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Goliath Blunders, Passes Buck
The city is headed to court with The Clarion-Ledger over public records, where the city faces likely defeat. The city's violations of the Public Records Act are numerous.
One Jail's Tale
In The Deep South rape charges unearth a system in disarray by Jim Mulvaney
No News is Gannett News
If you missed last week's Publisher's Note, The Clarion-Ledger has tried to trick local distributors into signing on to a scheme called "TDN." Under TDN, distribution boxes around town would …
Help Wanted In Oxford
Since Ole Miss is looking for a new basketball coach, consider the NCAA Tournament as a series of auditions in which UM AD Pete Boone gets to watch potential candidates. …
JFP Unveils Amped-Up 2006 Capitol Blog
Jan. 1, 2006—The Jackson Free Press has blogged about the state Legislature since we launched three sessions ago. This week, we introduce our even better JFP Capitol Blog just in …
Out On The Fringe, Still On The Track
Doctor S had assumed that roller derby had become extinct, much like the 10:30 Saturday night movie on your local TV station and wooden bats in Little League. But Felix …
Clarion-Ledger to Independents: Drop Dead!
May 9, 2006 Want to know how far The Clarion-Ledger/Gannett Corp. is willing to go to control the competition? Keep reading. This past Monday, I sat down in Cups in …
Dems Challenge Melton's Residency
ht>This story will appear in the print edition of the Jackson Free Press on Wednesday. by Adam Lynch
The Coach O Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63PnSDrGHRw
HOLY GUACAMOLE!!! The Coach O song video has to be seen to be believed. This is the funniest thing Doctor S has seen since his last job review. This also …
The Economy and Taxation
October 28, 2004 "It's the Economy, Stupid," is the famous line posted on the Clinton campaign's war room wall during the 1992 campaign. The conventional wisdom is that in most …
ESPN: The S Stands For Spineless
While you were sleeping Wednesday night, conservative talk show howt Rush Limbaugh "resigned" from ESPN's NFL Sunday pregame show. In reality, ESPN fired Limbaugh for doing what it hired him …
Unions vs. Harvey Johnson
April 20, 2005 Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. gave a smile when International Association of Fire Fighters President Harold Schaitberger signed a proposed labor agreement April 11 in City Hall. With …
Fighting For The American Dream
May 31, 2006 Editor's Note: The following column about Gannett's effort control independent media is also running in the June issue of Metro Christian Living (formerly Jackson Christian Family). My …
Farming Out the ‘Big Job'
June 7, 2006 *This story also appears in the print edition, on the streets the afternoon of June 7.* The Clarion-Ledger and the Melton administration reached a proposed settlement to …
Jackson Convention Center: The $65 Million Question
Update: On Thursday morning, Jeff Good and Dan Blumenthal, owners of BRAVO! and Broad Street restaurants, announced that they were pledging 1% of their sales between now and the election …
Meet MIPA
June 14, 2006 As you may know by now, The Clarion-Ledger has recently revealed The Distribution Network (TDN), a scheme to control the distribution of free publications in the Jackson …
Hail To The Staff
July 6, 2005 This is the 101st issue of the Jackson Free Press. We set out three years ago to bring independent journalism (and the best entertainment coverage) to Jackson, …
Election Watch: City Council, Ward 2
March 30, 2005 Candidates for Ward 2 include incumbent Democrat Leslie Burl McLemore, a JSU political science professor who helps organize the annual Fannie Lou Hamer school, specializing in recognizing …
The Parable of the Purloined E-mail
March 14, 2007 Last Sunday marked the beginning of this year's National Sunshine Week, when newspapers around the country raise awareness of open records laws. We the people own our …
Girls Shackled, Abused at Columbia
June 5, 2007 This story appears in this week's print edition of the Jackson Free Press. Eight adolescent girls were shackled, some of them for more than a week, at …
