reach
The Clarion-Ledger is hiring a human-resources professional, the Gannett Co. website announced June 1. A cynical observer might assume this is an easy H.R. job, as it calls for someone …
Kitchen Essentials
I graduated from college with only margarita glasses and a muffin pan to fill my kitchen. Since those two items can only go so far, I made a post-college IKEA …
Wellness
How To Talk To Your Doctor
Have you ever walked out of a doctor's office feeling more confused than when you arrived? A recent study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine showed that most patients leaving …
Time for Gratefulness, and Shopping Local
View Flip FLY!
As Americans come together to express gratefulness today for the blessings we enjoy, the JFP wishes you a safe and loving Thanksgiving. We also urge you to support the local …
Hockey in Mississippi!?
I'll be honest: I still can't quite mesh hockey with my home state. And, truth be known, I have a hard time understanding the game even though I used to …
