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The End of Evangelicalism

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting piece on the end of evangelicalism which is worthy to note since the battle between religious progressives and religious conservatives has been so …

Ten Different Kinds Of Crazy

I was reading this seemingly mundane "celebrity report" on Yahoo.

Salon.com Questions Barbour's ‘Mississippi Miracle'

Salon.com today has a "hard look" into the job that Haley Barbour has done with Katrina recovery. Some interesting stuff in there, particularly about how slowly some of the non-casino …

Fox40 and WLBT Coverage of Best Of Jackson 2012

Thanks to both Fox40 News and WLBT for coming out of the King Edward to help us celebrate the Best of Jackson with a few of our closest friends, tons …

Clarion-Ledger Publisher Is History

In case you missed it in the rout of Republicans last night, The Clarion-Ledger announced that publisher John Newhouse is leaving the company (NOT country). That means we're looking at …

Little Big Store picnic this Sunday, Oct. 21

The Little Big Store's monthly backyard picnic is this Sunday, October 21. All ages, free, bring your own food/pets/kids. These are cool, unique opportunities to get the family out of …

JFP Increases News Coverage, Adds Reporter

The Jackson Free Press is pleased to announce that starting today, Jan. 5, we are increasing our daily news coverage, and welcoming a new reporter to our staff. Ward Schaefer, …

Legislature Slows Its Roll

The Mississippi Legislature got off to a productive start last week, with the passage of an economic incentive package and an extension of workforce training funds, two measures that Gov. …

Things Get Hot and Heavy on "The View"

What happened on yesterday's show is what makes me contemplate busting my budget to get Tivo. On "The View," during a heated discussion with Bill O'Reilly about the possibility of …

Catching the Poopetrator

What do you do when you neighbor's dog keeps making "deposits" in your yard, but the owner won't take responsibility for it? How about a DNA test?

What is Hampton TALKING About?!?

OK, The Ledger's David Hampton has really wigged out this time. In his column about crime today, he divides all of us Jacksonians into two offensive categories. Don't get too …

Advocates Unveil Program to Curb Domestic Violence

In a noon press conference today in the Mississippi Capitol, Sandy Middleton, executive director of the Center for Violence Prevention in Pearl, former Appeals Court Judge Mary Libby Payne, Madison …

ABC Disgraces Itself During Debate

The world is talking today about how poorly ABC's George Stephanopolous and Charles Gibson handled themselves during last night's Democratic debate. Over on The Root, Marc Lamont Hill writes:

Ask a Ninja: Funniest Website Ever

My college-aged brother CJ turned me on to Ask a Ninja a few months ago when I visited him in Washington State. I don't remember to go back often enough, …

Happy Bissextile Day!

Got your attention, didn't I? Ha ha...

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Plight Worsens for Black Men

The New York Times is reporting:

New Woodward Book Scathing Look at White House

The Washington Post reports that Bob Woodward's new book is roiling an embattled Bush administration:

give a gift of fresh air and sunshine

What else can you give for Christmas besides more stuff? Get in the spirit of togetherness with gifts of a shared experience. Gift cards and memberships are a good start. …

"Vote for Me, I'm White"

Watch this TV ad for U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker very carefully. The pattern is very simple--each of the actors says something about Corker's (black) opponent, Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN), …

Madden, MS gets… Madden?

In other news, I'm going somewhere peaceful and uninhabited to found the city of Metal Gear.

In a heartwarming act of customer appreciation, the evil corporate suits over at Electronic Art$ (Look, I used a dollar sign instead of an S! I'm so risque.) decided to …