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Seattle's Former Top Cop Says End Drug War

In an op ed this weekend in the Seattle Times (and, it seems, the LA Times, since he's bylined as "Special to the Los Angeles Times"), Norm Stamper, former chief …

Judge Alito's Abortion Views

We Need A Mayor, Not A Daddy

It is going to be painfully ironic—and useless—if the recent murder spate is the factor that finally gets the Jackson media to start questioning Mayor Frank Melton. Unless proven otherwise, …

[Greggs] One Tiny Little Pink Line

On some rather innocuous Sunday eight years ago, I was a 21-year-old recent college graduate just back from a camping trip. I sat on the edge of a bathtub and …

West Wing Live Debate - Verdict?

I happened to be flipping by and stopped on the "West Wing" Sunday although -- usually -- I turn it off if I see it, because I haven't watched for …

Liberal Church May Lose Funds Over Sermon

Judging Sam

Earlier this week, I leveled some pretty heavy charges against Samuel Alito. Was I wrong?

This Newsweek

Riots all over the world

People are pissed. And, some people are pissed at US.

What in the hell is going on here? And here?

Poll: Public Support for Alito Weak

Eclectic And Jewish

With its typically eclectic selection of films by Jewish talent, the fifth season of the Jackson Jewish Film Festival commences this weekend, from Sat., Nov. 5 through Tues., Nov. 8 …

Scalito's Way

To everybody who thought Harriet Miers was just a decoy: Jeez. Good guess.

Trent Lott: Alito Is a ‘Home Run'

[Verbatim statement/Oct. 31, 2005] WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi issued the following statement upon President Bush's nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be Associate Justice …

Hell House Comes To Jackson

I was reading this article in the CL about the "House of Destiny" at the First Baptist Church in Florence.

The Corporate Court

Has Bush nominated an anti-Roe stealth candidate? Not if he's smart. Wait, let me rephrase that...

Radical Right Targets Girl Empowerment Effort

Oct. 14, 2005—AP is reporting that the Tupelo wingnuts are at it again:

Harriett Miers Supported Ban on Most Abortions

AP is reporting:

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment banning abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, according to material given to …

Why I Don't Read Beliefnet (Much) Anymore

Beliefnet still has its moments, but mostly it alternates between schmaltzy and toxic.

Born To Be A Thug

A couple weeks back, culture czar Bill Bennett said crime would go down if all black babies were aborted. A couple months back, a business publication editor in Brandon said …

Pass/Fail: Student Drug Testing For JPS?

Only three weeks after his election, Mayor Frank Melton announced that he would like to see all students in Jackson Public Schools tested for drug use. The announcement came at …

[Stiggers] Hands Off My Grandbabies

"While locating my favorite weekly broadcast of The Rev. Cletus Car Sales program on the radio, I accidentally tuned in a talk radio show. A discussion about Social Security caught …