Technology and the GovernmentGoogle set off grassroots campaigns in dozens of cities this year when it announced its Google Fiber for Communities contest. Google promised to finance enormous fiber-optic infrastructure projects in the city with the best proposal. The project would provide connection …
GOOD Winter 2011Technology is a powerful force that is ever changing and evolving. The way we interact with technology can determine the future for our community and society as a whole. If we become consumed with the latest gadgets and have a …
Free Wi-Fi in JacksonEverday, wi-fi is becoming more essential in our daily lives. Facebook, Twitter, eBay you name it. But not everyone has portable internet, let alone any internet, to do the things they need to do. Here is our list for the …
The Original Rolling StoneEven before Mick Jagger and Keith Moon joined the British invasion of the 1960s, some Mississippi college kids in a band called the Rolling Stones awoke a generation. From 1955 to 1961, they pounded out a beat that grew louder …
Memphis Boys Make Music HistoryLincoln "Chips" Moman is one of the most successful record producers in history. A music visionary with a knack for matching songs with artists, he was the genius behind Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds" and "Kentucky Rain," Dusty Springfield's "Son of …
It's Christmas, Pretty BabyChristmas is here! Seeing the beautiful houses and downtown businesses in the city adorned with lights and hearing the "Merry Christmas, Jackson" compilation CD made by local bands has put me in a festive mood.
Bluntson Questions DA Over Bail BondsCity Council President Frank Bluntson was certainly not alone in his frustration at last week's council meeting. Venting about the Dec. 11 arrest of a 16-year-old suspect in connection with an early-morning burglary and armed robbery in south Jackson, Bluntson …
City Rewards Businesses with Tax ExemptionsFour businesses will save $1 million in property taxes on expansions they made to properties in the city of Jackson last year. The Jackson City Council voted during its Dec. 14 meeting to approve resolutions supporting property-tax exemptions for the …
Daniel FullerDaniel Fuller isn't your mama's English teacher. He knows getting students excited about 16th-century literature requires a little innovation.
Mississippi Business Leaders Hopeful for FutureWhile the majority of Mississippi business leaders report concerns about the current state of the economy, they have confidence in future economic growth.
Community Remembers the HomelessCandles burned in Galloway United Methodist Church today to commemorate the lives of six homeless men who died in Jackson this year.
Oriental Market Opens; Broadband Gets BoostOne of Mississippi's largest Asian markets and restaurants celebrates its grand opening in Jackson today next to Cowboy Maloney's Electric City and Big Lots. Assistant Manager Shery Chen said her family chose the Interstate 55 location for its high traffic …
Latrisha Dumas BaileyMassage Therapist Latrisha Dumas Bailey is on a mission to help people adopt self-care as a central practice for their lives.
[Balko] The SWAT Team Would Like to See Your PermitIn August, a team of heavily armed Orange County, Fla., sheriff's deputies raided several black and Hispanic-owned barbershops in the Orlando area. More raids followed in September and October. The Orlando Sentinel reported that police held barbers and customers at …
Barbour Releases Statement Addressing ‘Citizens Council' GaffeIn a widely circulated Weekly Standard profile -- charmingly titled the The Boy From Yazoo City -- Haley Barbour unabashedly praises the Citizens Council in his hometown, calling it an "organization of town leaders," and comparing it quite favorably to …
Technology is a powerful force that is ever changing and evolving. The way we interact with technology can determine the future for our community and society as a whole. If we become consumed with the latest gadgets and have a …