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In Their Own Words: Lindsay Kathryn Welch

Starting today, the JFP will feature some of the stories of the people former Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, in their own words. Oktibbeha County, 2000 Lindsay Welch gave birth to …

Music

Diary of The Showstopper

Hip-hop artist Kimberly West came home one day in 2003, and almost as soon as she walked through the door, the phone rang. She didn't expect the bad news that …

Music

[10 Things About] The Weeks

After missing the Esperanza Plantation Holiday Showcase in December, The Weeks return to Jackson. On Friday, Feb. 3, the band performs with Colour Revolt at Hal and Mal's at 8 …

Key of G

Support Your Local (Mall) Record Store

At a New Year's Eve potluck, James Crow (aka Herbert Brown) told me a tale of buying records at the FYE music store at Northpark Mall. He captivated me with …

Sports

[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

One last football game of the season this week: Super Bowl XLVI.

Sports

46 for XLVI

It's Super Bowl XLVI in 46 numbers.

Bryan's Rant

It's a Family Thing

Football has always been a way for my father and me to bond. When I played in high school, my father would help me keep in shape and work with …

Cooking

Savory Morsels

For me, few things cause a dietary downfall as quickly as the presence of hors d'oeurves and appetizers. There's just something appealing about small morsels. I have been known to …

Wellness

Your Annual Tuneup

When I was a resident physician, I drove a Mercedes. I thought I was doing what people expected of a young doctor in the show-off city of Los Angeles, where …

Wellness

Get Screened

In addition to the normal tests performed during a physical, the American Cancer Society recommends getting screened for cancer at specific intervals. The following is a summary of recommendations for …

Wellness

Questions for the Doc

When you go for a physical, be prepared to let your doctor know about any physical or emotional problems (like depression or anxiety) you may be having.

Fly

[Girl About Town] Of Sushi and Marathons

I don't think of myself as a particularly athletic individual, but a few years ago, I started running—as in a fitness activity, not because someone was chasing me. It even …

Editor's Note

Choosing The Light

In my line of work, people like to talk trash about you. And there's really something about a woman speaking her mind that just hacks off a lot of men, …

Development

Arena Back on the Table

City leaders fear that one day, the USA International Ballet Competition could leave Jackson because Thalia Mara Hall needs about $9 million in repairs.

Sh*t Anonymous Bloggers Say

You know it had to happen. They're too cowardly to put their real names to their angry posts. If you watch closely enough, you realize they must be using the …

Business

Recession Hurt Some More Than Others

During the recent recession, men and African Americans saw the steepest decline in median wages, a new report says, while women made gains, and wages for whites stayed about the …

Books

Plunge Forward

It'll take a year to read Scott Ginsberg's newest book, "Ideas Are Free, Execution Is Priceless". By design. It's one of those motivational books with a suggestion a day for …

Justice

MS Supreme Court to Hear Pardongate

The hearing scheduled to take place this Friday, Feb. 3 on the constitutionality of the pardons and commutations granted by former Gov. Haley Barbour has been canceled and the Mississippi …

Business

The Week in Business

The Jackson Redevelopment Authority has begun the process of preparing a new request for proposals for a convention center hotel. The new RFP will have rigid specifications, JRA board members …

Editorial

[Editorial] Change Felony Voting Laws for All

Here's what continues to get us about former Gov. Haley Barbour's excuses for all those pardons. He keeps saying that he is a Christian and, thus, is concerned about the …