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BREAKING: Is Melton Facing Constitutional Removal?
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
The Jackson Free Press has learned that Mayor Frank Melton could face a new wrinkle since pleading guilty to two misdemeanors and "no contest" to a third for violating the …
SPANN: The Wacky Professor Strikes Again
"Sweetie, what do you think of all these corporate scandals?" "Well, management guru Charles Handy would posit that …" Uh-oh! The Wacky Professor strikes again!
EVERS: ‘I Cannot Support This War'
I'm against the war. I think it's uncalled for, too expensive, and physically, mentally and economically not worth it. The president hasn't proved to me, yet, that we're justified going …
Marathon Woman
I'm doing a crazy thing this summer. It's a little bit self-serving, but mostly it could benefit a few million people that I will never meet. In January, I joined …
WIGGS: Give T-Shirts a Chance!
Does freedom of expression still exist in the U.S.? Mark Wiggs explores.
[Cannon] Stamp Out Black History Month
It's here again. Black History Month. "Roots" will be played over and over and over again. The Black Heritage Movie Network will show films like "Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song." And …
[Stiggers] Finding Philmo
It's time to take your mind on an adventure with Readin' Rain-Bro! Join him as he shares with us a Christmas holiday story.
City to Spur Development at Metrocenter
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says moving city facilities directly into the largely under-used Metrocenter Mall on Highway 80 will give the mall a much-needed economic boost.
History's Return
Gov. Haley Barbour is a sucker for anniversaries, apparently. In his final State of the State address last week, the governor said that 2011—the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides …
Intent to Ravish
Like so much of Mississippi culture, its laws concerning sex crimes harken back to a hypothetically more genteel time when ladies swooned and men did not use curse words in …
Songs from a DIY Donkey
Never in a hurry and always full of character, the Ming Donkey One Man Band mixes roots-music styles with a street artist's sensibility. Ming Donkey is a persona of Starkville …
A Bottle Opener and a Band
Although Jacksonians know the Church Keys for their fun performances and eccentric humor, their rare and custom-made instruments convey their musical depth and acute focus.
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
When ever I'm driving down to Hattiesburg for gigs, I always enjoy listening to the local radio stations. My favorite on the FM dial is Super Country 99.1. They play …
Things Worth Saving
Recently, my life went completely down the flusher. My wife, with whom I was blissfully in love, texted me to say she wanted a divorce.
City Reconsidering Contract with Johnson
Members of the Jackson City Council Rules Committee are rethinking hiring D.L. Johnson Consultants LLC for the city's redistricting and asking the city attorney's office to look into the company.
The Poets of Suite 106
Poetry is like oxygen to Urban Raw, The Ugly Poet and Merc B. Williams.
Jordan Hunter
Nathan Hunter III always wanted his son to be a Morehouse man. This fall, he will see that dream come true when his oldest child, Jordan Hunter, attends the nation's …
The Aging Brain
An aging brain can be frightening. Many of us fear succumbing to Alzheimer's disease or yielding to dementia.
[Barbour] Danger Looming Large
We lost the possibility of children; we did not lose children.
