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What's in a Label?
When food shopping, how do you know what you're buying? You may be surprised at the misleading information on labels.
A Very Good Policy
When Susan Marquez bought health insurance for her daughter, Nicole, she was thinking about covering Nicole's annual gynecological exams and making sure she could get a flu shot.
A Giuliani-Barbour Ticket: Just Imagine
I just ran into this post on the Think Progress blog that is basically saying what I was earlier about all the revelations about his "blind trust" and his Katrina …
[Kamikaze] You Got This One Right
I have been a staunch supporter of Ward 6 Councilman Marshand Crisler's "Buy Jackson" campaign. Based on the fact that I helped spearhead a movement to get folks to better …
Miss. Prayer Warriors Protesting Barbour Lobbying Ties
Haley Barbour still getting paid by lobbying firm.
The Mississippi Prayer Warriors sent around this e-mail today questioning Barbour's lobbying ties. Pasted verbatim:
Roy Adkins, Darren Schwindaman, Latasha Willis and Jerrie Glasper all featured in June 2006 Conversa
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The Mayor 'Runs Amok'
Mayor Frank Melton and 20 members of the Jackson Police Department stormed the Upper Level club early Sunday morning and closed it as a potential fire hazard, as first reported …
Hood Fights Cyber Crime, Online Predators
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood continued his efforts to combat cyber crime today, unveiling an Internet safety video created in collaboration with Comcast Cable. The video, which will be available …
ARTICLE: "Full House" Star Admits Meth Problem
Jodie Sweetin has been clean for almost a year. I wish her the best.
From Yahoo! News/E! Online:
Home Boy Brian Fuente Back in Jackson
Ridgeland native Brian Fuente moved to Nashville in 2007 to follow his dream of being a singer. Not long after his arrival, he started the rock band Newmatic and toured …
School Board President Stifling Input?
Members of the Jackson Public School Board of Trustees say board President Delmer Stamps is attempting to stifle input from other board members by screening potential agenda items from the …
This Black Friday, Shop Local First
Black Friday this, and Black Friday that. Do you really, truly want to get up with the chickens and wait outside some big-box retailer to save a few dollars on …
This Ain't Funny, People!
If people made fun of cancer the way they make fun of mental illness, what kind of society would we have?
Earl Fyke IV
Sitting at the round corner table at Hal & Mal's—his team's Pub Quiz table—I realized that with young men like Earl Fyke IV around, there's reason to hope. This 24-year-old …
Advocates to Legislature: Stop Delaying Cigarette Tax Increase
[Verbatim from Communities for a Clean Bill of Health]
From Ashes to Art
Since June 1, Travis Pinkston and daniel johnson have explored the Midtown community, picking up bits and pieces along the way. As part of the Midtown Debris Organization, the two …
Voter ID Bill Passes the House
House Bill 1533, "The Election Reform Act," is the first bill containing a requirement for state-issued photo ID to pass the House this sessionthough the bill did not leave the …
