Welcome Home, ‘SsippiHe calls himself Christopher "Ssippi" Wessman. An L.A. painter, cello player and bassist is back in town. Ssippi, a Jackson native, is here for a show to display his recent paintings on Thursday, April 6, from 5-8 p.m., inside the …
Renting South Jackson?The Melton administration's conflicting opinions of proposed Jackson subdivision development projects have some South Jackson residents in a fury.
Training Schools FlunkStudents are prescribed anti-psychotic medication at 16 times the number of diagnoses, and mental health evaluation and counseling remain "grossly inadequate." These are but a few of the many ongoing violations at the Oakley and Columbia juvenile training schools, according …
The Mirror WithinRecently, I saw a marquee at a local retail establishment that read: <i>If you want to correct your child's behavior, correct her example—you.</i>
Jackson, ‘A Nice Stop'It was fun while it lasted. Metro Jackson had two professional baseball teams in 2005, the Jackson Senators and the Mississippi Braves. Only the M-Braves are back this season. Sure, it was a triumph of Time Warner over a group …
The Tastes of SpringIt's officially spring! Everything is starting to bloom, the grass is getting greener, the temperature is warming up, and I'm getting thirsty. This is the perfect time of year to enjoy crisp, herbaceous, grassy, floral, tropical—the list goes on and …
Who Are The Conservatives?Attend, if you will, to these numbers on discretionary spending in the first five years of two-term presidents.
The Best In Sports In 7 DaysPro baseball, Huntsville at Mississippi (7 p.m., Pearl, 930 AM): The M-Braves' season opens in the T-P's friendly confines.
The World Of OblivionA new age has arrived. It was bound to happen at some point. Yesterday's dreams of the next generation have become a reality. It wasn't abrupt, but gradual, over a period of time technology developed. New games and systems came …
Why Buy Jackson?Once again, an abundance of commentary has surfaced regarding the decline of Jackson, along with the local pundits' sometimes eccentric explanations of the Capitol City's current afflictions.
[Stiggers] Y Tu Abuela TambienNurse Tootie McBride speaks to immigrant workers during a special missionary trip at the United States/Mexican border.
Mississippi: Stop Honoring White SupremacistsThere's an ongoing debate over whether to recommission the Jackson-Evers International Airport as the Medgar Evers International Airport, but I'm more worried about the names that we're <i>already</i> commemorating.
[Kamikaze] Hamster On A TreadmillI've been intrigued reading some of the posts on the JFP Web site in response to the New York Times story "Plight Worsens for Black Men." Although I didn't need the Times to point out the obvious, folk should know …
Ebony Gee"There's nothing to do in Jackson." This is one of the most common complaints and misconceptions echoed all-around our bold new city, and Ebony Gee, 23, grows more determined to quiet those voices everyday.