Bob Herbert Blasts Barbour Again, Does Right by JFP Again
I was so busy Friday and through the weekend, tweeting about the storm and drinking champagne (not at the same time), that I didn't notice until today that New York …
MSU Must Stop UM's Denard Robinson To Win Gator Bowl
This Gator Bowl could feature programs heading in opposite directions.
Mississippi State fans will have to make a quick recovery from New Year's Eve to be in game day form for the 2011 Gator Bowl. The 21st ranked Bulldogs will …
Politico.com Digs Into Barbour's Plane Records
If you haven't heard yet, Governor Barbour has another semi-scandal breaking thanks to a public records request leaked to Politico.com -- call it StateJetGate... unless, you know, something else has …
WashPo: Pat Robertson's Pot Comments Ignite Supporters
The Washington Post reports on a comment made by Pat Robertson on his television show in the past few weeks that has burned up some of the blogs:
Barbour Releases Statement Addressing ‘Citizens Council' Gaffe
In a widely circulated Weekly Standard profile -- charmingly titled the The Boy From Yazoo City -- Haley Barbour unabashedly praises the Citizens Council in his hometown, calling it an …
Mitchell: "Will the Real Voice of Small Business Please Stand Up?"
Good piece by Stacy Mitchell, a leader on "Think Local" issues and author of the book "Big Box Swindle." At issue here is whether the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (as …
Mississippi United Concert for A Cause: Clothing and Toy Drive. WE NEED YOU!
On SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19th. Mississippi United Presents: The TeamSipp GenerationNxt CONCERT FOR A CAUSE at DreamzJxn(426 Capital). The event will bring several area organizations together for the cause of giving …
Tax Cuts Will Cost More Than Stimulus
Take one from column A and one from column B. That seems to be the strategy for the divisive issues of unemployment benefits vs. the Bush-era tax cuts. Republicans, in …
EXTRA, EXTRA: Fox ‘News' Slants Coverage
I know, nobody is shocked that Fox News slants their coverage; at least, no one who isn't already a slobbering fan-boy. (See the inevitable comments below this entry for examples.) …
New [FLY] Gifts Flip-Guide: Helping You Shop Local for the Holidays
As if a growing weekly paper, a busy online Daily and a wildly popular quarterly glossy weren't enough, today we introduced a new kind of publication to help Jacksonians shop …
Egg Bowl 2010 Has Reverse 2009 Deja Vu
The next couple of weeks are probably my favorite time to be a college football fan. Starting Thursday (Thanksgiving) and ending next Saturday it is rivalry week in college football.
2010 Capital City Classic Preview and Prediction
This Saturday, Jackson State and Alcorn State will battle for yearly bragging rights in the 2010 Capital City Classic. As usual the game will be played at 1PM in Veterans …
Going nuts in Oxford, Part 2
Doctor S could take the easy way out and say that Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt was being refreshingly honest when he made his Oxford address on Monday. His …
Is Nutt going nuts?
Ole Miss football coach Houston made an impassioned plea at his Monday news conference.
