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Tricks and Errors
The 2003 Mississippi election results were pockmarked by dirty tricks and general incompetency that has left one local Senate race in controversy and regular Mississippians feeling like they needed a …
The Lingering Effect of Dispersants
Even though the Federal Drug Administration and other U.S. agencies remain confident that oil and dispersants are not tainting Gulf seafood, the jury is still out, according to some tests …
Objets D'Espoir: Artists Put It Back Together Again
Every day after Hurricane Katrina decimated her studio and ripped her home off its foundation, Bay St. Louis artist Lori Gordon picked her way through piles of debris to the …
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Fear Of A Broke Planet: Their Plans For Your Money
Class warfare began anew outside Toledo, Ohio, one recent Sunday.
Convention Hotel: Linchpin or Boondoggle?
A convention center and accompanying hotel may seem like a foolproof economic tool for many cities trying to boost tax revenue by bringing visitors to their downtown area. The idea …
Bryan Opposes Jackson's Sales-Tax Increase
Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said he could not support a 1-cent sales-tax increase in Jackson to fund infrastructure repairs because the tax is too regressive, costing low-income residents proportionally more …
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Jackson's Creative Economy
Tracie James-Wade was tired of corporate America. After working in sales and marketing for various corporations in Nashville, Tenn., for nine years, she decided it was time to pursue a …
[Talking Head] Let's try this…
Next Sunday, I'm going to try something new: a weekly series of sorts, tentatively called "Talking Head," where I'll go through my mailbag in public. Generally that's an invitation to …
Voices in the Storm
The Nation has a collection of very telling quotes from the last two weeks:
Bid on a football signed by Deuce at the Chick Ball!
See y'all at the Ball.
Red Alert: Deuce McAllister and David Watkins have donated a football signed by our favorite running back to be auctioned at the Chick Ball this weekend! Come and get it, …
Judges Want to See PSC's Rationale
What exactly happened for the Mississippi Public Service Commission to let a utility company jack up the price on a plant by nearly a half-billion dollars in less than a …
[Lott] A Serious Issue
We say we're upset by gasoline prices. We complain because it costs $30 dollars to fill up our car or perhaps $40 or even $50 to fill up our truck. …
‘Tis ‘Best of Jackson,' ‘Think Global, Shop Local' Season
This week's issue kicks off the JFP's "Best of Jackson 2006" campaign season—and our fourth annual "Think Global, Shop Local" campaign, which we introduced to Jackson in our first year …
Charter Schools Cause Shuffle, Get Boost
Mississippi's charter schools got a boost when the Mississippi Senate passed a HB 238 on March 2. Charter schools are independent public schools, cut loose from regulations of a school …
The Down There Blues
The waiting room at the Hinds Comprehensive Health Center's women's clinic was full. Women of all ages and races sat, some silent and some on the phone, anxious to go …
[Kamikaze] Taking a Stand
I've always said if change were going to come in Jackson, it wouldn't come easy. I've known for years that some folks would have be dragged kicking and screaming into …
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The JFP Interview With Alan Nunnelee
Republican Mississippi Sen. Alan Nunnelee is looking to follow after Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker—again. In 1994, Nunnelee gained Wicker's state Senate seat after Wicker won election to the U.S. …
Ed Peters Demands Legal Fees from City
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton's assurance that he would be covering court costs in his April 2007 felony trial did not apply to his co-defendants, judging by a Nov. 30 letter …
[Drive] Sonata for a Song
Ms. D wrinkled her nose the second she saw it and called to me through the open window of the Miata. "It's white," she said, stating the obvious. I told …
Up and Down the Avenue
On Bailey Avenue, from Woodrow Wilson to Northside, there's only one chain fast-food joint, McDonald's. And that's a good thing. There's plenty else to eat on Bailey. Here's the lowdown …
