GOP Leaders: Skirting Abortion Issue Not an Answer
Shying away from social issues is not a winning strategy for Republicans, whose rhetoric on those subjects has at times alienated voters and cost the GOP elections, party leaders are telling anti-abortion activists.
Details on Ships, Planes Searching for Missing Jet
Nearly every navy with a presence in Southeast Asia is involved in the extensive search for the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that disappeared early Saturday.
Obama to Order Strengthened Overtime Pay Rules
President Barack Obama is seeking changes in overtime rules that will make millions of workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay for their extra work.
Miss. Common Core Opponents Lose Spending Fight
Mississippi will keep spending money to implement the Common Core state standards for public schools if senators have their way.
Saints Cuts
This offseason has seen the New Orleans Saints make cuts left and right, some of which were obvious—but last week, the team made cuts that were a bit of a shock.
The Slate
Only one team is left undefeated in the nation in men's college basketball: The Wichita State Shockers have a perfect 34-0 record.
The Art of Tribute
If the Neilsen ratings are to be believed, 13.95 million people watched "The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute To The Beatles."
Davina and the Vagabonds' Distinctive Mix
Davina Sowers started playing the piano when she was a little girl. Unlike most, she kept going after the lessons ended. Like even fewer, she now makes her living pounding the keys.
Japan Comes to Jackson
The Japan-America Society of Mississippi is partnering with the Crossroads Film Festival to bring a little bit of Japanese culture to the metro area, by showing three Japanese films at Madison Malco Grandview theater starting March 13.
Steve Hendrix: Lost in the Art
Steve Hendrix's long, slender hands might indicate that he has psychic abilities, if you believe in that sort of thing.
Home on the Range: A Review of ‘Banished’
The challenge of a good city builder is all in the planning. Never is the player expected to react on the fly—that's the domain of real-time strategy.
The Ultimate Comfort Food
Only one meal is worth ordering at O'Connor's—not because it's the only good thing on the menu, which I'm sure it isn't, but because it is so delicious and so suited to its location that to order anything else would be a crime.
St Paddy's Parade New Route
Due to the construction on E. Capitol Street underway to make the street two-way, the St. Paddy's Parade route is changing this year.
Girl About Town’s St. Paddy’s Plan
A seasoned veteran of the Mal’s St. Paddy’s Parade day, Girl About Town Julie Skipper shares her tips for making the most of it.
The Southern Survivalist’s Guide to St. Paddy’s (Or, ‘Let’s Go Drinking, Mississippi’)
For walking the Mal's St. Paddy's Parade—a Mardi Gras-style festival held in downtown Jackson each March for more than three decades—and the subsequent afternoon and evening revelries, I advise you to strap up much the same as you would to fight the zombies.
The JFP Interview with Malcolm White: Director of Optimism
It took Malcolm White a few years to find the right place to anchor his St. Patrick's Day parade.
Stop Endangering Lives with ‘Hot’ Police Pursuits
Here in Jackson, the police department has caught up with modern criminal-justice best practices based on the reality that high-speed police pursuits must be limited to situations where the risk of not pursuing is higher than the risk of a pursuit.
Free-the-Land Man (For Chokwe Lumumba)
Poet and fiction writer C. Liegh McInnis, the editor of Black Magnolias, read this poem at Mayor Lumumba's Celebration of Life on March 8.