Jackson Free Press

MARL Needs Supplies to Help with Evacuee Pets

Also see: Jackpedia: Hurricane Gustav to get/post vital information.

Your Cheatin' Heart

"Want to cheat on your husband?" The 10-foot-high People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals billboard (featuring Fabio in a muscle shirt) is trying to say something different than it …

I Cannot Be Silent

"The van will leave about 5 a.m., Friday, January 17," said Landon Huey, vice chairman of the Jackson Greens and a political organizer extraordinaire. This time, he is speaking to …

City Purchases 311 Software

The Jackson City Council yesterday approved the purchase of two software packages that will allow citizens to make and track complaints and requests related to city services online. The two …

Nearly Half of All Mississippians Not Connected

About half—45 percent—of all Mississippi residents are unable to do what many of us take for granted: read this, or any other Web site. They're unable to send e-mails to …

Dem Upset in Final '06 House Election

Rodriguez appears to have won with 55 percent of the vote.

In what was largely seen as an upset victory, Ciro D. Rodriguez beat Republican Representative Henry Bonilla in a runoff election, adding one more Democrat to the new House majority …

Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Leading to Violence Against Latinos

The Southern Poverty Law Center is warning that the vitrolic anti-immigrant debate is, predictably, starting to spill over into violence against Latinos. And as we've seen right here on the …

Artists To Watch 2012: Chasing Edom

Chasing Edom's sound is eclectic and draws the listener into the sounds of the bass guitar, the drums and the voice of lead singer White.

HIGHTOWER: Flowers in a Dark Winter

The politicians don't want to think about it, the media establishment has turned a blind eye to it, and the Bushites are trying to shout it down—but it's rising anyway, …

TV Anchor Dies From Injuries After Attack

Anne Pressly was only 26. From CNN:

Clarion-Ledger Back in Neshoba County

Cheers to The Clarion-Ledger for going back on its statements that Edgar Ray Killen—and then James Ford Seale—were going to be the end of the line for investigating old civil …

The Nation Blogs on the ‘Hell-Raising' JFP

This is how he starts out:

Folks, Bob Moser at The Nation is blogging about our Obama commentary last night, quoting from us liberally (which he asked permission to do because he is a class act). …

New [FLY] Gifts Flip-Guide: Helping You Shop Local for the Holidays

As if a growing weekly paper, a busy online Daily and a wildly popular quarterly glossy weren't enough, today we introduced a new kind of publication to help Jacksonians shop …

The Bachelorettes Headline Chick Jam Benefit Friday at Hal & Mal's

See you Friday!

The first of several events scheduled around this year's 5th Annual JFP Chick Ball is this Friday night in the Red Room at Hal & Mal's. The Bachelorettes will bring …

Bushie Love Me

George Bush defines for us the term "loving gaze."

‘Corporate Controlled Press' Hiding Barbour's Flaws?

I was just reading the comments under the Think Progress Barbour "corruption" thread and saw this comment that deserves more discussion:

DSCC Ad Attacks Wicker on Health Care, Wages

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is running a new ad that criticizes Roger Wicker for voting repeatedly against expanding children's health insurance, raising the minimum wage and increasing Medicare funding. …

Something Shiny

Even little kids like jewelry that's sparkly and shiny. But we don't come to fully appreciate the beauty of the glitz until we're adults. Jewelry is something that can be …

Slate - July 8-14

THE SLATE: the best in sports in the next 7 days

Pro baseball, Amarillo at Jackson, 7 p.m. (1240 AM): The Senators tackle the Dillas before leaving for a two-series swing through Texas.

Saints Show Signs Of Life

The New Orleans Saints are .500 again, thanks to a victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the NFL's worst teams.