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  • Ole Miss Students Social Networking Against Klan

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    by Darrell Creecy November 20, 2009 The Mississippi White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan plans to protest the University of Mississippi's decision to drop its controversial fight song Saturday before the football game against Louisiana State University. In response, Ole Miss students of all races are using Facebook to organize opposition [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 12:54am EST

  • Students Vent Outrage at Anti-Merger Rallies

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    by Adam Lynch November 20, 2009 Jackson State University students are organizing a rally on the steps of the State Capitol at 1 p.m. today in protest of Gov. Haley Barbour's recommendation to merge the state's three historically black colleges and universities. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • The Gift of Fashion

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    by Kelly Brignac November 20, 2009 On Saturday, Michelle Obama will meet Beyonce at the KenFolk Family Foundation's fashion show, "THEshow," to raise money for the Community Outreach for Social Awareness, an organization that provides free health screenings and education to the citizens of Madison, Hinds and Rankin Counties. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:40pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Marianne Hill

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    by Lacey McLaughlin November 20, 2009 Dr. Marianne Hill, senior economist at the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, wants to see the status of women improve in Mississippi. [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:35pm EST

  • Happenings in Jackson This Weekend

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 20, 2009 If finding the perfect, one-of-a-kind holiday gift is what you're after, this is one weekend to get it done. Head to the Mississippi Trademart today until 6 p.m. today or tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. for the annual Handworks Holiday Market. Admission is $5.' [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • FBI Seeks Cold-Case Next of Kin

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    November 20, 2009 The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reassessing more than 100 unsolved civil rights era cold cases, and is searching for victims' next of kin to notify the families of their results, according to a release from the agency. In 33 of the cases, the FBI has not found' [...]
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    Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:52pm EST

  • IHL’s Bounds: ‘We’re in a Financial Crisis’

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 19, 2009 The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning heard some rotten numbers at this morning's IHL meeting. Gov. Haley Barbour recommended a flurry of budget reductions for the state's eight colleges and universities, spurring Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds to speak on the [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Dea Dea Baker

    —JFP: Noise

    by Amanda Kittrell November 19, 2009 When Dea Dea Baker graduated from the University of Colorado in 1978 with a business degree, she never thought she would leave her adopted home of Boulder to come back to her hometown of Jackson. Love, however, had other plans for Baker. [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:20pm EST

  • Jackson Violent Crimes Drop Again; Property Crimes Increase

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 19, 2009 Major crimes rose slightly last week in Jackson, with a drop in violent crime offset by a rise in property crimes, especially house burglaries. According to statistics released at a Jackson Police Department command staff meeting this morning, patrol officers reported 21 violent crimes last week, [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Corps Responsible for Katrina Flooding, Court Rules

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    November 19, 2009 More than four years after Hurricane Katrina roared out of the Gulf of Mexico, yesterday a federal court ruled against the Army Corps of Engineers for their failure to properly maintain a shipping channel, reports CNN. [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 3:48pm EST

  • Johnson Picks New JPS Board Members

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    by Adam Lynch November 18, 2009 Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced his picks for the Jackson School Board last night. The returning mayor fell back on the ward rotation method in making his selections. He re-appointed board member Jonathan Larkin to finish his term, which will last another year and a half, [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  • JPS Board Renews Music Program, Delays Bullying Policy

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 18, 2009 The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees renewed a popular music education program last night, after its failure to do so last month resulted in weeks of outcry from parents and education advocates. Board members voted 4-0 to approve the district's contract with the Mississippi Symphony [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:55pm EST

  • Capital Murder Conviction Reversed

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 18, 2009 The Mississippi Appeals Court has reversed Cory Maye's murder conviction for the Dec. 26, 2001, killing of Ron Jones, a police officer in Prentiss, Miss., a tiny community of 1,000 residents in Jefferson Davis County. The court has remanded the case for a new trial. [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • JPS Extends Strings Program

    —JFP: Noise

    November 18, 2009 The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees has approved a revised contract with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra to extend the strings program through the end of the current school year, reports WAPT. Board President Sollie Norwood was absent from the meeting and did not cast a vote, however, [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:45pm EST

  • Barbour’s Budget Hits Women, AG, Schools Hard

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 17, 2009 Gov. Haley Barbour released a budget proposal yesterday calling for a 12 percent cut in the state budget for most agencies and the consolidation of the state's historically black colleges and universities. The proposal, which reflects the state's fiscal year 2011 revenue estimates of a $715 [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • Calhoun Questions Youth Detention Center Staffing, Transparency

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 17, 2009 Hinds County's youth detention center is once again the target of criticism, despite the county's recent agreement with a watchdog group that has voiced concerns about the facility in the past. Supervisor Peggy Calhoun raised the possibility of overstaffing at the center, also known as Henley-Young, [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:25pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Pat Chambliss

    —JFP: Noise

    by Nedah Nemati November 17, 2009 Pat Chambliss, 52, is the volunteer executive director and one of the founding members of Dress for Success in Jackson. A national organization started in 1997 in New York, the organization's goal is to provide "suits to self sufficiency," Chambliss says. [...]
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    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Barbour Wants to Merge State’s Black Universities

    —JFP: Noise

    November 16, 2009 In his budget proposal today to the Mississippi Legislature, Gov. Haley Barbour proposed consolidating Jackson State University, Alcorn State University and Mississippi Valley State University. He also wants to roll Mississippi University for Women into Mississippi State University. He also called for most state agencies to cut their [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:01pm EST

  • JFP Hosts Domestic Abuse Forum at Welty Library

    —JFP: Noise

    By Ronni Mott November 16, 2009 Why do men abuse? Why do women stay? How can the community stop the cycle of domestic abuse in a state that is among the most dangerous for women? [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:25pm EST

  • The Battle to Sell “Green” Power to Utilities Comes to Jackson

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 16, 2009 Mississippians who generate their own electricity through green technologies should be able to sell any excess back to power companies, Julia O'Neal told a legislative panel this morning. O'Neal said the process of net metering allows individuals to sell excess electricity generated through the use of [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:20pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Robin Webb

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 16, 2009 Concert pianist, composer and activist Robin Webb, 52, has been living with HIV and AIDS for more than two decades. Diagnosed in 1988 as HIV positive, his doctor told him in 1990 that the virus had progressed. "You have AIDS," he told Webb. "... You need" [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:13pm EST

  • Public Meetings and Community Events

    —JFP: Noise

    by Vince Falconi November 16, 2009 Monday, Nov. 16 6 p.m., Domestic Violence Awareness Forum at the Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). Moderated by Donna Ladd, Jackson Free Press editor-in-chief, the panel will discuss how to make Mississippi a safer place for women. Free; call 601-362-6121, ext. 16. [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:00pm EST

  • State Earns “F” from March of Dimes but Shows Improvement

    —JFP: Noise

    November 17, 2009 Mississippi received a failing grade from the second annual March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, but the organization states that it showed improvement on some criteria. The report, released yesterday on the seventh annual Prematurity Awareness Day, says as a whole, the United States gets a "D," [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 6:44pm EST

  • Barbour to Announce Budget Recommendations

    —JFP: Noise

    November 16, 2009 Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will provide the state with his recommendations for the budget today. With revenues lagging behind estimates for the last year, politicians and pundits expect the announced cuts to be deep and wide. [...]
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    Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:47pm EST

  • DeLaughter Sentence to 18 Months

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 13, 2009 Update: U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson sentenced DeLaughter to 18 months this afternoon. Former Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter will hear his sentence for obstruction of justice this afternoon. DeLaughter pleaded guilty to the charge in June, after initially denying accusations that he had lied [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • DeLaughter Sentencing Today

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 13, 2009 Update: U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson sentenced DeLaughter to 18 months this afternoon. Former Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Bobby DeLaughter will hear his sentence for obstruction of justice this afternoon. DeLaughter pleaded guilty to the charge in June, after initially denying accusations that he had lied [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • Crazy Cat Opens New Fondren Location

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 13, 2009 Fondren shoppers have another place to indulge their sweet tooth. On Monday, Nov. 9, Highland Village confectioner Jon Lansdale opened a second location of his Crazy Cat Bakers in the Fondren Corner building. Crazy Cat is selling grab-and-go lunches and drinks, along with its renowned cakes, [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:40pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: John Dooley

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    by Ward Schaefer November 13, 2009 John Dooley is turning his passion for scuba diving into a business. Two weeks ago, Dooley won a $10,000 grant from the Mississippi Technology Alliance to develop Diver's DLyte, a performance drink that Dooley invented for scuba divers.' [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:35pm EST

  • It’s the Weekend!

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 13, 2009 Disregarding any gloom and doom on this Friday the 13th, go start the weekend right at the Eudora Welta Commons with gumbo and tunes at 7 p.m. For a mere five bucks, The Dixie Nationals and the Scramblers will play for your auditory pleasure, while chef [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • [Burnham] Stakes Raised for Mississippi Schools

    —JFP: Noise

    by Dr. Tom Burnham Appointed as State Superintendent of Education November 13, 2009 The difference between Mississippi's old school-accountability rating system, which rated schools from Level 1 to Level 5, and the school and district accountability system that the state will implement this school year is like the difference between competing [...]
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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:33pm EST

  • Jackson Violent Crime Down 10.1 Percent

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 12, 2009 Major crimes in Jackson decreased again last week, according to statistics released this morning at a Jackson Police Department meeting. Officers reported 154 property crimes, down from 226 the week before, and 32 violent crimes, up slightly from 25 the previous week. For the year to [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:45pm EST

  • Barbour Visits Iraq; Talks State Budget Cuts

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ronni Mott November 12, 2009 Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour spent Veteran's Day in Iraq visiting some of the 124,000 American troops there, including more than 3,500 from the Magnolia state, mostly from the Tupelo-based 155th Brigade Combat Team. Barbour joined fellow Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue of Georgia, and two Democrats, Wyoming [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:40pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Wyatt Waters

    —JFP: Noise

    by Kalissia Veal November 12, 2009 The Mississippi Arts Commission has announced that Clinton artist and area favorite Wyatt Waters, known statewide for his watercolor paintings, will receive a 2010 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. The award honors five artists each year in the performing, visual and literary arts throughout [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • Judges Order Two Off Mississippi Death Row

    —JFP: Noise

    November 12, 2009 In separate cases, federal judges have ruled that two Mississippi inmates on death row in Parchman are mentally ill. Both cases stem from 1981 crimes, and the two inmates have each served 27 years. [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:55pm EST

  • Consolidation: The Same Old Story?

    —JFP: Noise

    The issue of school consolidation is popping up in anticipation of another cash-strapped legislative session. Calls for merging some of the state's 152 public-school districts aren't new in lean budget years, despite a lack of evidence of its value.by Ward Schaefer November 11, 2009 The issue of school consolidation is popping' [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:04pm EST

  • Why Foreign Businesses Dig Mississippi

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 11, 2009 The state of Mississippi currently has 30,231 businesses that count as foreign-owned, or are owned by corporations, LLCs, unlimited liability partners or other business organizations. The list includes companies such as Calgon Carbon from New Zealand, Rolls-Royce and BP America Production from Britain, and MG Industries [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • Independent Woman

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 11, 2009 Peggy Calhoun's office in the Hinds County Circuit Court building has a big window overlooking Pascagoula Street and Jackson's City Hall. It's a privileged perch. Most of her fellow Hinds County supervisors have offices across the street in the County Chancery Court building. That distance is [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:25pm EST

  • President Obama’s Speech at Fort Hood Memorial (Transcript)

    —JFP: Noise

    November 11, 2009 Yesterday, President Obama spoke at a memorial for the Americans murdered at Fort Hood last week. In honor of the victims, and all veterans today, here are his comments, verbatim: Obama: We come together filled with sorrow for the thirteen Americans that we have lost; with gratitude for the [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:04pm EST

  • Smoking Ban Results in Fewer Heart Attacks

    —JFP: Noise

    November 11, 2009 While many Jackson citizens have yet to see the health benefits of a smoking ban enacted by the city last February, the city of Starkville, which banned smoking in 2006, is seeing a payback for the decision in better health. In a study released Monday, Starkville showed a [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:48pm EST

  • PSC Moving to Next Fight on $2.4B Coal Plant

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    by Adam Lynch November 10, 2009 The Public Service Commission announced a unanimous agreement to continue hearings into the need for a new $2.4 billion coal plant in Kemper County. "The Public Service Commission finds that Mississippi Power Company (MPCO) has demonstrated that public convenience and necessity requires or will require additional" [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Dem Support for Power Grab Not Likely, Holland Says

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 10, 2009 Joint Legislative Budget Committee member Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, says House Democrats will not readily agree to hand Gov. Haley Barbour more power to personally cut the state budget. "We're likely to give the governor that kind of authority on the same day we'll agree to consolidating" [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:05pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Justin Vaughn

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    by Nedah Nemati November 10, 2009 Justin Vaughn, a 26-year-old designer, is the founder of Jackson-area T-shirt screen-printing company, Unik Ink, pronounced "unique" ink. A lifelong resident of Madison, Vaughn graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in art, emphasizing graphic design. He learned his trade during [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:00pm EST

  • Free Flu Meds Available

    —JFP: Noise

    November 10, 2009 The Mississippi State Department of Health is making antiviral medications available to uninsured and underinsured patients. In an agreement with selected pharmacies, the department is offering Tamiflu and Relenza from state stockpiles to Mississippians who can't afford them.' [...]
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    Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:47pm EST

  • Levee Board Pushs Corps on Lakes Plans, Again

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 9, 2009 At a meeting this morning, the Levee Board again pushed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to justify the $4 million the Corps has said it will cost just to revisit the feasibility and costs of two controversial Lakes plans it says are unlikely to happen. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:15pm EST

  • Hood Fights Cyber Crime, Online Predators

    —JFP: Noise

    by Ward Schaefer November 9, 2009 Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood continued his efforts to combat cyber crime today, unveiling an Internet safety video created in collaboration with Comcast Cable. The video, which will be available to Comcast subscribers and on the attorney general's Web site, is aimed at parents and children. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:30pm EST

  • Public Meetings and Community Events This Week

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    by Vince Falconi November 9, 2009 Nov. 9 and 10, Southern Hospitality Conference at the Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Rd.). The Mississippi Hotel and Lodging Association hosts this annual conference for the tourism and lodging industries in the state. Call 228-436-0630. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:20pm EST

  • JFP Person of the Day: Roy Wheat

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    by Darrell Creecy November 9, 2009 Some of the most honorable and selfless men and women in our country's history have served in the armed services. Mississippian Roy Wheat entered this category with a heroic, selfless act during the Vietnam War. [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:15pm EST

  • Ida Weakens to Tropical Storm

    —JFP: Noise

    November 9, 2009 This morning, the National Hurricane Center downgraded Ida from a hurricane to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. The late season gulf storm was off the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as of 9 a.m., and is moving north and [...]
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    Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:43pm EST

  • BREAKING: Health Care Reform Passes U.S. House 220-215

    —JFP: Noise

    November 7, 2009 One Republican joined 219 Democratic members of the U.S. Congress minutes ago to pass H.R. 3962 to reform health care in America. Rep. Joseph Cao, of the 2nd District of Louisiana joined Democrats to pass the legislation. A cheer went up in the chambers when the 218th vote [...]
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    Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:15am EST

  • Protestors Demand Epps Stop Inmate Abuse

    —JFP: Noise

    by Adam Lynch November 6, 2009 Members of the Southeastern Christian Association, Operation Help Civil Rights Group, and Mothers of Inmates protested outside Mississippi Department of Corrections headquarters on President Street in Jackson today, lobbying for fair treatment of sons and husbands who are inmates in MDOC correctional facilities. [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:30pm EST
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