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C-L: Jackson race one of hottestThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
Election Eve: Letter from Councilman Ben Allen
WAPT 16: Candidates, Voters Gear Up For Tuesday PrimariesJACKSON, Miss. -- Vernon Price voted for Harvey Johnson Jr. for Jackson mayor in the past two elections. Price gives Johnson a strong overall job rating, despite his opinion that the mayor has done too little for poor neighborhoods.
The SunHerald: Miss. city primaries include hard-fought mayor's contest in JacksonJACKSON, Miss. - Vernon Price voted for Harvey Johnson Jr. for Jackson mayor in the last two elections. Price gives Johnson a strong overall job rating, despite thinking the mayor has done too little for poor neighborhoods.
C-L: Mayoral hopefuls vie to get out voteThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
C-L: JPD chief frustrated crime still top issueThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
Clarion-Ledger on Mayoral FashionThe Clarion-Ledger today gets in touch with the real issues of the mayoral face: fashion. Yes, friends, it's a whole piece about how they dress, and the Ledge uses the word "kick-butt" in print:
One Jail's TaleIn The Deep South rape charges unearth a system in disarray by Jim Mulvaney
Planet Weekly: Fear and Voting In Jackson"Nick Bridger" writes a good column this week about the whole fearmongering phenomenon in Jackson, and how candidates are trying to play politics based on fear.
PROFILE: Harvey Johnsonht>Incumbent Aims to Finish What He's Started by Adam Lynch
JFP Interview: Annell Smith - Woman With A MissionApril 27, 2005 Annell Vaugh Smith is the elusive third Democratic contender for mayor—a determined woman who is showing up for candidate forums and just answering questions without a lot of fanfare. Smith has lived in Jackson since she was …
Campaign Finance Reports In for PrimaryThursday, 5:28 p.m.: We are posting full campaign-finance reports—of both contributions and disbursements—for both Frank Melton and Harvey Johnson. Here are Melton's reports; Johnson's take up a lot more pages, but we have them and are scanning right now. Keep …
Community Policing Is Working HereDuring the weeks leading up to the 2005 city elections, we've heard a lot about "community policing"—the mayor's preferred approach to fighting crime—and whether or not it is working. As someone who has participated in community policing since November 2003, …
JFP Makes ‘Election Man' Today; Cover Auctioned
Election Watch: Ward 6 - Of Diaper Changes and Spicy WordsApril 27, 2005 Tempers didn't exactly flare at an April 18 forum for Ward 6 candidates, but words did get spicy in more than one instance. Democratic candidate Von Anderson, 27, faces Democratic incumbent Marshand Crisler, 36, who has held …
Election Watch: Ward 7 Heats UpApril 27, 2005 Ward 7 Democratic incumbent Margaret Barrett Simon will be facing two other contenders in the upcoming May 3 primaries, and neither of them are particularly new to politics. Minister Dr. Leon Horne Sr. and Jackson International Airport …
Eric Stringfellow: Stretch run could determine outcome in hotly contested mayoral raceEric Stringfellow writes at the Clarion-Ledger:
C-L: Poll shows Melton leading in mayoral raceThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
C-L: Melton leading money raceThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
WAPT 16: Mayor's Campaign Chief Puts Best Face On New Poll ResultsJACKSON, Miss. -- Incumbent Mayor Harvey Johnson appears to be in a political slide exactly a week from the Democratic primary.
WLBT 3: Campaign Advertising Saturates MarketThe countdown is on until Tuesday's election. In the remaining days, it's likely Jackson's mayoral candidates will push hard to reach voters through advertising.
WLBT 3: Mayoral Race Draws Big DonorsCampaign contirbutions for Jackson mayoral candidates are reaching the $1 million mark.
Planet Weekly: Harvey Vs. Frank: Two ViewsJen Barker writes at the Planet Weekly:
WAPT 16: Poll Shows Crime Should Be Mayor's Top PriorityWhen asked which issues would most influence their vote in the mayoral election, a majority of voters, 43 percent, said crime and public safety.
MMA, Mayor Reveal 'Downtown Cultural District' Plans
C-L: Voters will weigh candidates' leadership, business senseThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
C-L: Housing issue emerges in Jackson mayoral raceThe Clarion-Ledger reports:
David Hampton: Must choice be governance ‘or' glitter for mayor – not both?David Hampton at the Clarion-Ledger writes:
[Fraiser] What's a Northsider to Do?Recently, instead of hearing, "I really do hate/love your columns in the Northside Sun," I've been hearing, "What's your take on the Jackson mayoral election?" That's apparently on everyone's minds, nowadays, but readers have taken some devilish delight in asking …
C-L: Mayoral debate at JSU canceledThe Clarion-Ledger reports: