Free Legal Clinic Today[verbatim] Foreclosure prevention is one of several issues being addressed during the Mississippi Center for Justice FREE legal clinic on tap at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center on Thursday, March 19th from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Use Less InkI'm forever trying to conserve the ink in my printer so that I don't spend a small fortune on cartridges. So, when I found Ecofont, I did a little private dance of joy. The font looks like a standard san …
Gross: Why Obama Should Ignore the DowNewsweek business columnist Daniel Gross explains why investor ire at Obama about the stock market's ups and downs is misplaced. And he advises Obama to ignore the naysayers and stay focused:
FARISH STREET FEATURED IN FORTUNE MAGAZINE!This is in the brand new issue of Fortune folks so its not up in the Search engines yet, In case you've looked. Spread the word. This sticks it right in the face of those Jackson naysayers. Please Pass it …
Is The Clarion-Ledger Intentionally Misleading on Open-Records Law?Or, is it woeful ignorance of the law? Either way, the corporate newspaper isn't making government transparency any better as Sunshine Week opens to publish articles such as this one today by Chris Joyner that misreads, intentionally or not, both …
Which song was #1 on your birthday?I found out about this Web site called http://www.joshhosler.biz/ where you can find out which song was at the top of the charts at any time in history - as far back as the 1890's. I decided to look up …
The End of EvangelicalismThe Christian Science Monitor has an interesting piece on the end of evangelicalism which is worthy to note since the battle between religious progressives and religious conservatives has been so deep.
LoungeList Photos: Fondren After Five - March 2009With the weather much more spring-like, folks were out and about in Fondren, shopping, visiting and appreciating the new art and new options such as the Duling School. The JFP's Kip Caven was there to take photos:
Calls Needed This WeekendOn Thursday, the State Senate debated and passed the Medicaid Technical Amendments bill, H.B. 105. Thanks to your support and calls, the bill was amended to include language that would eliminate face to face recertification for children under the age …
The Arkansas Secret HolocaustI heard about this on the radio this morning, and I felt the need to talk about it here because this travesty of justice needs to be publicized more. 21 black teenage boys lost their lives in 1959, and here …
Back From the Dead IIIThe notion of joining a cult precariously balances on the tip of my inflated ego. My irreverent responses to dubious proclamations expounded upon by our cult leader would not be appreciated by the other members.
The Ledger's Overblown Blustering on EarmarksPoliticians and mainstream media, especially Republicans and other opponents of the new administration, are all aflutter concerning the earmarks in President Obama's first budget. This morning, The Clarion-Ledger declared: "Candidate Barack Obama didn't like earmarks, but President Obama's first budget …
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Krugman: Obama's Budget Is 'Very, Very Good'Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes in his New York Times column that President Obama is taking the country in the right direction in his new budget:
15 Life-changing AlbumsAfter Facebook's viral "25 things" explosion, I thought I'd take a crack at the"15 albums that changed my life." Let me know what you think.