New Orleans Saints' Coach Suspended For 2012 Season, Draft Picks Lost
Well, it's official -- the NFL has levied its sanctions against the New Orleans Saints and they aren't pretty for the organization or for their head coach -- Sean Payton …
Gannett's ‘USA Today' Points to Flaws in Deals Programs
I couldn't help but notice that it was USA Today -- owned by the same company that owns the Clarion-Ledger and, of course, the extraordinarily creatively named "Deal Chicken" -- …
Quietly, Ds and Rs Kill Workers' Comp Bill
Thanks to a House Democratic caucus that remained unified combined with support from several Republicans, HB 555 died yesterday, and was killed off for good this morning when it came …
Unity at Ole Miss
Yet another Rebel basketball season led by head coach Andy Kennedy ended in the NIT last night, when Ole Miss lost to Illinois State 96-93 in overtime in Oxford.
CNN Highlights Perks for Barbour Trustys
CNN is now reporting that in his last days in office, Gov. Haley Barbour's staff helped two mansion inmate workers secure driver's licenses and that those prisoners, David Gatlin and …
Corps: One Lake Plan Seems to Work
Gary Walker, project manager for the Army Corps of Engineers' Vicksburg district, told members of the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District this week that flood reduction appears …
Of Mats And Men
"You're just not gonna stop, are you?" I replied.
Mid workout, "The Devil" (my personal trainer) suggested that I try yoga. His reasoning was that it would help strengthen certain areas of my forty-year-old body and help with flexibility.
Cooper-Stokes Wants Weekly Council Meetings
Ward 3 Councilwoman LaRita Cooper-Stokes announced yesterday that she wants the City Council to hold weekly meetings. Right now, the council holds regular meetings every other week on Tuesdays, with …
Flirting With The Idea
"3 miles tonight?" was all it said.
Late on a Tuesday afternoon, looking forward to an evening with nothing I had to do, I received a text from Terry, or "the devil," as I've come to call …
Personhood Mississippi to Push for Amendment Again
Personhood Mississippi president Les Riley announced yesterday that the group will begin another petition drive to put a personhood initiative back on the ballot.
State Supreme Court: Barbour Pardons Valid
The roughly 200 acts of clemency Haley Barbour granted in his final days as governor are valid, according a 6-3 Mississippi Supreme Court decision handed down this afternoon.
Dead Man Running
It was a Saturday, which usually means a more relaxed environment at work, and I clipped along at a leisurely pace. It was easy to chat up my clients that …
Who Says There Are No 40-Year-Old Underwear Models?
I'm standing in front of my mirrored closet door, in nothing but athletic shorts and my running shoes, practicing my pose for a "before" picture. Yes, I said "before," meaning, …
S.C. Republicans Want ‘Purity Pledge' from Candidates
In what sounds like a piece of political satire worthy of Steve Holland, a group of Republicans in South Carolina wants to make GOP candidates sign a "purity pledge" to …
GOP Presidential Candidates to Court Mississippians
Newt Gingrich
From now until the Tuesday, March 13 Mississippi statewide primary, expect to see a lot of the Republican presidential candidates in Jackson and other cities around the state. The Mississippi …
