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Are You Having Mortgage Troubles?
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What inspires you?
For our Question o' the Week this week, we asked a simple question in social media. We got an amazing line-up of answers in 24 hours. Please feel free to log in and post your answers below as well. Lindsey Lee My kids. So cheesy, but true... Jason Stanfield Great …
Siemens Brings Playtime to Stewpot House
Siemens helped to bring a little ray of sunshine to the children of Stewpot’s Flowers House.
Live Blog: Obama Re-Elected
6:00 p.m. Final polls in Indiana/Kentucky. Polls close in Virginia. (They also close in Georgia, South Carolina and Vermont.) Bernie Sanders has won re-election in Vermont; Virginia Senate race too close to call. NBC calls Indiana for Romney; Democrat Joe Donnelly has slight lead with 7% reporting. 6:42 p.m. West …
Black and Brown Vote Suppression in Scott County?
Bill Chandler, the director of the Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, is reporting that the Scott County Circuit Clerk's office may have mishandled the voter registration forms of approximately 200 people, mostly Latinos and African Americans. Chandler said MIRA, a which advocates from immigrants in Mississippi, registered 320 new voters in …
Banks: 'My Taxes Are Paid'
Don't trust everything you hear. Make sure "reliable sources" are actually reliable.
JFP Guide to Watching the Results Tonight
Nate Silver at Five Thirty Eight gives Obama a 91% chance of winning tonight; PPP, a left-leaning pollster, predicts over 300 electoral votes for Obama. But others show the race closer, and the Electoral College race could be nail-biter, based on all sorts of factor such as weather, long lines, …
Stinker Quote of the Week: Election Edition
One could assume that given the GOP's fervor in pursuing voter ID laws across the nation, the party would trumpet "substantiated" cases from the rooftops. But, alas, no one can seem to find them.
Eagles Hope to Put Another Nail in the Saints Playoff Coffin
Monday night football, tonight, will end the debate of who has been more underachieving in the NFC this season. New Orleans (2-5) faces Philadelphia (3-4) in a game many would have thought before the season was a playoff preview. That was before the Saints stumbled out of the gate losing their first four games and the Eagles lost four of their last five games. Now both of these teams come into this game knowing that loss could damage their their playoff hopes beyond repair.
Group Rallies to Demand Bryant Retract Statement on Voter ID
Members of Voting Rights for All MS and the state chapter of the ACLU gathered on the second-floor rotunda inside the Capitol today at 1 p.m. to demand Gov. Phil Bryant retract recent comments about voter ID that the group believes could mislead voters. A petition at Signon.org has received …
Clarion-Ledger Punts on Election Coverage
If Mississippians read the Sunday edition of the state's allegedly largest newspaper two days before the presidential election, you get nothing of substance about how the election affects our state.
Bowl Hopes & Undefeated Tests with Week 10 Picks
The quest for six wins for 70 teams continues this week. Currently there are 42 teams that are bowl eligible and five of those teams are undefeated and still in play for the national championship. Ohio State is also undefeated but unable to play for the title due to NCAA sanctions. Speaking of teams not able to play in a bowl game, there are 25 teams unable to play in a bowl game currently due to seven losses, NCAA sanctions or moving from FCS to FBS transition.
Weekly Look Back & Look Forward: Heading to Week 10
Last week was a tough week for the college football teams in Mississippi. Nearly every team lost but Ole Miss and Belhaven. It was the type of week you just want to forget about but if you missed any of last week's action you can pick up the current issue of the JFP and read the round up or [follow this link][1]. Things don't get any easier this week for college football teams in Mississippi. Southern Miss is still searching for win one, Mississippi State faces a tough test in Texas A&M and Ole Miss will look to avoid a blowout against Georgia.
Precautionary Water Conservation Notice Update
The conservation notice should be lifted by mid-day Friday.
NFL: Quick Thoughts & Week Nine Picks
Sure it is November but that doesn't mean I won't dole out some late treats to you guys a day after Halloween. Before you settle in to see the Loser Gets Fired Bowl tonight night between the San Diego Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs, I have two great stats I found this week for you.
Of Jeep Lies and FEMA Dodges: Is Romney Losing Cohesion?
OK, we all know that Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have taken presidential campaign dishonesty to a place we've seldom, if ever, seen. They don't just twist the truth as is common in politics, but they just make bald-faced statements over and over again, including in TV ads, that are …
Halloween Company Uses Sexual Ads for Children's Costumes
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2012/oct/29/9091/ Spirit Halloween, owned by ACON Investments, is running ads for costumes the company labels for teens and tweens with sexual references and innuendo. The Mississippi State Chapter of the National Organization for Women, a liberal feminist group, and Concerned Women for America, a conservative group, are two organizations that …