Love That CupI know that Jackson Free Press readers don't rate Popeyes chicken as the best in Jackson, but the fast-food restaurant has a neat cup it's giving away. It pays tribute to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and features the hats …
Blogging the Body Politic<i>Read about presidential hopeful Howard Dean's remarkable grass-roots blogging campaign. And add your voice at the end: Will this campaign change politics as we know it?</i>
Kobe's (First) Day In CourtNBA superstar sexual predator Kobe Bryant gets his first day in court on Wednesday at around 5 p.m. CDT. Pick just about any channel, almost all of them will be showing it. How will the Kobe case rank among sports …
Will You Bother to Vote?There's no argument that the right to vote has been hard won in Mississippi, but this election year only a fragment of the state's citizens, black or white, is likely to bother to lock down a decision at the polls. …
No More Nutella for KobeBad news for Kobe Bryant: On Monday, two days before his initial appearance in court on a charge of sexual assault in Eagle, Colo., he lost his endorsement deal with Nutella, the chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread that's a big seller in …
[Kinnison] Engage This<i>"One of the most patriotic things you can do in this country is protest." — Keith, 21
[Stiggers] Darned Good RhymeIn an effort to reach a younger audience, DGI (Darn Good Intelligence) and Bring Em On Records present M.C. George Bushy's new hiphop single "Back Dem Tanks Up: Speech Aftermath, pt 2 (The Remix)" from the CD "Those who Know …
[Talk] Alabama on our MindsIn an effort that riveted the attention of the nation and even got Alabama favorable copy on The New York Times editorial page, Alabama's Legislature passed the largest tax increase in that state's history on July 7, 2003. (It's now …
[Talk] Opening DoorsToo many physically challenged voters can't get to their polling place and inside to vote, says Mary Troupe, director of Mississippi's Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities. She described a situation a few years ago when she (a paraplegic) went to …
Warming Up For FootballPlayers for the state's Big 3 college football teams, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss reported to campus on Sunday. They begin practice on Monday. All three play their season openers on Aug. 30. The rest of the state's …
Sens vs. the Fly BoysThe Jackson Senators open a three-game series at home on Monday night against the Coastal Bend Aviators. The Senators lead the Central Baseball League's Eastern Division'; the Aviators are atop the Western. This could be a CBL championship series. Regardless, …
Bill Minor: Watch legislative racesThis Tuesday, the state legislative races are some of the most interesting races to pay attention to, columnist Bill Minor writes.