Jackson Free Press

Threats From The ‘Bully' Pulpit?

Children's Defense Fund Executive Director Oleta Fitzgerald spoke at a May 18 rally calling for the adequate funding of the school's education system, which has been more or less relegated …

Speech, After Obama

Aaron Thomas, a black sophomore from Jackson, said that 10 minutes after Obama captured California on Election night, he had a reaction like many people across the country, screaming outside …

State Waits for Education Jobs

House Education Chairman Cecil Brown, D-Jackson, claims Gov. Haley Barbour reacted before knowing all the details when he criticized a federal bill that will provide the state with $97 million …

Mosque Construction Planned in April

The Mississippi Muslim Association will break ground on a mosque off Highway 51 in Madison next month, following the approval of a 3-to-2 vote by the Madison County Board of …

Barbour Advocates Cutting U.S. Budget Despite Aid

Despite the federal government's role in helping Mississippi shore up the state budget, Gov. Haley Barbour touted the GOP's promise to cut $100 billion out of the federal budget on …

2004 Capitol Games: Hot Issues

<b>It's About Education, Stupid!</b>

Also see Ayana's Guide to Need-to-Know Capitol Poop

Tell Me the Truth, JoAnne

Q. I'm fairly recently divorced, and have even more recently returned to the North Jackson area after a few years away. Do your sources have any idea where interesting single/divorced …

Funds, Training, Jobs and a Full Figured Chest

Central Mississippi Planning and Development District will soon administer $5 million in technical skills training for the unemployed and underemployed.

President Condemns Attack that Killed Ambassador, 3 Others

Barack Obama condemned attacks on a U.S. consulate in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three American members of his staff.

'Tort Reform' Not Working?

There's just no pleasing some people. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's tort-reform lobbying arm, the "Institute for Legal Reform," released a report last Wednesday ranking Mississippi as the 48th worst …

Post-storm Construction Hiring May Aid U.S. Economy

Hiring in the long-depressed U.S. construction industry will get a boost from the rebuilding that will follow Superstorm Sandy. Those jobs, in turn, could raise economic growth, analysts say.

JFP Staffers Finalists for Four ‘Green Eyeshade' Awards

We learned today that the JFP editorial staff will be receiving awards in four different categories this summer in the 60th Annual Green Eyeshade Awards. This was our first year …

Vol. 6, No. 35

Uneducated Black Boys

"If I were mayor, I'd have their (young black male) asses hanging from every tree limb on the lawn at City Hall. I am 59 years old, and like the …

clear your halls

The election is over. After weeks and months of partisan politics, it seems like a good time for a fresh start. And what better way to clear the decks than …

Green Girl to Green Mama

You might think you have made your home and lifestyle as green as possible, but a new addition to your family is sure to test your eco-fortitude. If you start …

[Wine] Girlz In The Vineyard

Since the early 19th century, in a business dominated by men, some ladies have been kicking some serious butt in the wine world. We've seen everything from cutthroat businesswomen to …

[Green Girl] Love the Planet

When I was in high school, chocolates, flowers and stuffed animals on Valentine's Day were a must—the more, the better. Girls came up with elaborate schemes to call each other's …

The House that Green Built

A few weeks ago, Mr. and Mrs. Green Girl drove south to Bogue Chitto in the middle of the night to start our annual breeding bird survey for the Audubon …

[Lunch Lady] Beer Me!

Lunch Lady's friends hear it all the time: Lunch Lady's getting too old for this. Too old for what, you ask? And for what, short of wearing footie pajamas, could …

Couple Turns Abandoned Houses into Youth Center

The walls of a future youth computer center may now be scribbled with gang messages, but Joe and Dianne Good say they will use the center to keep area youth …