Driving While Young: Why The City's Curfew Isn't All ThatWhen she got up the morning of July 10, 2003, Leslie Berryhill did not know she was going to face the "scariest thing" of her short life. Leslie, who was seven months from her 18th birthday, spent the evening of …
Pass/Fail: Student Drug Testing For JPS?Only three weeks after his election, Mayor Frank Melton announced that he would like to see all students in Jackson Public Schools tested for drug use. The announcement came at the mayor's second City Council meeting, and he asked the …
House, Senate Switch RolesThe Mississippi Legislature ended the $330,000 special session this week around 10 p.m. Friday night with a final package of bills intended to help rebuild the Coast. Lawmakers managed to agree on several difficult issues, including moving casinos to land, …
Danks, Danks EverywhereThe Jackson City Council voted last week to allow Mayor Frank Melton to hire attorney Dale Danks, who will help the city's shorthanded legal department clear its caseload. The council made this decision despite the fact that Danks represents both …
The Attic Is For LoversTucked at the bottom of one of Vicksburg's steep hills, at the intersection of Washington and China and just a few blocks from the Mississippi River, is a right perfect spot for art lovers. The walls of the Attic Gallery, …
High AnxietyA recent Precinct 4 COPS meeting revealed anxiety over Mayor Melton's recent move to dissolve the Crime Prevention Unit. The unit, employing only one academy-graduated police officer, was recognized at the meeting as a useful tool for the community to …
[Stiggers] Hands Off My Grandbabies"While locating my favorite weekly broadcast of The Rev. Cletus Car Sales program on the radio, I accidentally tuned in a talk radio show. A discussion about Social Security caught my attention —since I'm a senior citizen with grandbabies and …
No. 4, October 13-19Thanks to the staff at the JFP for energizing the progressive, young adult Jackson population. I never realized until recently the positive impact an alternative newspaper could have on a community. I plan my weekly events around the Lounge List! …
Real RefugeesAngelina Jolie makes me like her again with the statement "Nobody deserves an award for humanitarian aid, we should all just be doing it." in an interview with CNN.
Conversations with Carl SaganAs many of you know, my first book with the University Press of Mississippi--<i>Conversations with Carl Sagan</i>--will be published in December. Each <i>Conversations with...</i> volume is made up of previously published interviews with the person described--so this is very much …
The Bestest Governor EVER!Now, I don't know if any of you have read the "mountains of newly released records" concerning Ms. Miers. But, if you haven't, let's just say "birthday cards" are considered "records" now.
New Jens Lekman Out NowJens Lekman has again seen the light and plans 3 week nationwide tour of the United States. As if he didn't break enough hearts during his last tour of the US last March, he plans on visiting ports far and …