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Rebel Yelp

Former Jacksonian Alex Heard tells Slate why he loves Ole Miss and you should, too. Uh, Alex, would you settle for Dr. S pulling for the Rebels in the Cotton …

Mayoral Forum: ‘Acting Like Teenagers'

April 20, 2005 An April 14 candidate forum hosted by the Jackson Association of Neighborhoods was bereft of Democratic mayoral candidate Frank Melton. Melton was to have joined incumbent Harvey …

Shucks, It's Huskers vs. Eagles

It's finally here: Nebraska vs. Southern Miss, Thursday night live in Hub City before a national cable TV audience (ESPN) and an almost sold-out Roberts Stadium. Ditch work Thursday afternoon, …

It Never Stops

April 3, 2007 We're on deadline, but I have to make a couple quick comments on Clarion-Ledger stories today. The first, on Melton's plan to increase the pace of demolitions, …

Election Watch: Ward 7 Heats Up

April 27, 2005 Ward 7 Democratic incumbent Margaret Barrett Simon will be facing two other contenders in the upcoming May 3 primaries, and neither of them are particularly new to …

Clarion-Ledger Acknowledges Crime Drop

C-L editorial today: "Jackson's 30 percent drop in overall crime the first quarter of this year is an encouraging sign that with persistence by the police and public the decline …

Gay Marriage

October 28, 2004 With countries such as Spain and many others making gay marriage legal, is it time that America takes the same step? That question has made gay marriage …

Police Officers Strike Again ... and Again

On April 27, several officers from the Jackson Police Department participated in an online "terrorism course." Presumably, the course taught officers how to prevent terrorism, but these days it's hard …

Monthly Blog Traffic: Site Keeps Growing!

Average Sessions (Visits) Per Day 2,023

I haven't posted the blog traffic update in a while due to general busy-ness. However, the blog numbers keep growing with your help! Even in December, with the holidays thrown …

Ward 5: Business And Flood Control, Please

April 20, 2005 The sound system may not have been spiffy, but Ward 5 Democratic candidates for City Council didn't have a hard time conveying their messages at an April …

Poke Salad Bessie

June 1, 2005 My friend Bessie Mae Evans used to keep house for us when I was a kid. She was a fountain of lore, especially when it came to …

Public Eye Opens

April 26, 2006 We are the watchers, our eyes fixed on the halls of power. Democracy means majority rule, but we live in a republic of laws. Whether I vote …

Small Business

October 28, 2004 Given our country's sluggish economy, both presidential candidates say they will help spur small business growth over the next four years. Their strategies are very different, however. …

Election Watch: Ward 6 - Of Diaper Changes and Spicy Words

April 27, 2005 Tempers didn't exactly flare at an April 18 forum for Ward 6 candidates, but words did get spicy in more than one instance. Democratic candidate Von Anderson, …

The Littlest Litigators

May 3, 2006 Eleven states are now considering bills that severely restrict abortion. Six of the 11 only allow abortion when the mother's life is at stake. Another four declare …

Running Of The Bull

yers have had a lot of trouble with the law in the past year, but the school is thinking of changing its fight song to "Jailhouse Rock." ... You can't …

Crime Falls—Or Does It?

March 28, 2007 The Clarion-Ledger reported on crime statistics for the end of 2006 last Tuesday under the headline "Jackson Crime: Overall Numbers Dip." The headline, and the story itself, …

Wow: Look At Them Web Stats!

More and more people keep discovering the JFP site/blog, and sticking around. Here are our numbers for October 1-31, 2004: Total Sessions (Visits): 54,262

JFP "Cheap Date" Night - May 26

Where: Smith Wills Stadium on Lakeland Drive

Come out to Smith-Wills Stadium for JFP "Cheap Date" Night, for $1 beverages and, if you bring the ad from LAST WEEK's issue—the Howard Stern cover story—you'll get 2-for-1 tickets! …

Bush Tones Down Attack on Critics as ‘Unpatriotic'

President Bush abruptly changed his tune today from days ago when he and Dick Cheney questioned the patriotism of people who are questioning the Iraqi War (which is not a …