AltWeeklies Wire
Meet Stephen Stambouliehnew
We talk with the law student who was set to be the star witness against Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Tis the Seasonnew
As we enter the season of martinis, give Ciroc or Hendrick's a try.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-18-2006 |
Food+Drink
More 'Wild Speculation'new
Legal motions fly back and forth in the Melton case, and Council President Ben Allen wants to conduct city business behind closed doors.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Sad Day, Indeednew
The latest ComStat figures show that crime under Mayor Frank Melton continues to surge over last year. Also, the Morgan-Quitno report, and all the ways Gannett's Clarion-Ledger gets it wrong.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-02-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
D.A. Drops Bombshellsnew
The war of motions between D.A. Faye Peterson and attorney Dale Danks continues in the leadup to the first criminal trial of Jackson Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-02-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
I Got Mugged by the NOPDnew
It began with a pee sting set up around a lone porta-pottie -- it ended 16 hours later, when we were finally released from the Orleans Parish Prison.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-27-2006 |
Commentary
The Next Americansnew
If we truly face a threat from the south, why are we content to leave most of the border unfenced?
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-18-2006 |
Commentary
Out of the Closet, Into the Futurenew
Two years after Mississippi passed an amendment against gay marriage by a whopping 86 percent, Jackson's gay community is flourishing.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-18-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
State Medicaid Drops 55,000 Childrennew
State Medicaid officials laud budget savings, but the savings come through cutting children from the rolls.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-05-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Judge Lays Down Lawnew
Circuit Court Judge Tomie Green warned attorneys for Melton et al. to honor the gag order she's imposed on the case.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-05-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
National Beernew
A sentimental tribute to Lone Star Beer by way of France and Yugoslavia.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-21-2006 |
Food+Drink
D-Day for Frank Meltonnew
Last Friday was a very busy day for Frank Melton, as the sheriff, the DA and the AG all held press conferences on the indictments against him
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd, Adam Lynch and Brian Johnson |
09-21-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Help Is On the Waynew
The Jackson Police Department has suffered through enough at the hands of this incompetent administration.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-21-2006 |
Commentary
City Council May Investigate Meltonnew
In a contentious City Council meeting, four members pledge to investigate Mayor Frank Melton if he is not indicted by this Friday.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Subpoena Thisnew
A log of rejected public records requests shows that Sharon Gray, head of JPD Records, has indiscriminately rejected requests for everything from arrest records to sections of the JPD handbook.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-14-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
