Sunday Edition

SPANN: It's a Crime and a ShameSitting in the beauty salon last week, I listened while my stylist and a friend of his sparred about the criminal-justice system and the political mechanism they believe runs it all. As they argued the finer points of rehabilitation and …
STIGGERS: Head Start Ho' Howse Support for Ken Stiggers' "The Haley Barbour Head Start Ho' Howse" is brought to you courtesy of The Dan Quail Spellin' Bea (Sowwy, that's BEE) Literacy Tour; Rudyard Kipling White Man's Burden Post Moredom Therapy Center, International; The Trent …
Such a ChillFor Josh Kelley, there's something inescapable about Mississippi. The first thing one sees after opening Kelley's press kit is a AAA map of Mississippi with the city of Oxford highlighted and encircled. The map serves as a background layout for …
O, Happy DayThe day was Sept. 22, 1862. Tension had built between two opposing forces—the North and the South. The impending decision: whether bringing the institution of slavery to an end would change the tone of the Civil War and give the …
Get Your Tickets EarlyWarm up for this fall's Women's World Cup (moved from China to the USA due to the SARS epidemic in Asia) by watching the American women play Brazil in a friendly in New Orleans on Sunday, July 13. Like you …
Statistics, Men and Mississippi• 100 years ago, most Americans were men under the age of 26, living in the Midwest and renting; today, more Americans are women over 35 who live in the South or West and own a home. Men are older, …
Voter Empowerment Project encourages family member to register to voteThe get out to vote Voter Empowerment Project sponsored by the Mississippi NAACP is asking that a committed person in each family take the initiative to encourage each family member to register to vote.
6/17 Trade Mart Small Business ShowcaseThe Tri-County Council of Chambers presents "Prospecting in the PM," a trade show specifically for small businesses located in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin counties will be held June 17, from 3 to 7 pm at the Mississippi Trade Mart.
Community Arts & Social Service GrantsThe City of Jackson Department of Human and Cultural Services announces that it will have Request for Proposal (RFP) information for General Funds Community Arts Grants and General Funds Social Services Grants available now at the City of Jackson Department …
Partyin' with the LawyersThe Mississippi Center for Justice will host a street party on Congress from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 13, on Congress Street."
Seeing the Light? Challenging ‘Compassionate Conservatism'Ala. Gov. Riley is causing serious discussion and though by arguing that the Bible supports raising state taxes to care for the poor. He is arguing for--drum roll-- a progressive tax system. The New York Times reports: "If Governor Riley's …
Mr. Dylan, Mr. EversA bullet from the back of a bush took Medgar Evers' blood.A hand set the spark Two eyes took the aim Behind a man's brain But he can't be blamed He's only …
Bringin' It Back Down, by Scott BarrettaCountry stars Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart stopped in at William Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak, in Oxford recently to announce an effort to bring the music back to its roots and away from the mega-glitz of Nashville, Los Angeles and …
Keeping Medgar's Work Alive"If I die, it will be for a good cause." These fateful words were uttered by Medgar Evers—who died to help save Mississippi from its sins against black people. Now, in 2003, 40 years after his assassination, the Medgar Evers …
Runnin' with the Big DawgsWe were sitting in the office around 7 p.m. last Friday anticipating another "press weekend." Stephen and I were in a heated discussion about some aspect of the upcoming issue when Donna, sitting at one of the computers in our …