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Mississippi Maestronew
Conductor Crafton Beck says the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra is better than ever.
Jackson Free Press |
Hannah Jones |
03-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Personhood: Symbol or Substance?new
Despite a loss in November's election, anti-abortion "personhood" efforts are gaining steam in Mississippi and elsewhere around the country.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-24-2012 |
Health
The Gulf of Hollandnew
Two weeks ago, Steve Holland set the internet afire when news broke of his bill to stop calling the large body of water to our south the Gulf of Mexico and start calling it the Gulf of America.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-23-2012 |
Politics
Education: A Strong Economy Starts Herenew
Business leaders from around the country now say that a modern work force cannot be undereducated, even in an economy like Mississippi's that trends heavily toward agriculture and manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-16-2012 |
Education
Can't Do Nothin' For Ya, Mannew
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is grounded, and the Legislature's allowance is being reduced. This week, Bryant made his first executive budget recommendation to lawmakers at the Capitol. As expected, he took a do-the-same-with-less approach to government spending.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-09-2012 |
Politics
Mississippi Pardongate: What's Next?new
When state investigators caught up to convicted murderer Joseph Ozment Sunday night, he was living in a Laramie, Wyo., hotel and driving the Mercedes-Benz of his fiancée, LaChina Tillman, an engineer with defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Best of Jackson 2012new
Every fall for a decade now, the Jackson Free Press has asked readers to vote for your favorite local businesses, people, institutions and organizations. Thank you to all who took time to fill out the long ballot to help point this positive spotlight where it needs to shine.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-27-2012 |
Commentary
Feeding the 'Cradle-to-Prison' Pipelinenew
Of all the things that criminalize a child, zero-tolerance policies in schools might be the worst.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
01-19-2012 |
Education
Pardons: The Coward's Way Outnew
How Tammy Ellis Gatlin died at hands of a man pardoned by Haley Barbour.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-12-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Where The Jobs Are ... and Aren'tnew
Where are the jobs? Everybody should move to North Dakota, where there are more jobs than people and more people than housing. But you don't have to go so far as Fargo to find work.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-22-2011 |
Economy
Ballet Magnificat! Marks 25 Yearsnew
As a professional ballerina, Kathy Thibodeaux began to pray about her career and her future when she became a Christian in 1979. "Should I keep dancing? Do I give up dancing?" She wondered. At that point, she says, no one in the country was really dancing for Jesus. Her Christian friends were skeptical that dancing was something a nice Christian girl should do.
Jackson Free Press |
Briana Robinson |
12-08-2011 |
Performance
Imam in the Middlenew
The Gulen Movement generates a lot of money—and some say political influence—through businesses that include media holdings. Yet, the man who inspired all this academic and entrepreneurial fervor is not exactly what you'd call a newsmaker.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-01-2011 |
Religion
How Mississippians Defeated Personhoodnew
Grassroots activists used social media and homegrown outspokenness to stop an extreme anti-abortion measure on the ballot.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-28-2011 |
Elections
Grassroots Mamas: ‘We Did It!’new
Just before 10 p.m. last night, Lori Gregory Garrott ran out of her Fondren home, stood on the front lawn and looked around before shouting, "We just won!" She yelled again, louder: "We just won!" The co-founder of Parents Against 26 had to tell the night sky a third time that Mississippi grassroots mamas defeated the Personhood Initiative.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-09-2011 |
Elections
Personhood Supporters Shocked, Undeterrednew
Supporters of Initiative 26 were unprepared for defeat Tuesday evening, as a group of about a hundred gathered after the polls closed for a "watch and pray" event. Children played in a nearby fountain while teens and adults watched election results flash on the bottom of an oversized TV projection.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
11-09-2011 |
Elections
