JFP Top 25: Week 2
Week one of college football featured narrow misses from unranked teams and small conferences. That was not the case in week two where upsets were lurking everywhere, and lesser squads actually beat a few teams.
Promises, Promises
"The Words" is a literary movie. I mean that all too literally. This film, written and directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, tells a story of an author who has written a book called "The Words."
Female Power
"Women for Progress of Mississippi brings together professional women who want to serve their community," organization co-chair Zakiya Summers says.
Big Things in a Small Room
"It's kind of neat. You do all this work for all this time—it's nice when things start happening," guitarist Glenn Sasser says about his band's recent success.
Plans and Decisions
This week I bring you a tale of two cities, a tale of making plans and going with the flow, and a tale of making amazingly proper decisions.
Savvy School-Year Sustenance
It is 11 p.m. The homework is finally done, and the kids are bathed and fast asleep. With any luck the backpacks are packed and by the front door.
Just Peachy
Summer is just about gone. What better way to celebrate these past several months then to have a final peach treat to officially send summer off with gratitude and happy memories?
The 'How' of Weight Loss
Many of my patients ask me to give them a diet. I repeatedly explain to them that there is no magic diet guide written that will change their lives.
Pure Pain
Walking into the Highland Village studio, I was greeted by a gaggle of svelte, ponytailed women with the lines of ballet dancers.
Mind Over Weight
Losing weight is simple, right? I bet you have it all figured out. Let's see: Decrease my caloric intake plus exercise more, and I will see results!
Seeking Refuge
It seemed eerie that on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf Coast braced itself for the arrival of another hurricane.
City to Audit Retro Metro
The Jackson City Council is asking for a complete audit of the Metrocenter Mall project before it clears any city departments to move into the former Belk building.
Sewers to Cost City Big
The city of Jackson will soon have a sewer repair bill that could rival the city's entire annual budget.
The Cookbook Ladies of Rankin County
In 1978 Barney McKee, then director of the University Press of Mississippi, brought home a cookbook that he couldn't publish. That book was "The Twelve Days of Christmas Cookbook" and his wife, Gwen McKee, was enamored.
Time to Think Ahead
People don't plan to fail; they fail to plan. Anyone needing evidence of that adage's truth needn't look much further than Jackson's decrepit, and worsening, infrastructure.
Get This Party Started
It's time to convince and encourage our doubtful and cynical Ghetto Science Community members to move this nation forward through the power of 'One Person, One Vote.'
Is 'Getting By' as Good as It Gets?
In the past month we've been through one hurricane, two national conventions and three weeks of preseason football. Here are a few of my casual observations.
'Mississippi is Mine'
What Meredith did not only changed a university, but also a state and a nation.
Apple Rolls Out Larger, Faster iPhone; Siri to Gain New Abilities
For the first time, the iPhone is growing. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, with a bigger screen.