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AG's Letters to Melton and Peterson

The Dog and Pony Show

Please read this and then sigh and think about how ridiculous it looks at this point in his political career.

Whistleblowers and Secrecy?

I'm going to be blogging about this issue on my About.com site, but I'm mentioning it here because I'm annoyed at the way our local newspaper has covered it.

Donna Ladd, Brian Johnson on Kim Wade Show TODAY

Blaque Butterfly presents… "Enter the Realm of the Butterfly"

Here first art show/reception will be Saturday, July 29, 2006.

You've seen her featured in the Jackson Free Press and at events around town. Now prepare to enter the world of the woman known to us as Blaque Butterfly.

False Accusations Against JFP on SuperTalk

Todd Stauffer was on SuperTalk Mississippi (we're ashamed to say we don't know the frequency -- 97.3 FM, maybe?) at 8:05am on Tuesday to talk to Paul Gallo about the Clarion-Ledger's scheme to control free publications in the Metro. But instead of sticking to the non-partisan topic of free enterprise, Gallo kept trying to bait Todd into an argument about "liberals." Then Mike Lott, the legislator from Petal, called into falsely accuse the JFP of running a page 1 story about him, calling him a racist. When Todd said we didn't do that, Gallo said that, yes, indeed it was the Jackson Free Press. Then Donna Ladd called in to set the record straight, reportedly causing Gallo & Co. to launch into personal attacks against the JFP and its staff the next morning. The following thread contains more information on this little far-right temper tantrum.

The Soul of War

NPR's "Speaking of Faith" program this week features Iraq veteran and chaplain Major John Morris, "to explore how war challenges the human spirit and the core tenets of a life of faith. The War on Terror, he says, presents its own spiritual challenges. He is working to support the reintegration of National Guard and Reserve personnel, who are being mobilized for active duty at record levels in Afghanistan and Iraq."

The Granddaddy Scandal of Them All?

Get ready. This one's coming, and it's coming hard:

The Undisclosed

"Teen Time" digs deep in the soul of Jackson's Teens

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

These and more will be discussed every Friday during the month of June at South Hills Library as part of a summer project they call "Teen Time." Facilitated by artist/author C. A. Webb, the teens between the ages of 13-17 years old will meet from 3-4p.m. to discuss issues that are pressing in their lives now and seek answers to how they can improve themselves and their community through the arts.

Yes, I Said It

Fred Phelps should die.

Filmmaker William Waheed Featured in MS Link

It was nice to see William Waheed featured in the new issue of the Mississippi Link. I met Waheed a few years ago, and he hs such a passion for what he believes and devotes himself to. Admittedly, we have opposing views on some issues, but the article mentions something that will probably be a defining part of his legacy: the Rivers of Change documentary. From what he has shared with me, it will force us to look at the real beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus so many years ago.

Large Breasted Chickens

Okay, here's another article in a series to be named "Another Thing Wrong With This Country"

Pizza Delivery Man Bursts Into Flames

Don't you know this guy is sitting in the hospital room reading the news and thinking, "I've finally made it."

Ellington