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TALK: 2nd Amendment Tort Reform
Right before Congress adjourned for Easter, Rep Chip Pickering (R-3rd District) was getting busy, doing his part to spread the "tort reform" revolution. His staff happily released a statement saying …
Trouble Running a Campaign, Much Less a Country
Frank Rich has an excellent column in the New York Times today about the Clinton ineptness at organizing good campaign, and how that speaks to her specious claim that she …
Gannett's ‘Career Builder' Layoff-Tax Break-Gate
Over on the Gannett Blog, Jim Hopkins has The Clarion-Ledger's home office on the defensive after he reported that the company laid off hundreds of Career Builder workers after getting …
‘How to Become a Real Conservative'
Intriguing letter today in The Clarion-Ledger. It starts:
Create fiscal insolvency, including irresponsible tax cuts, corporate giveaways and massive spending increases.
Dailies Aren't Telling Citizens What They Need to Know
Ain't it the truth? We're surrounded by evidence of this problem, as discussed by Governing magazine. This is a good story, and very thought-provoking. It starts out:
AG candidate Jim Hood accuses opponent of lying
We received this letter today from attorney general candidate Jim Hood, the Democrat, accusing his challenger Scott Newton of intentionally lying about Hood's record. It is reprinted verbatim:
School Movies
OK, some are better than others, but all the following movies set in one way or another in a school are worth renting, if for no other reason than to …
Ronnie Musgrove for Secretary of Ed?
His name is popping up on at least one list, per Wall Street Journal. (h/t Folo)
Mississippi Voter Forum, Debates On Way
From the Mississippi League of Women Voters: A Political Forum on Saturday will
Election Day. Secretary of State Eric Clark will lead the introductory Political Forum, then U.S. Representative Benny Thompson and Mississippi Supreme Court justices will be featured in four televised debates …
Milkshakes and French fries on this road? Probably not, huh?
The JFP Road to Wellness came at a wacky time for Todd and me. It started the week we were closing the new BOOM Jackson, as well as the summer …
Breaking: Mayor Accepts 911 ‘System Remedies'
Councilman Ben Allen just posted the following news on Adam's Talk this week about the 911 saga:
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Tough Questions for David Banner
A Jackson rap star talks frankly about young criminals and crime hysteria in Jackson.
Going Dr. Laura On Your Ass
Perhaps Asa Carter, a Klansman and the secretary of the North Alabama White Citizens Council, said it best in 1956:
[Ladd] ‘Say These Words With Me'
"How is everybody?" Bob Moses asked the congregation in his famous whisper. He paused and then added, "Say these words with me."
‘Tis Time to Think and Drive
The JFP is joining Budweiser to present Alert Cab to offer Jacksonians free rides home this New Year's if you've had too much to drink. Please take advanage of this …
Letter to a Young Jacksonian
This time each year, I start hearing from young people who want to intern at the JFP over the summer (last year we had 19) and from former interns who …
