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  • Levee Board Opposes State Takeover Attempt

    JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer February 8, 2010 The Rankin-Hinds Pearl Flood and Drainage Control District Levee Board voted this morning to deliver a letter to the state Legislature opposing a bill that would expand the board's membership, and possibly reverse its decision on a controversial Pearl River development plan. Board members expressed concern [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:06pm EST
  • Monday Election Notebook

    Majority In Mississippi

    Number of comments: 1
    MS-01: In what may or may not be an issue in the GOP primary, Hotline says that some Republican sources question what effect Angela McGlowan’s ties to Steve Wynn’s gambling empire will have on her chances as the race heats up. The First District is not exactly as friendly toward [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:24pm EST
    by Brett
  • Community Events and Public Meetings

    JFP: Noise

    by Latasha Willis February 8, 2010 Monday, Feb. 8 6 p.m., "The Vagina Monologues" Auditions, at The Cedars Historic Home (4145 Old Canton Rd.). Open auditions will be held for a reading of Eve Ensler's book. E-mail kimberly@jacksonfreepress.com to reserve a time slot. [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:58pm EST
  • Bill Advocates School Bus Ads

    JFP: Noise

    February 8, 2010 In a 94-21 vote last week, Mississippi House members voted to allow advertising on school buses as a measure to offset some of the state's budget belt-tightening, reports The Sun Herald. The bill imposes some restriction on the types of ads that would be allowed. Ads for alcohol, [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 3:52pm EST
  • Saints and Signs

    Sam R. Hall

    I’m one of those people who often makes fun of church signs. Many of them kill me, mainly because they are so poorly thought out and corny that any intended Good News Message is lost on me.

    For instance, one of my all-time favorites read:

    If you can read this, you can [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:47pm EST
    by Sam R. Hall
  • RIP John Murtha

    Liberal Smash

    Number of comments: 15
    My good friend, Oddybobo, just e-mailed me and said that John Murtha had died.

    This was the only image that I found that captured his true essence. The quote is from a absolute lunatic rant he gave on our United States military in Iraq.
    [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 2:09pm EST
    by paul mitchell
  • AP Analysis: Schools’ money won’t be swiftly restored

    Yall Politics

    Analysis: Schools' money won't be swiftly restored As Mississippi's legislators continue to wrangle over how much money will be restored to K-12 public education, school district leaders have moved ahead with cost-saving plans. And that's a good idea, according to the chairmen of the education committees in the House and Senate. It [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:35pm EST
  • A new Mississippi blog for you “fashionistas”

    Yall Politics

    A new Mississippi blog for you "fashionistas" A friend of YallPolitics recently started her own blog, Mississippi Maven, about culture in Oxford MS. She describes her site as: "AN EXAMINATION OF ALL THINGS STYLISH IN THE SPLENDID LITTLE TOWN OF OXFORD: THREADS, GRUB, BOOKS, BLING, TUNES, SOCIALISTAS AND FASHIONISTAS." http://mississippimaven.blogspot.com/?spref=fb Good luck! yallpintern [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:27pm EST
  • MS-01: McGlowan Is Officially In

    Majority In Mississippi

    Number of comments: 3
    We can now say there are three official candidates in the GOP primary for the First District. In one of the worst kept secrets in recent memory, Fox News analyst and conservative author Angela McGlowan made her official intentions known in Oxford earlier today. She will be visiting courthouses through the [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 1:24pm EST
    by Brett
  • Heat in the Senate

    Red/Blue

    Last week, the seriousness of the governor's cuts was (finally) felt in the Mississippi Senate.  Enough so that nine Republican senators joined with 23 Democrats to approve an amendment (opposed by the Senate leadership and the governor's office) to use $45 million from one of the state's savings accounts to offset [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:59pm EST
    by jerenash
  • Irby update

    Jackson Jambalaya

    Hearing scheduled for 9:00 AM today was cancelled due to snow. Mr. Farese is from North Mississippi and was unable to reach the hearing. The hearing was supposed to resolve the issue of whether Mr. Irby should testify or give a deposition in the civil lawsuit filed by the estates [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:19pm EST
  • Dinner on the Grounds: A Soul Reviving Feast

    NMissCommentor

    Number of comments: 1

    My daughter, Sarah Simonson, had a movie in the Oxford Film Festival this weekend.  It’s called “Dinner on the Grounds: A Soul Reviving Feast,” is about 17 minutes long, and is about traditions involving dinners for all-day sacred harp sings, decoration days, and memorial days in Mississippi [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 11:07am EST
    by NMC
  • Misogyny Incorporated

    Liberal Smash

    Number of comments: 2
    Since the big story yesterday was the Saints defeating the Colts, most of y'all have been out of the political realm. BUT! The huge political story from yesterday was the media having an utter shit-fit over Sarah Palin writing a few words on her hand for a little Q&A session.[...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 9:56am EST
    by paul mitchell
  • Looking Back to Look Forward

    Sam R. Hall

    I’ve been reading several books that hit along the theme of finding your interests and building a professional life around those. Most tend to have you look back at your childhood and young adult life, remembering the things that gave you the sweetest taste of life when you did them.

    Over [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 8:45am EST
    by Sam R. Hall
  • XGR: on Silver Alert

    State Street Posts

    Silver Alert would aid in finding lost adults | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "Suzanne Ratliff hopes legislation winding through the Capitol will mean others with family members suffering from dementia won't have to deal with all she has gone through. Two years ago, her mother,...

    More at StateStreetPosts.com

    [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:25am EST
  • XGR: on Carmichael's charter schools bill

    State Street Posts

    Charter schools possible | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger: "Legislation that would allow for start-up charter schools or for converting failing schools to charters is alive in the Senate after at least 14 bills addressing charter schools have died in the House. 'It's not the panacea to ......

    More at'" [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:23am EST
  • XGR: on education funding

    State Street Posts

    AP/NEMS360.com: "As Mississippi's legislators continue to wrangle over how much money will be restored to K-12 public education, school district leaders have moved ahead with cost-saving plans. And that's a good idea, according to the chairmen of the education committees in the House and Senate....

    More at StateStreetPosts.com

    [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 7:18am EST
  • Weather Conditions from The Weather Channel

    State Street Posts

    From Weather.com: Local Severe Weather Alert for Jackson, MS (39208) THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE PEARL RIVER AT JACKSON * UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 28...

    More at StateStreetPosts.com


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    Posted: February 08, 2010, 6:30am EST
  • Sports: Saints Win Super Bowl

    JFP: Noise

    The New Orleans Saints rallied from a 10-0 first-quarter deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-14 in Super Bowl XLIV. Bless you, boys. And now New Orleans is throwing the biggest party in Big Easy history. [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:47am EST
  • Sports: Saints Win Super Bowl

    JFP: Noise

    The New Orleans Saints rallied from a 10-0 first-quarter deficit to beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Bless you, boys. And now New Orleans is throwing the biggest party in Big Easy history. An interception by Louisiana native Tracy Porter sealed the game for the Saints with less [...]
    Posted: February 08, 2010, 4:47am EST
  • What I Liked in this years Oxford Film Fest

    NMissCommentor

    Number of comments: 4

    In addition to my daughter’s film, I especially liked “I Am A Man” and “Mississippi Queen.”  Also quite good were “Weedle’s Groove” and “D Tour”

    By sheer coincidence, I ended up watching documentaries only, and saw eight of them.  I enjoyed everything, but found the five just mentioned [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2010, 12:01am EST
    by NMC
  • Game Thread: Saints Win Super Bowl XLIV

    JFP: Noise

    A key question in today's Super Bowl is the health of Indianapolis Colts' defensive end Dwight Freeney, who is known for his Pro Bowl caliber ability to put pressure on the quarterback. http://tinyurl.com/yhzyayp Freeney did not appear to have his right ankle thickly taped. Wearing his uniform pants, socks and cleats,' [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2010, 10:42pm EST
  • Game Thread: Saints vs. Colts

    Jackblog

    A key question in today's Super Bowl is the health of Indianapolis Colts' defensive end Dwight Freeney, who is known for his Pro Bowl caliber ability to put pressure on the quarterback. http://tinyurl.com/yhzyayp Freeney did not appear to have his right ankle thickly taped. Wearing his uniform pants, socks and cleats,' [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2010, 10:42pm EST
  • Game Thread: Saints Win Super Bowl XLIV

    Jackblog

    A key question in today's Super Bowl is the health of Indianapolis Colts' defensive end Dwight Freeney, who is known for his Pro Bowl caliber ability to put pressure on the quarterback. http://tinyurl.com/yhzyayp Freeney did not appear to have his right ankle thickly taped. Wearing his uniform pants, socks and cleats,' [...]
    Posted: February 07, 2010, 10:42pm EST

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