Jackson Free Press

I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cuculoupes

A Houma, LA, homeowner finds an interesting species of vege-melon growing among her cucumbers and cantaloupes. Thanks to accidental crossbreeding, I'm able to post an article with a silly title.

Divest for Darfur: $400,000 by June 15

The Save Darfur Coalition has a campaign called Divest for Darfur to encourage investors to withdraw their money from companies who help fund genocide in Darfur.

EMAIL: Let's continue the push for children's mental health

Tell Your Senators to Support SCHIP

By a vote of 225 to 204, the House yesterday cleared legislation (HR 3162) reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and making important improvements to the Medicare and …

Bridge collapse in Minneapolis, several confirmed dead - no final number yet

From CNN:

At least three people were killed when an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday evening, plunging cars and chunks of concrete into the Mississippi River below.

Another Horn-Tooter

My interview with C.A. Webb for CONVERSATIONS magazine! Makes you feel kinda special, doesn't it, Ali? :-)

Man in London shot for wearing Obama shirt

From Evening Standard:

[Herman's Picks] Vol. 8, No. 51

What better reason to get your music and drink on than to celebrate the ending of August and a long Labor Day weekend. Soon the oppressive heat will be gone. …

Being There: A Court Artist at the Medgar Evers Murder Trial

Standing in a studio in the Dickies Building where machines used to hum making overalls, P. Sanders McNeal pores over a single card table with her drawings. Pastel images of …

Hinds County Supervisor's Battle: Round 2

The fields have narrowed—somewhat—and only a few contenders remain for two seats on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.

Jackson: ‘Elephant’ in State Budget Room

When a fire broke out at the Hinds County Armory, located on state property, the Jackson Fire Department put it out. Nevertheless, Jackson is unlikely to benefit from state budget …

Abandoned Housing Two-Step

Abandoned and dilapidated houses are common in parts of Jackson and neighbors are fed up.

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Deficit Cutters Look to Pentagon Budget

One war is done, another is winding down and the calls to cut the deficit are deafening. The military, a beneficiary of robust budgets for more than a decade, is …

Casey Phillips at 930 Blues Cafe

930 Blues Café's Blues Jam featuring Casey Phillips slated for Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, when the 930 Blues Café's Blues Jam featuring Casey Phillips will …

Proposed Gun Law Would Allow Lawsuits over Conceal-Carry Laws

Mississippians with enhanced concealed-carry licenses, who are required to take an instructional course on firearms training before they receive their license, could file a lawsuit against public entities, like state …

UPDATED: Kishia Powell: Did Not Come to Jackson 'to Be a Figurehead,' New Atlanta Watershed Director

After almost two years on the job, Jackson's Director of Public Works Kishia Powell tendered her resignation to Mayor Tony Yarber's office this weekend, but the specific reasons are still …

Relative 'Devastated' After Shooting Kills 8 in Mississippi

Head in hands, his voice strained, Vincent Mitchell sat outside his little yellow home and tried to make sense of how a family dispute led to a rampage that killed …

McDaniel: Highway Bill ‘Unfair Tax Policy,’ Would Hurt Poor, Middle Class

Three hours of heated debate, bi-partisan opposition and five failed amendments later, the last finance bill—to ostensibly fix crumbling highways, bridges and roads—passed the Mississippi Senate by four votes Wednesday.

Bail Hearing Today for Madison County Courthouse Shooter; Revenge For Mother's Shooting Suspected as Motive

CANTON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man arrested for fatally shooting another man at a courthouse in a possible case of revenge was scheduled for a bail hearing Tuesday.

Music Legend Steve Earle: The Mississippi Flag Must Change

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Steve Earle is the latest person to join the flag debate though his voice comes in the form of a good-old-fashioned protest song.

Brittany Maynard Galvanizes Right-to-Die Movement

With no states voting on right-to-die laws Tuesday, the weekend death of Brittany Maynard won't have an immediate political impact.