Cap & Trade: The Fight Ahead
Today, the Obama administration's plan to reduce greenhouse emissions and lower America's dependence on fossil fuels will come under intense Congressional scrutiny. With more than 50 witnesses scheduled to provide …
WJTV Mentions Nick's Future Move To Fondren
I saw this today, and I'm thankful that the evening news didn't begin with a report about a robbery or shooting. :)
Come Take The Trolley Tour
We've got seats available for this week's tour. Don't read or hear about it. Come see for yourself the great things going on in your city. From the King Edward, …
WEDNESDAY LUNCH @ PEACHES: THIS WEEK, HARVEY JOHNSON
As we approach May 5th, and the biggest election in this city's history, we've got yet another mayoral candidate as our guest at Wednesday Lunch at Peaches. Harvey Johnson will …
Party People! Debate!
This is why I enjoy the circus. This is why I enjoy large crowds mingling with one another.
Yesterday, droves of party-people strolled along the Capitol lawn holding poster boards with messages- presumably drawn by their preschool-aged children- voicing their opinions about the horrors of taxation. Sweet tea …
ALERT: There will be TWO mayoral debates and the 2nd will be TELEVISED…here's why
Today, the sponsoring organizations for the April 23rd mayoral debate received a Press Release from the Harvey Johnson camp. The release stated his campaign's concerns with accessibility for the first …
Wed. Lunch @ Peaches: This week, Mayoral Candidate Brenda Scott & Ward 4 Candidate Jackie Norris
Soul food Forums continues this week as we rev up towards election day 2009. This week we've got two candidates for th price of one. Mayoral candidate Brenda Scott and …
Help with Chick Ball Cause: Shop for Clearance Easter "Chicks"!
A simple and cheap way to help the Chick Ball cause this year is to head to the closest discount store (Target, etc.), drugstore, craft sore or decoration outlet this …
Coolest of the Cool
Overheard while loitering at BeBop Records last night:
"Could you please direct me to the website which will allow me to download all of these CDs for free?"
Beta of JFP "Community Blog" Debuts
And that means, in a nutshell, it's tougher for a user-generated forum entry to "be seen."
Long time JFP visitors will know that we went through a major upgrade to the site's plumbing a year ago, and that while there are many strengths to the new …
File under 'WTF'
Federally run "big gorilla" mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will pay out $210 million in retention bonuses over the next 18 months, reports Times Online. Between them, the …
Genocide Prevention Month
This is from an email I received from The Genocide Education Project:
Today is the first day of Genocide Prevention Month. Remarkably, six genocides have major anniversaries in the month of April - a tragic testament to the international community's inexcusable failure …
Controversial Melton Photos are Real
WAPT is reporting that the controversial photos of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton with a bevy of bikini-clad girls are on the up and up.
Will Work for Horse Shoes
Necessity, goes the cliché, is the mother of invention.
So where do unemployed cowgirls go to find a job? Texas is one obvious answer. And how do cowgirls get to Texas? They ride their horses, of course.
Ward 6 Candidate Joe Lewis @ Wednesday Lunch at Peaches
Wednesday Lunch at Peaches: Soul Food Forums. This week our guest speaker will be Ward 6 City Council Candidate Joe Lewis. Remember these are perhaps the most important elections in …
