Clarion-Ledger Disputes Jonathan Lee's Account
Jonathan Lee supporters are using a Clarion-Ledger article to defend a controversy he's mired in—but it actually helps build the case that he was dishonest about his position at the company.
Sam Begley Sparring with 20/20 PAC re Jonathan Lee + New Lawsuit Revealed
My email today is absolutely filled with city politics. I just came out of a meeting and discovered that the Jackson 20/20 PAC that we wrote about in this earlier story has now endorsed candidates other than Jonathan Lee (when we wrote the story, all the money had gone to …
"Ghosts of Hinds County" to Debut Soon
I will soon launch our first eBook in a new "Ghosts of Hinds County" series. The first will focus on the juvenile-detention scandal of the 1990s. If you want to hear about it right away, please subscribe (free) to jfpdaily.com. We will announce it to the daily list as soon …
President Obama's Remarks on Boston Marathon Bombing
"We will find out who did this, and we will hold them accountable."
Shame on Bryant et al for Using Faith in Naked Political Move
This Associated Press story just illustrates how absurd it was for the Mississippi Legislature, and Gov. Phil Bryant, to push and pass a law that tries to circumvent the First Amendment, which wisely tells government to stay the hell out of (my words, not theirs) people's religious choices. As I …
AP Rejects Use of 'Illegal' for Immigrants, Finally
I was thrilled to hear today that the Associated Press, of which the Jackson Free Press is now a member, has rejected the use of "illegal" and "illegals" to describe undocumented immigrants. Media diversity expert Richard Prince blogs about the move: The battle to eliminate use of the term "illegal" …