Harvey Johnson Jr. (D) - Mayor/Incumbent"I love this city and the people who live here – all of the people – and I love this job. Love is about making a long-term, lifelong commitment to work tirelessly for the wellbeing of those you love – …
Bloc Party Storms Across AmericaBritish Post-Punkers' Bloc Party played 5 shows in 4 days at South X Southwest, and unlease their highly anticipated debut L.P. in stores now. They share the Vice Records label with the Stills. Even Pitchfork has given the album 8.9. …
[Barbour] The Governor's Primer on Mississippi MedicaidMarch 21, 2005 If you or someone you love depends on Medicaid, you should read this. And if you are not on Medicaid, you are paying for its services with your tax dollars, and you should read this, too. Mississippi …
Dish It Out, LadiesHere is an excerpt from the Maureen Dowd column causing a lot of the women-media chatter:
Women Without a ClueLakshmi Chaudhry writes for Alternet about women in the media:
Super Furry Animals ReissuedFor years, Wales' Super Furry Animals have been stunning US audiences with their creative integrity and unfaltering artistic prowess. But SFA-lovers in search of the band's back-catalogue have been hitting brick walls for years, relegated to rummaging through used CD …
[Wine] Girlz In The VineyardSince the early 19th century, in a business dominated by men, some ladies have been kicking some serious butt in the wine world. We've seen everything from cutthroat businesswomen to world-renowned wine writers. Some of the biggest risk-takers in the …
[Lott] The Whole PackageMarch 20, 2005 With gasoline once again at $2 and higher per gallon, and some fill-ups pushing $50, we know we need a national energy policy. The question is: What provisions will comprise this policy? Some people see it has …
Herman's PicksChicago garage rock and rockers The Peelers will be at W.C. Don's on Tuesday. They're in the same loud, hard rocking vein of Orange Recording label mates The Drapes, Immortal Lee County Killers II and Thee Shams. Charlie Mars will …
Shipping Off BodiesHinds County is paying twice as much as it should for forensic services, according to crime prevention activists. Hinds County forensics consultant Ann Williams joined others March 13 on the steps of the Capitol building to call for adequate funding …
Mayor Johnson Weekly Newsletter 3/18Today, Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. introduced nominees to the Convention Center Commission to the Jackson City Council and made his appointments to the inaugural Capital City Convention Center Commission. Johnson's appointees are:
Birds, Hardball and HailEarly Friday morning, Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, walked past some Senate leaders and Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck, gave them the middle finger and blew a raspberry at them. His bird foreshadowed a long "special" weekend at the state Capitol that …
Hot Over 'Heat and Serve' HousingA heated March 9 Jackson City Council meeting followed a March 8 work session attended by about 40 angry South Jackson residents concerned over the plan to create a lease-to-own single-family home subdivision. Neighbors say Valley Park Subdivision with its …
Hoops NationThe NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament starts on Thursday. This is one of those days when the mighty engine that is the American sputters considerably as workers focus their attention on college basketball. Eat your heart out, Euro soccer fan. Many …
Et Tu, Kazoo?What do kazoo-playing, pink umbrella-carrying women have in common with cave-dwellers, gypsies, cows, Hollywood stars, and toga-wearing females riding emus? They're all the same women—the Krewe of Kazoo. Since they first blew their kazoos in front of the Buckethead Judges …