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[Lott] Rome's RoadsMay 13, 2005 You often hear folks comparing America to the Roman Empire, sometimes for the good and at other times for the bad. Well, in America we certainly don't want to replicate "Imperial Rome," but there is one often …
My Landslide's Bigger Than YoursRead this story here.
Clarion-Ledger: Don't Fund Children's Justice CenterA Clarion-Ledger editorial today says that the MCI settlement should only fund telecommunications-related causes:
Phony Penis Raises QuestionsJust when Doctor S thought he had seen it all in sports, along comes Onterrio Smith, the dope-smoking Minnesota Vikings running back. It seems Smith was detained at an airport recently when security found vials of white powder in his …
Proclamation by the GovernorWHEREAS, by the provisions of Section 121 of the Constitution of the State of Mississippi, the Governor is vested with the power to convene, by public Proclamation, the Legislature in Extraordinary Session whenever, in his judgment, the public interest requires …
C-L: No deadline set for naming interim chiefThe Ledger reports:
Stringfellow: Job passion was never on departing chief's sideEric Stringfellow at the Ledger writes:
Delta Democrat Times: Perception of safety essential to developmentThe Delta Democrat Times writes:
They Lied to Us
C-L: Johnson dodges questions from mediaThe Ledger reports:
Fear is a Four-Letter WordHarvey Johnson is not the only one who lost the mayoral primary last week. So did fear. Yes: <i>fear</i> suffered a resounding loss in Jackson.
Abuse Children? No Way!Decades of abuse—physical, mental, emotional and sexual—of young people sent to Mississippi's juvenile training schools may have ended last week when Mississippi reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, agreeing to stop doing unthinkable things the state never …
Whitlow Comes Out SwingingMay 12, 2005 Even as Frank Melton savored his Democratic primary win—and presumed shoo-in candidacy for mayor—his Republican opponent said it ain't over until it's over. In a press conference the next day, Whitlow said that the low turnout last …
Genocide in Our MidstWhen "Schindler's List" with its black-and-white format and horrifying portrayal of the terrors of the Holocaust hit the theaters in 1993, the movie brought the misery and human degradation of the Jewish extermination to the eyes of millions. Before award-winning …
JPS Helps Spur New ‘Urbanism'A diverse group of community leaders gathered on a beautiful morning in "downtown Fondren" Friday to celebrate a new economic-development opportunity for the neighborhood, as well as a way for the Jackson Public Schools to raise a bit of dough.