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Lots of Mouths to Feed
Last week, the Farish Street Group became the latest developers to ask for public funds to finance high-priced downtown Jackson developments.
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Exposed: Outdoor Nuptials
Do you want to be close to nature and incorporate trees, flowers, water or beautiful gazebos into your wedding ceremony or reception? Location, indoors or outdoors, makes all the difference. …
Commissioners Deny Barbour's Influence
Mississippi Sierra Club Director Louie Miller says that a letter from Gov. Haley Barbour to the Public Service Commission asking it to approve an experimental coal plant in Kemper County …
Mattel Settles Lawsuit After Pass From Barbour
Mississippi is one of 38 states that reached a settlement with Mattel Inc. and Fisher-Price Inc. over the companies' unhealthy level of lead in children's toys. An agreement filed today …
2007 JFP Voter's Guide: Ag Commish Getting It From Both Ends
Agriculture Commissioner Lester Spell is under attack this year, and faces stiffer competition than in earlier years.
Big, Fat Tuition Hikes
Every summer college students get a new billing statement from their chosen college, and every summer the total amount due increases. The envelope may be skinny, but the amount of …
Strange Fashion
Sorry. I'm not wearing a cactus.
I tend to reside on the outer edges of fashion forwardness. I don't dress according to the norm I guess you should say, and the contents of my closet are …
Gannett's ‘Career Builder' Layoff-Tax Break-Gate
Over on the Gannett Blog, Jim Hopkins has The Clarion-Ledger's home office on the defensive after he reported that the company laid off hundreds of Career Builder workers after getting …
The Issues 2008
What's on your mind this election year? As the national media focus on the presidential horse race, and who's sprinting ahead, chances are good that these issues will crop up.
It's the Weekend!
Take time to help out a good cause this Veterans Day weekend by participating in one of the many fundraisers being held in the area. Today at the Jackson Zoo …
Tonight: ILLLS, BOY Play Martin's
Tonight, two bands will grace the stage of Martin's: ILLLS, a new Oxford-based band, and BOY. This will be ILLLS' first time playing in Jackson and their first time playing …
Amid Shouts, A 911 Overhaul
The mood in the House on Feb. 8 was affable, as it had been throughout most of the Legislative session since it opened in January. Lawmakers passed more than 10 …
Ivan Rider Drives ‘Daisy'
Director Ivan Rider returns to Jackson to direct "Driving Miss Daisy" at New Stage Theatre.
Old Fannin Road Market Open For Winter
Shop locally and fresh at the Old Fannin Road Farmer's Market (307 Old Fannin Road, Brandon) all winter long. The Farmer's Market is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday …
No Minors Allowed
I had only eaten half of my French fries at Fenian's one night when they asked me to leave. I was in the back watching Fatman Squeeze with some friends. …
[Greggs] The Storm of the Century
This is the first time I've written since The Storm of the Century hit the Coast. This has bothered me more than not sleeping in my own bed, as writing …
[Greggs] You Total Slant
This week I was reading the news about Bush "shakin' up" the Cabinet by changing several key positions in the administration. Or rather, he decided to shuffle some people around. …
Ring in the New Year with Fun and Food
Don't have any plans for New Year's Eve? Start 2012 off with a bang by eating good food, sipping fancy drinks and enjoying local music. Here are some local restaurants …
NY Times' Bob Herbert on 2008 JFP Report on Barbour's Domestic Murderer Pardons
In his column today, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert writes again about the need for Gov. Haley Barbour to free the Scott Sisters, who are serving life sentences for …
