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Back from Philly, Whew
Todd and I got back yesterday from the AAN national convention in Philly (Pa., not my Mississippi hometown). It's good to be homewhere it's actually cooler than it was in …
The Ledger's Overblown Blustering on Earmarks
Politicians and mainstream media, especially Republicans and other opponents of the new administration, are all aflutter concerning the earmarks in President Obama's first budget. This morning, The Clarion-Ledger declared: "Candidate …
Holland's Gulf of America Bill Sweeping the Nation
To understand his bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in state waters off the Mississippi coast, you have to understand that Holland is one …
JPS Extends Strings Program
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees has approved a revised contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to extend the strings program through the end of the current school year, …
Blogging the Convention
List of and links to credentialed bloggers:
Forget boring corporate news accounts of the Dems' big party in Boston. The most entertaining way to follow the action is through the blogging coming out of Beantown. Following are …
More Prosecutions Possible in Neshoba Slayings?
We are transferring a posting from BenG (from the Hungry Blues blog) here in order to have a more substantive conversation about it and not take away from the Dee-Moore …
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I Want Justice, Too: Brother Wants Mississippi Cold Case Murders Re-opened
The Jackson Free Press teamed with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. to follow an Army vet and Mississippi native on his journey back home, looking for justice for his little brother …
Several Independents Running for Jackson Mayor
Next Tuesday, June 2, Jacksonians will go to the polls once again, this time for the general elections and all the marbles in the races for mayor and council seats. …
Invitation To Ride
Here in Jackson last fall, Rebecca and I hosted friends of ours, a couple who were Katrina evacuees from New Orleans. Britt, a realtor, stayed with us for a week …
The Weekly Jerry Update Part Deux
So, this week Jerry thinks we should be able to hurt gay people and get away with it.
He is actively lobbying against a hate crime bill that would give homosexuals recourse if they are the victim of a crime related solely to their sexual orientation.
ARTICLE: Sharpton Knocks "Boondocks"
Aaron MacGruder indicated on Nightline last month that as a satirist, there are some things he may say that will rub people the wrong way. I don't know he was …
Melton: Who, Me?
"I don't know anything about that. I can't imagine what I've done," Melton said.
The Jackson rumor mill is on overdrive today about federal indictments of Mayor Frank Melton coming down in the wake of an FBI investigation that pulled several members of his …
Anatomy of An Error
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, The Clarion-Ledger published an editorial titled "Will DA Accept Another Plea Bargain?" in which the writer made a huge error when he wrote the following:
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Convention Hotel Developers Owe County Taxes
A company formed to develop the Capital City Center development on four blocks of Pascagoula Street, including a convention center hotel, has not paid taxes on the property for 2009. …
He Who Laughs Last Thinks Slowest
I've been saving up for this one. One, Vanity Fair owes us an apology OR a rebuttal. Two, Christopher Hitchens's picture looks like a mustached woman waiting for her bread …
GOP PR Firm, Others Under Scrutiny
Sid Salter has an intriguing bit today on his blog about PR firms under scrutiny by the legislative PEER Committee.
Business Good at ‘The Strip'
Go west, Jackson—specifically to the west side of State Street between East Mitchell and Duling avenues.
Canton Police Arrest Protesters
Canton police arrested demonstrators protesting racial profiling this morning after protesters allegedly violated a city permit.
Prayer Vigil of Hope and Relief Funds for Latasha Norman
[Press release] Attend a Prayer Vigil of Hope, the second vigil for the missing Jackson State University student Latasha Norman, at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28 on the Gibbs-Green Plaza …
