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Melton Budget 'Smoke and Mirrors'
The City Council cut short a budget session last week after the Melton administration failed to present detailed budget revisions.
DNA Says 'Not Guilty' 16 Years Later
Arthur Johnson may be returning home in a matter of days, 16 years after his arrest for a rape he did not commit. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Mississippi Supreme …
We're All Newcomers
Thank you for an excellent article on the challenges, myths and realities of illegal immigration ("Los Cuentos Chinos: Immigration Myths and Realities," Feb. 21, 2008).
Snark: Gran, You're on the Internets!
The Clarion-Ledger re-re-re-designs its Web site and finds itself in logo limbo.
Link Lost in 'Illegal' Limbo
The Mississippi Link is suing Jackson Mayor Frank Melton and City Council members who voted against a recent veto override. Last month, the council failed to override a veto from …
'Blue Dot in a Red Sea'
Democracy for America Chairman Jim Dean endorsed Democratic candidate Gary Anderson for Mississippi Insurance Commissioner last week during a visit to Anderson's campaign headquarters.
Let's (Health) Care For Ourselves
As the presidential race has become more competitive, media are starting to focus attention on specific issues that directly affect the American public. One of the more popular topics in …
[Publisher's Note] Frank Melton's PR Problem
Last week's "Chamber Confidential" e-newsletter from the MetroJackson Chamber of Commerce popped into my inbox, and the headline of Chamber President Duane O'Neill's note caught my eye: "Doing Business Under …
State Probes Melton's Lawn Crew ... Finally
Seven months after the Jackson Free Press revealed details about Mayor Frank Melton's young lawn crew, WLBT broke the news last week that the state auditor's office has requested materials …
Don's No More
After decades of bringing original alternative and independent music to Jackson and lending support to dozens of bands, Terry Butler closed the doors at W.C. Don's after the Tuff Luvs …
'27 Lakes' Plans Making Waves
A plan to flood the wetlands between Hinds and Rankin counties may get a new boost from a federal bill that makes it easier to include private funding in the …
Millsaps at Vietnam
"I thought I was having a hallucination," student Sharon Yoo wrote in her journal. "It was like the scenery from the movie 'Avatar.'"
Diocese Settles with 'Alleged Victims'
After many years of pain, suffering and litigation, 19 victims of priest sexual abuse are seeing some degree of closure in their fight with the Catholic Diocese of Jackson.
[Kamikaze] Don't Be Cool
Parents. Stop. Put down whatever you're doing and ask yourself: Do I know where my kids are? Better yet, do I know what they're thinking?
"State of the Nation" Art and Performance Festival Starts Today
"State of the Nation" Art and Performance Festival Oct. 4-6, starting at 7 p.m. every night at the F.D. Hall Music Center at JSU. Featuring Teo Castellanos, Uprooted: The Katrina …
City Council Votes 'No Confidence' on City Attorney
City Council cast a vote of no-confidence in City Attorney Sarah O'Reilly-Evans at the May 22 council meeting, saying O'Reilly-Evans acts as if she works for the mayor rather than …
Fleming's Little Secret
The home shopping Web site Cafepress.com no longer carries women's thong underwear featuring the logo of Mississippi House Rep. Erik Fleming, D-Hinds. Up until this week, anybody looking to keep …
Mayor's Home on the Block?
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton is in danger of losing his $353,000 home at 2 Carter's Grove in North Jackson to foreclosure. Melton told The Clarion-Ledger that he was making arrangements …
Day 4: Not Guilty On All Counts
Mayor Frank Melton and his police bodyguards, Marcus Wright and Michael Recio, were found not guilty on all counts. When court was recessed, it exploded in applause, with members of …
[Collier] My Mother's Daughter
My senior year in college was the first time I knew my mother loved me. Of course I knew she loved me. But it wasn't until my senior year that …
