Wednesday's Starting FiveTuesday's highlights: Remembering Ole Miss' forgotten team. ... USM in freefall. ... Ben Ingram seeks tricked-out rides.
Did Bobby Jindal Really Just Diss Monitoring for Volcanoes!?In his response to President Obama's speech, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal just criticized the president's stimulus package for providing funding for monitoring volcanoes. On the surface, that's sounds like an important job. Is his Jindal's fruit-fly moment (i.e. Palin and …
HB 561: Frozen Embryos are ChildrenLast week, Mississippi Rep. John Mayo, D-Clarksdale, sent an e-mail to his constituents concerning House Bill 561, the "Human Embryo Adoption Act." In his e-mail, Mayo disparaged the fact that the bill prevents same-sex couples from adopting frozen human embryos.
Tuesday's Starting FiveMonday's highlights: Tougaloo is back on top. ... Aspriona Gilbert stars on Day 1 at the Big House. ... Coming soon to an ESPN show near you: Brett Favre.
FBI Recovers 48 Kids in 29-City Prostitution Sting, Including JacksonFeb. 23, 2009The FBI announced today that it has recovered 48 children in Operation Cross Country III, which targeted child-prostitution networks in 29 cities, including Jackson. Per an FBI statement today:
Barbour Still ‘No' on Federal FundsGov. Haley Barbour reportedly renewed his criticism of the Obama administration's economic bailout package during the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington, D.C. this past weekend.
Monday's Starting FiveWeekend highlights: Mississippi State starts 3-1 under John Cohen. ... Jackson State white-outs Grambling State. ... The MHSAA Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament begins.
I Call Him 'Mr. Melton'Well, it's kinda good to finally see a mea culpa column of sorts from David Hampton on his paper's endorsement of Frank Melton, or "Frank" as he and others over there call him. And that endorsement went on for many …
Minor Gets Three Hours with Dying WifeBill Minor, the father of convicted attorney and Democratic fundraiser Paul Minor, told the Jackson Free Press that his son only has three hours to visit his dying wife in Baton Rouge today.
Repubs 'Slapping Themselves on the Back'Every Friday morning, Daily Kos compiles stats showing how the folks in Washington are doing according to the people. Despite Republicans tripping over themselves to take credit for the economic stimulus act, it seems the American people aren't buying it:
Tuesday's highlights: Remembering Ole Miss' forgotten team. ... USM in freefall. ... Ben Ingram seeks tricked-out rides.
Monday's highlights: Tougaloo is back on top. ... Aspriona Gilbert stars on Day 1 at the Big House. ... Coming soon to an ESPN show near you: Brett Favre.