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Gimme Shelter
Some Jackson residents are growing concerned about the high number of halfway houses and homeless shelters populating the midtown area.
Rev. Paul Jones
The white double doors of the home of Paul Jones, 63 opened and revealed a man with a welcoming smile, his red hair glowing golden from the Christmas tree lit …
Should Tort Awards Be Capped?
Tort law is used to determine who is responsible when someone is injured and how much a guilty party should pay an injured person. Our current tort system is designed …
Win, Then Win Again?
The evening news reported a victory. The cameras showed a smiling James Graves at Hal & Mal's, a doo-wop band singing and dancing behind him, as the victor of the …
"Newt Gingrich is the Kim Kardashian of the GOP"
Evangelical explains why Gingrich doesn't deserve your vote via this YouTube clip.
Back to the Past?
Spanking could be on its way back to Jackson Public Schools if some board members have their way.
I can't take this.
I don't know if anyone has seen the videotape of the New Orleans police officers beating a 64 year old man in the street. This article speaks about the incident.
Books
No Safety Here
I wanted to like this book. I wanted to like this book about sticky Louisiana summers, lifelong friendships, severe Southern mamas and the vapid allure of Los Angeles.
The Bitter End
Advance apologies for the personal bitterness, which does not seem to be the general sentiment immediately following the New Orleans Saints' 39-14 loss at Chicago in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, …
Lumumba: Jackson Needs a New Culture
Jackson has an opportunity to form a new culture--the sum total of its people's lives--that covers not just music and history, but economic development and political goals, Ward 2 City …
Half a Decade Down
When I logged into our production server this week, something had changed—there was just a single "Issue 1" sub-folder in the working directory. It was an unceremonious symbol of a …
Cover
Palin: A Woman's Woman?
The lights were low in Hal & Mal's Red Room the night of the vice-presidential debate on Oct. 2. Excited chatter filled the room, along with a big screen set …
A Drunken Rampage?
A decision by Judge Joe Webster to exclude Aug. 26 events from the Upper Level may keep out intriguing testimony described in a prosecution motion filed April 12, though Webster …
[Column] Real Patriots Pay Taxes
Some of our nation's biggest corporations are planning a tax holiday and they want you to pick up the tab.
What a Tragic Way to Play a Game
Not long after we started the JFP, a man who had worked in the public domain in the state for many years warned me about something: "You'll have all sorts …
Mayor Rebuked; Club Re-Opens
On June 26, around 3 a.m, 21-year-old LaKita Williams was shot to death while leaving the Upper Level Sports Bar at 4125 Northside Drive. Gunmen sprayed bullets so randomly that …
Nightmare on Ridgeway Street
About 8:30 the evening of Aug. 26, residents of Ridgeway Street in the Virden Addition saw the Mobile Command Center roll up in front of Evans "Bubba" Welch's duplex, near …
Melton Mentees Get Second Chance
The late Mayor Frank Melton may well be smiling from his grave over the good fortune bestowed by Gov. Haley Barbour and the city of Jackson to two of the …
U.S. Attorney: 595 ‘Illegal Aliens' Arrested
[verbatim from U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton] LAUREL, Miss. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents executed a federal criminal search warrant yesterday at Howard Industries, Inc., an electric transformer …
