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The Best In Sports In The Next 7 Days

College football, Coahoma at Hinds (7 p.m., Raymond): The Eagles are looking for their first win of the season. If they don't beat the Tigers, the Eagles have big problems.

Editor's Note

Bennett And His Black Boys

"If you wanted to reduce crime, you could—if that were your sole purpose—you could abort every black baby in this country and your crime rate would go down." No, that …

Food

*Jackson Newbie: Food FAQ

I'm craving butter beans and sweet potato casserole. What local restaurant serves really good home-cooked veggies?

Talk

Mayor Walks Out On Citizens

Community policing took a body blow last week when Mayor Frank Melton and Jackson Police Chief Shirlene Anderson—a man and a woman put there to be anti-crime crusaders—suddenly dumped the …

Talk

Ain't Too Proud To Beg

After days of behind-the-scenes struggle, the Legislature passed bills allowing casinos to build within 800 feet of the high-tide line during a special session called by Gov. Haley Barbour to …

Sports

Hurricanes 2, Eagles 0

The Southern Miss football team got screwed on, all in the name of the almighty TV dollar. In the biggest non-surprise of the season, Conference USA rescheduled the Golden Eagles' …

Sports

Out Of The Freezer, Back On The Ice

Doctor S sez: I like Brussels sprouts better than the NHL.

The NHL returns to the ice on Wednesday night after nearly two years of labor issues-related exile. Newsday's Johnette Howard sums up the situation nicely: "Hockey is sort of the …

Sports

Naked Truth

Speaking of sports crime, here's an item from the always-reliable badjocks.com: An unidentified junior at Bentonville High School in Arkansas was suspended for 10 days after he made a mad …

Sports

Sports Crime Update

Today's items on the sports crime blotter come from Romensko's The Obscure & Reading Room. It's definitely a must-read.

Jackblog

The Give-a-Damn Party

I used to assume that the religious right was only concerned about abortion and gay marriage, but one of the things that has crossed my mind over the past few …

Jackblog

The Bachelors

Before we despair over new Bush Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, let's bear three things in mind...

Frank Melton

Citizens Protest Crime Firings Tuesday at City Council

(Update: Supporters of community policing are calling for Jacksonians to go to City Council meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday downtown at City Hall to call for the mayor and police …

Hurricane

Hal & Mal's, Miller Lite and the JFP Present Katrina Jam

October 2nd, 2:00-10:00 p.m. at Hal & Mal's

In the restaurant, there will be a silent art auction, with various local Jackson artists donating pieces to be auctioned off, with all proceeds going to the Rebuild the Coast …