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Gannett Corp. Revenue ‘Grim'

Despite the big effort to transform itself into an "information center" rather than a newspaper, the Gannett Corp.'s revenue is still dropping, according to information the corporation has reported about its fourth-quarter earnings. Guess that's why The Clarion-Ledger stopped giving employees free coffee.

FDA Protecting Industry Before Consumers?

The New York Times is editorializing about serious problems in food-safety regulation reported by USA Today:

Just Gotta Brag on the iTodd a Little

AAN has posted a link to the survey responses from last year's Web conference in San Francisco. Yes, the Mississippi dude represented well. ;-)

What to Do for the Holidays, and Movie Listings

Be sure to check out JFP listings editor Roy Adkins' new searchable events calendar, complete with movie listings (!), gallery listings, photo galleries and other goodies. (And, yes, JFP publisher Todd Stauffer had something to do with it.)

Jackson Soldier Melvin Henley Jr. Killed in Iraq

He was killed in a "non-combat incident." Prayers to his loved ones.

Fashion Gallery, Movie Listings Now Online

JFP Events Calendar

As part of the gradual redesign of the JFP site, we now have a new interactive events calendar, current movie listings and a new photo gallery online, which includes photos that aren't in this week's issue. Head over and check out the following:

Eureka! More on Immigration Rhetoric in NYT

This week, the New York Times published a story on the potential effects of immigration rhetoric, particularly the vitriolic denunciations of "illegal aliens," on presidential campaigns in 2008:

Want to Change The State Democratic Party?

Then, go get involved. This e-mail came around today, explaining how. Verbatim from the Mississippi Democratic Party:

Rid Your Body of Toxins

Between eating and drinking out of plastics that leach, getting a bit of pesticides with our veggies and a few stray hormones in our burgers, we're all exposed to levels of toxins every day--they're unavoidable. And, depending on how our bodies react to them, toxins can drain our energy, make concentrating difficult and even make us feel chronically ill.

Herman Taylor, "Mr. Whipple" and Martha Stewart's mother: RIP

Herman Taylor, former city employee and radio personality, died from emphysema at age 62.

JFP Events ‘Beta' Site

A combination of some late nights fighting all sorts of code (PHP, EE, HTML, CSS) by Yours Truly and many hours of hard work by our new Events Editor, Roy Adkins, the "JFP Events" online calendar is now a *live* beta. ;-) Many things are finalized (I hope), but I've just had to switch some URLs around and there may be a few broken spots.

The Jackson Free Press FAQ

‘Public Relations Coup' for Melton!?!

"The mayor's selection also is a public relations coup for him..."

Clarion-Ledger reporters Arnold Lindsay, Heather Civil and Kathleen Baydala today characterized the appointment yesterday of Sheriff McMillin as police chief this way:

Office Humor Contest Entry

Sometimes Zazzle, one of the Web sites I contribute artwork to for sale, has contests where you create a product based on a theme, and the winner gets $1000. This most recent one is bound to have a lot of wild and wacky entries, so I decided to enter with a product that is simple and straightforward:

ARTICLE: Rare robbery case brings cries of racism

This story is so convoluted to me that I don't know what to think. Read this excerpt and tell me what you think:

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