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It's a Capital 4th
You won't have to look far for activities this Independence Day weekend. Today, start your holiday by celebrating the inauguration of Mayor Harvey Johnson Junior. The activities began early with …
Jacksonian
Matthew Furdge
Known in the hip-hop world as Krack Koke or simply Got Koke, Jackson native and music producer Matthew Furdge is nominated not once, but twice, for Best Rap Album at …
Style
Wide Open Space: A Review of ‘Starbound’
If you're familiar with the newer features of entertainment technology and software company Valve's digital gaming distribution system Steam, you probably know that it's a pretty good time to be …
Music
Calle Soul
This year's LatinFest includes a performance from Fayetteville, Ark.-based salsa outfit Calle Soul, returning after a successful debut at the 2014 LatinFest.
Court Says Isolated Human Genes Cannot be Patented
The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information …
Jackson Officials Back Robinson, Link McQuirter to GOP
Local officials expressed their full-throated supported for Hinds County District 2 contender Willie Robinson of Bolton.
Clarion-Ledger No Longer a ‘Newspaper'?
My, my. It seems that Gannett Co. is causing consternation in its news room and talk in the newspaper industry by its decisions to turn its newspapers into "information center" …
Politics
Hosemann's Voter ID Subterfuge
Nowhere does the secretary of state's website make it clear that the Mississippi's voter-identification law, which the Legislature and governor approved in May, will not be in effect for the …
Politico On Horse-race Coverage
This is an interesting piece over at Politico talking about media bias (and/or the lack thereof) in the coverage of the McCain and Obama campaigns. Politico is talking about its …
Trump Campaign Manager Forced Out
Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has forced out his hard-charging campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, in a dramatic shakeup designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and reverse one of the most …
Person of the Day
Ambrose Tabb
In Jackson, Ambrose "Eli" Tabb was influential in the high school arts scene, but is most noted for his relentless pursuit of social justice.
Tricked Out
The clang and clatter of skateboard wheels against wooden slabs echo through a long corridor and emerge outside dock 36 of the Jackson Enterprise Center in South Jackson. Inside, colorful …
City & County
Jackson to Use $1.8 Million Federal Grant to Fight Lead Contamination
The City of Jackson is getting $1.8 million in federal funds to clean up lead-based paint and other home health hazards in the city.
Education
Mississippi to Receive 'Help Me Grow' Hotline
Mississippi Families for Kids, a community service organization that works with adoptive and foster-care families as well as children with mental-health challenges, received an $850,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg …
City & County
Sen. Horhn to Seek Yes or No Vote in Legislature on State Flag Change
State Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, said he will file a bill asking lawmakers to take an up or down vote to keep or change the Mississippi state flag, the last …
New York, Massachusetts Sue Volkswagen Over Emissions Cheating
New York state and Massachusetts are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, alleging that the German automakers defrauded customers by selling diesel vehicles equipped …
Red Wolf Pups Named at Mississippi Zoo
Seven endangered red wolf pups now have Choctaw names to honor the state's only federally recognized Indian tribe.
Language of the Absurd
Despite its ungainly headline, AP ran an excellent story about the absurdity of some Mississippi politicians' anti-immigrant rhetoric, delivered just in time for the election cycle.
Protesting Protest
Over a hundred thousand protesters took to the streets across the country the week the war started—but not to protest the war. They were protesting the protest of the war. …
"So who should be the HNIC of the Memphis City Schools?"
This was the second sentence of the first paragraph of an article written by John Branston for the Memphis Flyer. So it won't look as if I am taking this …
