Salter: Get Your ‘Manufactured' Facts StraightThe Cottonmouth Blog is taking Sid Salter to task for his bizarre and rather desperate attempts to defend Haley Barbour and his blind trust, especially about a snipe Salter took at Jamie Franks for trying to strengthen ethics laws (for …
Worst Newspaper in the U.S. At It AgainOK, so here comes The Clarion-Ledger <i>after</i> the election with a story about Robert Smith and his history, including his getting in trouble in Madison County for calling a law enforcement agent a name:
Week 4 in the Czech Republic: RevelationsBy now if you're reading this Ive already made the gruelling flight back to the states and have touched down safely in Jackson. Reading some of the responses to my last blog post, it apparently will be to a few …
Hit-and-run driver injures child in Presidential HillsAccording to a neighbor, a truck hit a small boy and continued to go down the street with the boy being dragged under the truck. The driver lost control, hit a mailbox and then went into the neighbor's yard, damaging …
Where Did Ledger Edit-Boyz Get THIS Information?In a January 2004 editorial defending Haley Barbour's "blind trust" in his lobbying firm, The Clarion-Ledger editorial board declared that it was hunky-dory because he no longer owned stock in the firm that had bought the firm:
Listen to Todd and Donna on Radio JFP TODAY at NoonWe'll be talking about the recent flurry investigative stories about Haley Barbour, as well as the D.A.'s election and Mayor Melton's hiring of felons to work in city government. Tune into WLEZ.FM, 103.7, at noon today, listen live at http://www.wlezfm.com …
Barbour Redirecting Katrina Funds to the Wealthy?Salon is reporting that Gov. Haley Barbour has gotten HUD waivers that have redirected 80 percent of federal block grants awarded to help Mississippi's low- and moderate-income residents recover from Katrina—and media have ignored it, a national media watchdog group …
Instant Replay: College Football, Aug. 30LSU 45, Mississippi State 0: Remember when Doctor S predicted the Bulldogs would win six games? Based on what happened up in Starkville Thursday night, State will be lucky to score six points.
Melton Asks Warner to Oversee Ex-Con StaffAt District Attorney-elect Robert Smith's victory party, Mayor Frank Melton said that Smith is one of his long-time "kids" who will now help him with the young men of Jackson he is trying to save. "I thank God tonight that …
BREAKING: House Speaker on GOP Hit ListThe House Republican Conference officially declared war on House Speaker Billy McCoy today. The conference agreed this afternoon that GOP members will vote together as a group to elect a new House speaker to replace McCoy, D-Rienzi, at the next …
Believe It to Receive ItIn October 2006, Lelon Thompson did a one-day workshop at New Vibrations, Karen Parker's bookstore and just-plain-neat new-age shop in Fondren. The workshop, "You'll See It When You Believe It," struck a chord and started something powerful in Jackson. Earlier …
The House Intention Bought"We have an offer on your house," the caller said. If I had been selling my house, that would have been happy news. The problem was that I was renting my house, and an offer meant that I would have …
Pardon My FrenchWhen I was a kid, my family and I would go on long fishing trips, involving hikes with several pounds of equipment, baiting our hooks with both a wriggly worm and our fingers, and getting our fishing poles stuck in …
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysCollege football, LSU at Mississippi State (7 p.m., Starkville, ESPN/105.9 FM): The second-ranked Tigers invade StarkVegas. This could get ugly. … Millsaps at Mississippi College (7 p.m., Clinton, 1590 AM): Speaking of things that could get ugly, the Methodists invade …