Publisher's Note
Growing Jackson’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
There's a word for what Jackson has developed for certain industries, especially food, medical-technology, nonprofit and government work, even law—it's an "ecosystem."
City & County
Want Change? Get Involved
Some exciting things are happening in technology and entrepreneurship in Jackson this year.
City & County
Providing Hope for Kids Is In Our Self-Interest
By identifying kids and their needs when they start getting in trouble, and then interrupting that pattern and getting them "wraparound" services, you give them a better chance at making …
Editor's Note
We’ve Already Given Trump ‘A Chance’
This year, unlike any I remember, many of us—polls suggest it's a majority of Americans—will watch with a new level of trepidation. And we wonder, "What, exactly, should we give …
City & County
Think Global, Art Local
December is always an interesting month at the Jackson Free Press. Right after Thanksgiving, we promote local shopping with our Small Business Saturday focus and our local gift guides throughout …
Politics
Looking for Leaders, Equitable Thinking
For years, I figured I'd like to go through Leadership Greater Jackson, but it "wasn't the year" for me—not enough time to commit or money or both—but this year, when …
Crime
Jackson Teens Need Mentors, Opportunity
If Reeves and other state GOP officials really want to see crime come down in the capital city, are they ready to allocate resources to both academic education, early-education and …
Editor's Note
‘Shift Your Shopping’ During Independents Week
As we pause this week to consider what makes this country great, I'd like to suggest that you think about the small, local, independent businesses that make this region a …
Civil Rights
Juvenile Crime: Identify the Problem
It may not be your fault, but it is your problem. It's our problem. And so far, solving problems seems to be pretty much our saving grace as a species—which …
Editor's Note
The Permission to Care Deeply
With the legislative season coming to a close, those of us who spend a lot of time championing progress for Jackson and Mississippi have had a tough go of it.
Editor's Note
Phil Bryant and Mississippi GOP: Bad for Business
Gov. Phil Bryant's decision is wrong. It's bad for people, and it's bad for business.
Editor's Note
‘Faith-Based’ Economics vs. Actual Math
Cutting franchise taxes is a major priority of ALEC, the ultra-conservative anti-taxation group to which so many conservative legislators swear fealty.
Publisher's Note
Is the 'Airport Takeover' All About ... A Road?
As the airport "takeover" bill wends its way through the Mississippi Legislature, it's becoming a little more clear that the point of the bill is not to improve airport services …
City & County
What If We Could Fill Potholes ... With Jobs?
Are potholes the worst problem we face in Jackson? No. But they represent a pretty big problem for more than one reason.
Editor's Note
Reminding Ourselves How Great Jackson Is
It's worth a moment of reflection to think about how far we've come in the 14 years that the JFP has asked readers who and what they think constitute the …
Editor's Note
Vote, Shop and Give Thanks ... Locally
Vote with your dollars and your nomination to support local businesses this holiday season.
Civil Rights
Do the Anti-42 Politicians Feel No Shame?
Do you ever wake up in the morning and wonder why Mississippi's Republican Leadership seems to hate democracy so much?
Editor's Note
Need Solutions? Love The Problem
What Jackson needs, perhaps more than anything else, is more taxpaying people to help shoulder the burden and work on solutions.
Editor's Note
Congrats to Staff and Freelancers: It’s Award Season!
Spring weather, barbecue and canned beer on ice mean a little something extra at the Jackson Free Press in the month of May, because it's also the annual announcement era …
Editor's Note
Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Matters
It's a very serious assertion that the country needs to value the lives of non-white people as highly as it values those of whites. Likewise, it needs to value the …
Editor's Note
The Most Vital Word in Eco-Development
If Jackson develops a strong medical technology cluster, we might see a number of different places that could both attract talent and where talent could land when things need to …
Editor's Note
Jackson Needs Talent, Technology and Tolerance
There's significant opportunity for Jackson to be a hub of creativity and productivity by connecting some important dots.
10 Years Ago: Debating the Convention Center
Convention business in the U.S. is indeed tough, most convention centers lose money, and the economic benefit of a convention center can vary dramatically.
Business
Hobby Lobby Ruling Could Spell Corporate Trouble
One of the basic problems that we have in this country is the structure of the modern corporation—particularly large, multi-national corporations.
Publisher's Note
I Was Wrong About Farish
Design your neighborhood for locals ... and you'll entice the tourists as well.
Publisher's Note
On Milestones and Missions
As we push into August 2012, the Jackson Free Press has a couple of milestones to celebrate and a few to look forward to.
Biz Federation Needs Context
It seems like the releases from the National Federation of Independent Businesses (nfib.com) are coming fast and furious these days.
