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Leave Them Alone
I am very upset this morning - I can't even put into words how upset I really am. My older sister's home was broken into for the third time last …
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A skunk need a ride home. Any takers?
In California, a skunk wondered his way into a transport truck, and after a seven-day trip, he ended up in Canada. Now Canadian wildlife specialists are trying to find someone …
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Bill Minor on the Willie Morris Library
I just ran into Mr. Minor's column about the Willie Morris library dedication. And I'm honored that he repeated what I told him at the dedication in it. The Jackson …
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Tom Head's New Year's Resolutions
1. Kick the Marlon Brando habit.
Most of us have them--and I spend way too much time on abstract stuff, and not enough time on community-building stuff, so here are mine...
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Most Intriguing Jacksonians 2006
People living in Jackson may always remember 2006 as the year when Melton melted down. It's not all we'll remember about this year, of course. Renovation began on the King …
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New Year's Eve In The Capital
One of the most exciting things about a new year, other than a chance to wipe the slate clean of all those indiscretions from the previous year, is all the …
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Baltimore Police Department Has Racially Insensitive Appearance Policy
Sign this petition before January 1, 2007, and help in the fight against another form of racial discrimination - specific hairstyle restrictions. Last time I checked, we are in the …
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Mr. December
In the age of ESPN, the Saturday night Game of the Week and the BCS, if you still want to catch a glimpse of college football's regional roots amidst the …
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Quote of the Day: Going Along to Get Along
I love this. From Gender 3.0 blogger Cameron Scott:
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It's Fruitcake Weather! RIP: Marie Rudisill
Click below and pay no attention to the dark-haired yankee. Bless his heart; Jay Leno did NOT understand the greatness that was Marie Rudisill. Notice he calls her the character …
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[Faith] Restoring Stolen Years
"Your honor, we the people of Mississippi find the accused, Cedric Willis, guilty of murder."
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[Music] Bulldozin' Bluesman
John Horton III is sitting in the cab of his bulldozer on a cool early December morning in Swift Water, Miss. As the Aqua Farms crew rebuilds a catfish pond, …
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Bearing My Soul
I wanted to write a book about some of the things I dealt with in my life, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. For now, I created a …
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Poot and Pay the Price
A plane is grounded and searched because of the smell of a burning match. However, the match was not lit to ignite a bomb - it was to cover the …
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I'm Fed Up!!! Tired of folks blaming hip-hop for our ills: My response to Leonard Pitts' Column
Peace and Blessings, my name is Kamikaze. Im a nationally known hiphop artist from Jackson, MS and President of the Mississippi Artists and Producers Coalition. I also write a bi-weekly …
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Fighting Off the Winter Blues
Blues, blahs...whatever. Regardless of how much I usually love the holidays, the lack of sunlight and heat during the winter makes me feel yucky. It's a yearly battle that I …
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Matters of Doom
Thousands of Mississippians and national gridiron partisans know Robert Brazile as "Dr. Doom." They remember him as a headhunting black college All American on Jackson State's 1972-73 Southwest Athletic Conference …
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Willie Morris Library Opens Today
The brand spanking new Willie Morris branch of the Jackson-Hinds Public Library opens today at 10 a.m. at 4912 Old Canton Road. Willie's wife (and JFP senior editor) JoAnne Prichard …
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Why I Am Tempted To Stop Watching Local News Programs.
Not forever, just for a few months maybe. How much bad news should a person hear about in a day?
I'm tired of hearing about crime. I'm tired of hearing about Melton. I'm tired of hearing about the backlog of court cases in Hinds County, the suburban elite, and potholes. …
