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LoungeList Photos: Fondren After Five - March 2009

With the weather much more spring-like, folks were out and about in Fondren, shopping, visiting and appreciating the new art and new options such as the Duling School. The JFP's …

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Calls Needed This Weekend

[verbatim from Mississippi Health Advocacy Program]

On Thursday, the State Senate debated and passed the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill, H.B. 105. Thanks to your support and calls, the bill was amended to include language that would …

Politics

Harvey Johnson Holds Open House

2009 JFP City Election Blog/Archive

Politics

BREAKING: Faye Peterson: 'I Offer Leadership'

2009 JFP City Election Blog/Archive

Bill for Pardon and Parole Accountability on Hold

Yesterday, the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would make the governor's right to pardon convicted felons more accountable to their victims and to the communities where they committed their …

Jackblog

The Arkansas Secret Holocaust

I heard about this on the radio this morning, and I felt the need to talk about it here because this travesty of justice needs to be publicized more. 21 …

Frank Melton

Melton Behind on Taxes, Again

Full JFP Melton Archive/Blog Here

2009 JFP Interview with Melton, Part I

Sports

Friday's Starting Five

MSU and Ole Miss men meet Saturday. Provine goes for a threepeat. JSU continues its hot streak.

Body+Soul

Partnership for Prescription Assistance in Jackson

[verbatim] The 'Help is Here Express' bus tour will be stopping in Mississippi the week of March 9-13 at various cities throughout the state in order to help uninsured and …

Jackblog

Back From the Dead III

"When you said this fruit punch was spiked, you meant with vodka, right?"

The notion of joining a cult precariously balances on the tip of my inflated ego. My irreverent responses to dubious proclamations expounded upon by our cult leader would not be …

Frank Melton

Melton Retrial Scheduled For May 11

2009 JFP Interview with Melton, Part I

Supreme Court Upholds Drug Lawsuit

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of consumers and against drug makers, upholding a $6.7 million award to a musician who had her arm amputated following an injection.

Business

State Jobless Rate Tops 9 Percent

The Mississippi unemployment roles swelled in January to 9.2 percent, a rate higher than the national average of 8.5 percent. In December, the state reported a 7.6 percent rate.

Tease photo Sports

Thursday's Starting Five

JPS teams reach MHSAA finals. ... The Bulldogs and Rebels pull of big victories. ... Loss ends the Lady Blazers' season.

Fly

Lenten Alternatives

The time of year between Ash Wednesday and Easter is traditionally known as Lent. Christians use it as a time to reflect and prepare for the resurrection of Jesus. Non-religious …

Sports

The Best In Sports In 7 Days

High school basketball, MHSAA Boys and Girls State Tournament (Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson): It's title time at the Big House starting with the 1A championship games (girls, 7 p.m.; boys, 8 …

Editor's Note

For Noella

When Kimberly Griffin told me that the Fondren Theatre Workshop had agreed to direct "The Vagina Monologues" in Jackson, I was happily stunned. Nearly seven years ago when we started …

Talk

Week 8: Fire, Coal and Taxes

The House passed HB 1712 last week, an act authorizing the issuance of $300 million in general obligation bonds for highway and bridge rehabilitation. Legislators say more than 200 bridges …

Education

'Criminalizing' Kids

Donte Thompson says he hardly learned anything in alternative school. Forbidden to talk from the moment he stepped on the school bus, Donte did what little work he received using …

[Johnson] Let Them Eat Pills

If you think bankers are corrupt, be sure you give doctors their due. On Feb. 9, the pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced it would disclose the payments it makes to doctors …