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Drinking Wine with a Vulcan
Photos by Caroline Lacy
"You don't seem like the Trekkie type," people say. I suppose they are referring to my lack of computer skills or that I would much rather shop instead of argue …
Ron Mills
If you've ever gotten frustrated spending 20 minutes of your lunch break looking for a parking spot in Fondren, then "Captain" Ron Mills is your man.
Shish Your Kebabs
Recently, my husband and I went to a local Mediterranean restaurant with several friends. It was late, and everyone was starving, so we ordered an appetizer plate. As we passed …
The Best In Sports In 7 Days
College baseball, Mississippi State and Ole Miss in SEC Tournament (times, opponents TBA, Hoover, Ala., CSS/620 AM/97.3 FM): Since they played each other in the first round on Wednesday, one …
The Crime: May 2, 1964
The last time Mazie Moore ever saw her boy, 19-year-old son Charles, he was standing in front of Dillon's gas station on Main Street in Meadville, trying to thumb a …
Proposed Work Program a Bust
This week, the U.S. Senate is considering comprehensive immigration reform that includes the creation of a new temporary worker program.
[Stiggers] Ghetto-Made
Bonqweesha Jones: "It's your favorite on-the-scene reporter, giving you the 411 on the low down faster than you can say 'War Czar!' I'm here with Bruh Sylvester, the controversial Christmas …
No. 31, May 23 - 30
<b><em>All the Metro Dead</b></em>
Never again. With these words, the world community reacted to the Holocaust and all the horrors associated with it. With these words, the world community proclaimed its resolve to prevent …
The Klansmen Bound: 43 Years Later, James Ford Seale Faces Justice
Photos by Matt Saldaña and Kate Medley
Shuffling behind a young black woman in an identical orange jumpsuit, James Ford Seale entered the fourth-floor courtroom of the James O. Eastland Federal Building in Jackson on Feb. 22 …
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 …
What's Wrong with Women?
The full blog entry nearly brought me to tears. An excerpt:
Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", has posted a blog entry about hatred of women, connecting the dots between "honor" killings of women and Hollywood glamorization of violence.
BREAKING: City Council Withholds Pay
The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to freeze the pay for two high-ranking city employees, Assistant Chief Administration Officer Charles Melvin and Assistant Fire Chief Todd Chandler. The council voted …
The Klansman Bound: The Road to Justice (A Timeline)
Klansmen kidnap Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee, two African American teenagers in Meadville, Miss., beat them at gunpoint in a Mississippi national forest, and forcibly throw them into …
A Deal with el Diablo: The Immigration Bill's Dirty Fine Print
Much of this country's legislative history is built on compromise. Indeed, deal making among lawmakers has contributed to a robust, if sometimes flawed, system of American democracy. One of the …
JPS Board Stalls on ‘Larkin-Gate' Contract
Members of the Jackson Public School board and City Council are delaying crucial votes in connection with a contract dispute over the school board's $150 million bond.
Busted: They like us! Er, no, they don't ...
Google Blogs Alert for: "jackson free press"
So a Google alert just popped up showing that the Mississippi Press Association had picked the thread on their sleepy blog about Gannett's Goliath distribution scheme as one of their …
StateDesk.com Ramping Up for Elections
And we're off ... !
The JFP's new statewide political site, StateDesk.com, is starting to ramp up after a few months of beta bug testing (yes, it's faster now). We have a new political intern, …
Non-White Population Grows in Mississippi
The Commercial Appeal is reporting:
Don't just dress to impress, dress to express
Wearing the wrong outfit makes me feel like someone else
I loved meeting so many interesting people at the chick ball. There were many outfits to be admired. I changed my mind about the dress I bought to wear that …
