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Editorial

‘Father' Doesn't Always Know Best

At a recent event featuring Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gunn told the audience that Reeves and his wife had recently celebrated the birth of their third …

Justice

[Kamikaze] Still Racial

So, you're tired of hearing folks talk about race, right? Tired of reading about it? Sick of seeing all the articles and all the pieces on CNN? You could do …

[Stiggers] Nothing But a Number

The most rewarding experience for me was when Lil' Momma Roscoe and the seniors took up a monetary love offering for me. After seeing the seniors party and socialize so …

[Stiggers] Help the People See

Miss Doodle Mae: "This is the part of the year when people get serious about resolving issues from last year. And it looks like boss man Jojo of Jojo's Dollar …

Editor's Note

Dinner and a Movie

Last Saturday night, Todd and I sat at a small table next to the open kitchen at Parlor Market and were dazzled by the chefs' performance.

Editor's Note

[Editor's Note] Aloha, Jackson

When we boarded our plane in Dallas bound to Honolulu in January, I'd had only had two hours' sleep. Inevitably, I tossed and turned in anticipation of getting up at …

Politics

[Brown] Moving Forward

On May 5, Democrats from across the Third Congressional District of Mississippi will meet at the Golden Moon Resort in Philadelphia to elect their slate of leaders for the next …

Education

[Veckhoven] Public School Warrior in Jackson

The gray, roiling clouds that hung over the westbound lane of Interstate 20 were nothing short of a premonition.

Editor's Note

The Wonder of it All

In the early 1960s, Mama and Papa leased an old, rundown gas station in Liberty, N.Y., in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, and spent every weekend of one winter …

Domestic Violence

[Barkley] Act on Your Beliefs, Guv

Forgiveness and second chances should be the cornerstones of our criminal-justice and correctional systems in Mississippi.

Art

[Purvis] The Art of Appreciation

I love gazing at art, but know only enough about it to embarrass myself if I try to discuss it in more informed company.

Politics

[Feedback] Logic, Offended

I do not consider myself to be pro-life, and I opposed the Personhood Initiative, but the article by Brian McGowan ("The Attack on Republicanism," Vol. 10, Issue 26) offended my …

Politics

[Kamikaze] Healing Starts at Home

So, #STOPKONY is a new trending topic in social media. If you're not familiar, the "Stop Kony" movement refers to Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Kony lived in relative anonymity before …

Editor's Note

[Editor's Note] Grow Old With Me

The longest day of my life started on a tropical island. It was oh-dark-thirty, so early in the morning that it was still night. I had only taken a short …

Editorial

Stop the Wedge-Issue Politics

Conservatives love to rail against the size of government and the prospect of more government intrusion into American citizens' lives. However, in looking at the bills the Mississippi Legislature is …

Health Care

[Gregory] Boots, Again

People keep saying women aren't under attack.

Development

New Year, New Start

Recently, the Jackson Redevelopment Authority decided to stop and breathe rather than be bulldozed into making a decision without having all the information they needed for the proposed convention-center hotel. …

[Stiggers] Numbed by Nonsense

Boneqweesha Jones: "Welcome to this special 2012 edition of 'Qweesha Live and Direct' on Ghetto Science Public Television. It's a new year of promise, potential and hope for the Ghetto …

[Stiggers] Chill With the ‘Peoples'

As the first month of 2012 ends, Lil' Momma Roscoe, the Clubb Chicken Wing staff and I are getting ready for the blitz of February holiday observances, such as National …

Letters

[Letters] Vol. 10, No. 20

My name is Howard Klerk, and I am the president of the National Board of Trustees of The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children Inc. based in Cincinnati, Ohio. …