Mississippi

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21st-Century Feudalism in Mississippi

As the stories pile on about vast economic inequality that only seems to be compounding, and as the allegedly "liberal" media continues to reinforce the narrative that progressive taxation is "wealth redistribution" (dun dun DUUNNNNN), then it seems like this problem will only worsen. But after looking at one individual situation in the heart of impoverished rural Mississippi, we see not only ...
DailyKos (Mississippi) - Wed 12:09 p.m. - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Farting as Speech (mine)

Chastened and tranquilized by spewing all over Haley Barbour in these pages the other day, I feel a bit like a guy who has awakened in the bed of a fouled and legless hooker. Say what you want about the girl, buddy, but "You were there", is what comes to mind. My anger is real, no doubt about it and Barbour and Baby-Boy Bush and their coterie pernicious, no doubt about that either. But this mor...
DailyKos (Mississippi) - Fri 4:28 p.m. - 7 clicks 7 clicks

How Is This Legal?

I just read this on Think Progress: Mississippi Middle School Segregates Student Government Officers: Only Whites Can Run For President I just can't believe it!  Seriously.  I am just so dumbfounded, I am beyond sane right now. The fact that this is an acceptable way of life in Mississippi and other southern states in 2010 is an abomination! ...
DailyKos (Mississippi) - Fri 11:47 a.m. - 9 clicks 9 clicks

No, I Have Not Turned Into a Conspiracy Theorist

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Aug 15

A Pivotal Turning Point: Journalism, Activism, or Vagrancy?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Aug 13

Coast Guard Fakes Photos to Make Gulf Beach Look Clean

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Aug 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Elizabeth Warren - Obama's Test of Masculinity

Elizabeth Warren is really the only candidate to chair the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). If Obama does not appoint her, it will prove he has no balls. Warren is a professor of law at Harvard Law School. Her entire career has been devoted to studying middle class economics, and she is a recognized expert in the field. I first heard of her in 2004 when she testi...
Natchez Mississippi - Aug 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Mississippi must be protected from nasty, nasty sex

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 16

A Homecoming of Sorts

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Twain Uncensored

Sam R. Hall - Jul 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Stars and Bars on the 4th

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 7

Getting Onstage With BB King

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 4

(UPDATED) Facepalming in Biloxi (A Photo Diary)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 1

Facepalming in Biloxi (A Photo Diary)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jul 1 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Gulf Coast, its beaches, life is just a hot mess (Videos)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 30

The Gulf Coast, its beaches, life is just a hot mess

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 30 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Haley Barbour finally discovers BP's oil spill is real

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Governor Barbour's Priorities? Not The Oil Spill

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 27

Silent and Loving

Sam R. Hall - Jun 24

Michael Hyatt on President Obama and General McChrystal

Sam R. Hall - Jun 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Election round-up

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 22 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Curtis Flowers Sentenced to Death After Record 6th Trial

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 20

The Cost of Rank Partisanship

Sam R. Hall - Jun 19

An Internet 'Kill Switch'

Sam R. Hall - Jun 18

Gaining Focus Through Unitasking

Sam R. Hall - Jun 18

Former Leaders on Today's Partisanship

Sam R. Hall - Jun 17

If BP Oil still gushing in 6 months should we nuke it then?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 17

Evangelical and Liberal: Are They Bad Words?

Sam R. Hall - Jun 16

We need work done. Half-life, movement & wind tests.

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 15

Are Prisoners Cleaning BP's Crap UP? Canaries?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Are Prisoners Cleaning BP's Crap UP?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Would everyone please stop busting on Mississippi?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The White House, Labor and Arkansas

Sam R. Hall - Jun 9

Video of New Oil Spill In The Gulf

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 8

Haley Barbour is Glenn Beck Crazy

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 6 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Feckless Principal With Racist Principles?

Sam R. Hall - Jun 4

Apathy, Political Culture and Convenience

Sam R. Hall - Jun 3 - 4 clicks 4 clicks

After Whitewashing Slavery, Barbour Tries Oil Spill

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

BP's Disaster - Turtle Hurdles Edition - ROV #37

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 2

iPhone Tethering: More Questions Than Answers Right Now

Sam R. Hall - Jun 2

BP Oilmageddon ROV liveblogging diary #32

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 1

BP's Disaster - Mississippi Gulf Coast Edition - 1 June (Tuesday) Diary #29

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jun 1

NYT: Declining Black Wealth in Memphis

Sam R. Hall - May 31 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Iraq and BP Gulf disasters - parallels

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 30

BP Junk Shot LiveBlog - Diary 9

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

David Hampton on Polarizing Politics

Sam R. Hall - May 27

Big as Both Wars combined !

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 25 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

If BP's "TOP KILL" doesn't work should Obama FIRE BP?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 22 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

If NUKE is only fix shouldn't OFFSHORE DRILLING be banned?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 21 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

My Assignment: Watching a Lethal Injection

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 20

What will you say in 25 years about the Gulf disaster?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 16

Is the Oil Spill Destroying the Gulf Coast

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 15 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Nation’s Pet Stores Donate Birds and Turtles to Sop Up Gulf Oil Spill

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Hysterical Hypocrisy - Republican Style

Today Republican House Whip Eric Cantor introduced a program called YouCut . When I first heard of it, I thought it was very clever. It gives the public a chance to vote on what federal programs they want to see cut from the budget. However, when I went to the website, I discovered it wasn't clever at all - just the same ole crap we always see. The website lists 5 programs for voters to choose. ...
Natchez Mississippi - May 12

Fishy Business: Mississippi catfish workers poised to strike

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 11 - 5 clicks 5 clicks

It looked right - but smelled wrong: The Mississippi Gulf Coast - updated w/thanks

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 7

It looked right - but smelled wrong: The Mississippi Gulf Coast

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 7 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Gulf to Gulf

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 6

Does BP WANT the Gulf Of Mexico to be a 'dead zone' so they can DRILL BABY DRILL????

DailyKos (Mississippi) - May 3

Carrying Papers

I was thinking about those poor souls in Arizona that will always have to be carrying papers to identify themselves as legal. Then I remembered living somewhere overseas as a child where I had to always have my papers. I wasn't sure where it was, but I assumed it was Spain, because I lived there when Franco was dictator - and he was a pretty scary character. All I remembered was that it was thorou...
Natchez Mississippi - May 2

Gay? Miss. Schools Don't Even Recognize Your Existence

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 28

Halliburton Implicated in Gulf Oil Spill

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 28 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Oil spill only 20 miles from ecologically fragile coastline now

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 28

Mississippi Tornado Aftermath- Photo Diary

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 26

Large Tornado Outbreak -- Heavy Damage in MS Update x7 w/Action

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Large Tornado Outbreak -- Heavy Damage in MS Update x6 w/Action

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Large Tornado Outbreak -- Heavy Damage in MS Update x4 w/Action

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Large Tornado Outbreak -- Heavy Damage in MS Update x3 w/Action

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Large Tornado Outbreak -- Heavy Damage in MS Update x2 w/Action

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Was I wrong to say "GO F YOURSELF MR. CHENEY"?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Was I wrong to say "GO FUCK YOURSELF MR. CHENEY"?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 24

Ulysses S. Grant: As Time Passes...

Sam R. Hall - Apr 21

The Delta Blues: A Photo Diary

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 18

Hi. We're KFC. And You'll Eat Anything.

Sam R. Hall - Apr 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Silence.

Sam R. Hall - Apr 14

What Year is This Again?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 13

To Those Clueless Wingnuts Who Claim That SLAVERY was NOT the Main Cause of the CIVIL WAR...

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 13 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Confederate History Month: Mississippi Learnings

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 12

A Progressive Mississippian's Plea to DKos Regarding Gov. Barbour and the Confederacy

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Dear Haley Barbour: You Suck.

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 11

Slavery...Of Less Importance than the Egg of a Louse

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Of Less Importance than the Egg of a Louse

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 11 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

UPDATE Some pics from the "No Homos Allowed" prom in Mississippi

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 7

Vegetable Soup in Paris

After avoiding the flu all winter, I finally succumbed on Sunday night. Earlier in the day a scratchy throat I blew off as allergy related and I worked in my yard -- carrying two large bags of mulch from car to front, weeding, planting, and mulching. The harder I worked the more hopeful I was in beating back this menacing virus. It was not to be. By Monday morning I didn't bother to ...
Natchez Mississippi - Apr 6

Some pics from the "No Homos Allowed" prom in Mississippi

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

An Itawamba County Prom

Sam R. Hall - Apr 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Steve Jobs: I Do Stuff

Sam R. Hall - Apr 2

Mississippi - Haley Barbour to turn down close to $75 million in federal Medicaid funds

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Apr 1

The Future of Publishing

Sam R. Hall - Mar 29

I'm Randy, let me in

I was finishing up a Natchez mystery last night, The Turning Angel by Greg Iles. In it, he mentions the Eola Hotel: At seven stories, the Eola Hotel is the tallest building in Natchez. Built in 1927, the year of the great flood, the Eola has weathered booms and bust to find itself on the National Register of Historic Places. The Eola has such a strong place in my childhood memories -- it was o...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 26

The Journey

Sam R. Hall - Mar 25

School violated lesbian's rights, but prom still cancelled

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 24 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Nancy Pelosi - A Heroine

Nancy Pelosi is the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives. She is also second in line of presidential succession, after Vice President Biden. This makes her the highest ranking female politician in American History . She is also one of the most effective and powerful Speakers we've ever had, as she aptly showed last night. These are my favorite quotes from today's news - al...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 22

Financing for College to be Voted On Tomorrow

In addition to the Health Reform Bill, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act ( SAFRA ) will also be part of the budget reconciliation bill to be voted on tomorrow. SAFRA  will increase the size of the Pell Grant that will amount to an investment of $488,354,485 in Mississippi over the next 10 years. It will increase funding for the College Access Challenge Grant program, ...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 20

Good News about Mississippi

According to Facing South , the blog from the Institute of Southern Studies, there is good news about Mississippi in a recently released Pew Center Report . The US has about 5% of the world's population but 25% of the world's prisoners. Gee, sounds like we're a nation of outlaws! However, for the first time since 1972, 2009 showed a decrease in state prison populations. And Mississippi is l...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 18

Disappointing Rosalie

I had the most beautiful time in Natchez the other week, and top of my list of things to do was to visit my favorite antebellum home there, Rosalie. I saw it so many times as a child then in my adulthood -- everytime I went to Natchez after I moved away -- I would go see Rosalie. Here's a pic of my favorite room: I also liked this shot I got of a Southern Belle doing a little accounting at t...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 18

Tide turns: State prison population down, 1st time in 38 years

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Spoiled by Natchez

When I was staying at the Elms antebellum home in Natchez last week, my morning breakfasts looked like this: This sure wasn't like Shoney's Breakfast Bar! I was so spoiled by the owner Esther Carpenter's cooking (she was a gourmet chef in LA) that the breakfasts I ate after I left her house were sad tasteless affairs. ...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 16

How "Rock Lobster" Saved a Gay Student's Prom (w/a special video update!)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 15 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

How "Rock Lobster" Saved a Gay Student's Prom

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 15

Elizabeth of London Graces Natchez

The Queen of England is not the only Elizabeth in London. Far more important to me is Elizabeth Scanlon Thomas. Why is she more important? First of all, she was reared in Natchez until the age of 12, so she is full of Southern charm and grace - she even still has her Natchez accent with a little touch of British. She is a blogger par excellance - both at her own blog and this one. She i...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 12

Ex-Natchez-Pat Returns to Natchez

On Tuesday several bloggers of The Natchez Blog, gathered for lunch at the Carriage House Restaurant, in Natchez, eager to meet Elizabeth Scanlon Thomas who had arrived in town, from her London, England home, the night before. Casey, Gwen, Elodie, Marsha, and myself had never met Elizabeth, but we felt as if we knew her, from reading her comments on Casey's Natchez Blog, as well as po...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 12

An INCLUSIVE Prom for Constance: Contribute Here!

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 12

Hotel Owner Offers to Pay for Prom for Miss. Students in N.O.!

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 12 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Miss Betty gives me a gift

My mother's dearest friend was Betty McGehee of Natchez. Miss Betty (we children were allowed to call her that after years of knowing her) lives on a big farm with horses, cows and chickens. We always loved going out to the McGehee's and riding their horses and getting a taste of the country life. Here's me and Miss Betty earlier this week: We saw Miss Betty twice during our few days in Nat...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 12

Barbour Fiddles While Mississippi Burns

The federal government today released its states based unemployment figures for January. As reported by Chris Kromm in Facing South - a blog from the Institute for Southern Studies - the South is suffering. Eight out of 13 Southern states, including Mississippi, have unemployment figures below the national average. A year ago, Mississippi had 8.2% unemployment. Now it's 10.9%. T...
Natchez Mississippi - Mar 11

Bigots Cancel Prom rather than let Lesbian attend (BIG UPDATE!)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 11

Bigots Cancel Prom rather than let Lesbian attend (UPDATE - ACLU sues!)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 11

Bigots Cancel Prom rather than let Lesbian attend (UPDATE)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 11

Bigots Cancel Prom rather than let Lesbian attend

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 11

Productivity as a Hobby

Sam R. Hall - Mar 9

Open Isn't Always Awesome

Sam R. Hall - Mar 9

Social Media and (Negative) Political Messaging

Sam R. Hall - Mar 9

Replacing People With Processes

Sam R. Hall - Mar 7

Caution: Pregnancy May Be Hazardous to Your Liberty

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 3

A Republican Legislator Almost Started a Fight With Me Today

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Mar 2 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Chris Bowler on Computing Simplicity?

Sam R. Hall - Feb 25

Rules for Writing Fiction From Great Fiction Writers

Sam R. Hall - Feb 25

Barbour Embarasses Mississippi

Today our esteemed Governor wrote an op ed piece in the Washington Post in support of Toyota - and then went on CNN to do the same thing. Haley seems to have forgotten that he is a Governor now - not a lobbyist for big corporations. I know, I know. We have lots of jobs in Mississippi dependent on Toyota. But Haley seems to have also forgotten that people were killed due to Toyota's greed ...
Natchez Mississippi - Feb 24 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

25 Creative Sparks

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Jerry Mitchell Launches Civil Rights Blog

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Spiritual Work

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Undercover Boss and a Linchpin

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

What Chris Bowler Loves About Using Macs

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Link: Gov. Barbour Is a Misguided Genius

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Instapaper Creator on Developing for Yourself

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Franklin, Einstein Biographer Tackling Steve Jobs?

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Background Noise

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Ian Hines Interview With Pat Dryburgh

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Link: Gov. Barbour Is a Misguided Genius

Sam R. Hall - Feb 23

Rubin

Rubin turned seven years old a few days before he and I flew to Los Angeles to visit Rachel. She and I had talked briefly about him staying on with her when I returned home. I think neither of us knew how that decision would turn. She knew I would miss him; she would have to make arrangements for his day care. On the other hand she is the alpha female in his life. I've been his bud for a whil...
Natchez Mississippi - Feb 23

Rubin

Natchez Mississippi - Feb 22

What Chris Bowler Loves About Using Macs

Sam R. Hall - Feb 20 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Background Noise

Sam R. Hall - Feb 18 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ian Hines Interview With Pat Dryburgh

Sam R. Hall - Feb 17

Instapaper Creator on Developing for Yourself

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16

Snow Day

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16 - 3 clicks 3 clicks

Wanting More Social Politicians

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

25 Creative Sparks

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16

25 Creative Sparks

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Franklin, Einstein Biographer Tackling Steve Jobs?

Sam R. Hall - Feb 16 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Spiritual Work

Sam R. Hall - Feb 13

Jerry Mitchell Launches Civil Rights Blog

Sam R. Hall - Feb 13

Why Is Being Elite Bad?

Elite used to be a compliment. It basically referred to the best of anything. For example, Drew Brees is now considered one of the elite quarterbacks in the NFL. However, nowadays that might be considered an insult instead of a compliment - at least in political circles. The worst insult you can hurl at a politician is to call him or her a member of the "Washington elite" . What??? It'...
Natchez Mississippi - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Undercover Boss and a Linchpin

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Snow Day

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Be Early, Not on Time

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Seeing the Future

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Seth Godin: Who Will Save Us?

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Saints and Signs

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

On Wordpress Backups and Disqus Comments

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Getting Your Email Client Out of the Way

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Wanting More Social Politicians

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Looking Back to Look Forward

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Mentor Like Jesus by Regi Campbell

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Live Forgiven

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12

Be Early, Not on Time

Sam R. Hall - Feb 12 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Wanting More Social Politicians

Sam R. Hall - Feb 11

Getting Your Email Client Out of the Way

Sam R. Hall - Feb 10 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Live Forgiven

Sam R. Hall - Feb 9

Seth Godin: Who Will Save Us?

Sam R. Hall - Feb 9

On Wordpress Backups and Disqus Comments

Sam R. Hall - Feb 8

Saints and Signs

Sam R. Hall - Feb 8

Looking Back to Look Forward

Sam R. Hall - Feb 8 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Mentor Like Jesus by Regi Campbell

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Mentor Like Jesus by Regi Campbell

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Seeing the Future

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Streamlining Apps

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

iPad: The Morning After

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Obama Both Forceful, Reconciliatory in State of the Union

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Remembering Dr. King

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

When a Religion Is Not Religious

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

My Top 20 11 on My iPhone

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Wandering Prayers

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Indie+Relief: Get Cool Apps and Help Haiti

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

De-Optimizing Your Digital World

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Choosing the Top 20 on My iPhone

Sam R. Hall - Feb 3

Seeing the Future

Sam R. Hall - Jan 31

Streamlining Apps

Sam R. Hall - Jan 28

iPad: The Morning After

Sam R. Hall - Jan 28

Sex Education in Mississippi: Why ‘Just Wait’ Just Doesn’t Work

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jan 28

Obama Both Forceful, Reconciliatory in State of the Union

Sam R. Hall - Jan 27

Pass The Damn Bill.

So what is to be done with health care reform? Nothing could be done . Health care costs will continue to escalate, more and more Americans will become uninsured, thousands more will die for lack of insurance, the federal deficit will spiral upward. It will soon get so bad, that citizens may revolt and demand the government take over health care. Oh yeah, this is a great idea. The Re...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 26

Why I Wear Black and White

People who know me will notice that I wear only black and some white - and they eventually ask me why. From experience, I have developed several quick answers - but the truth is a little longer. Like most women, I wore colors that I liked the look of and that I thought looked good on me - and over the years developed some favorites that would vary over time. However, black and white were always t...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 25

Sarah Weddington - A Heroine

On the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v Wade , I wanted to give honor to the 26 year old attorney who argued the case and won - Sarah Weddington . She was born in Abilene TX after the end of World War II. Her father was a chaplain and religion professor. Her mother was a teacher and basketball coach. Due to the example set by her parents, she grew to love reading and studying, w...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 22

My Top 20 11 on My iPhone

Sam R. Hall - Jan 22

Wandering Prayers

Sam R. Hall - Jan 22

When a Religion Is Not Religious

Sam R. Hall - Jan 22

Indie+Relief: Get Cool Apps and Help Haiti

Sam R. Hall - Jan 20

RIP: Health Care Reform

I am grieving tonight, because something near and dear to my heart is terminally ill. The Republican just elected in Massachusetts vowed to be the Senate's 41st vote to kill my loved one, and I'm sure he will succeed. It will be an ugly death, and I will not want to watch. There is one treatment that could save that life. The US House of Representatives could vote to accept the Senate's version of...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 19

What the Hell Is Going On?

Tomorrow, Tuesday, the most liberal state in the union is going to elect to the US Senate a teabagger created empty suit, Scott Brown, whose only claim to fame is posing nude for Cosmopolitan several years ago. Why is this happening? People will try to blame the Democratic candidate, Martha Coakley. Don't you believe it! Women always get blamed when men make a mess. But we're not going to le...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 18

De-Optimizing Your Digital World

Sam R. Hall - Jan 18

Remembering Dr. King

Sam R. Hall - Jan 18

MSU Star Jerious Norwood Makes iPod Touch News

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ten Rules for Web Startups (or Other Business Ventures)

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Blogging the President's Speech

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Choosing the Top 20 on My iPhone

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Bringing Gourmet Beer to Mississippi

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Patriots' Big Trade

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Building an Ideal Email Client

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

ZenHabits: Do Interesting Things

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

'I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door'

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Simplenote — My Favorite Notes App — Goes Free

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Simplenote — My Favorite Notes App — Goes Free

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Choosing the Top 20 on My iPhone

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Building an Ideal Email Client

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Bringing Gourmet Beer to Mississippi

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Ten Rules for Web Startups (or Other Business Ventures)

Sam R. Hall - Jan 17

Blogging the President's Speech

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

Obesity and Brain Power

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

Shawn Blanc on Link Posts

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

Patriots' Big Trade

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

Birthers Ain't Bright

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

ZenHabits: Do Interesting Things

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

A Space for Everything

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

'I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door'

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

Right Wing Remembrances of Ted Kennedy

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

MSU Star Jerious Norwood Makes iPod Touch News

Sam R. Hall - Jan 14

The Freeze of 2010 - Part II

On Sunday morning, I woke up and headed straight for the coffee pot. Oops! Nothing is coming out of the faucet. As I wander around caffeine deprived, I spot my neighbor Marc outside. I ask if he has water, and he says he does. He runs home and brings me a big container of water - it never occurred to me to save water. He is inquiring about my water problems and discovered that I haven't checked al...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 14

Fusion balloting: creating more and better choices for American voters

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jan 14 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

The Freeze of 2010 - Part I

My sad tale of the freeze starts with my painter. Being financially challenged, I paint one side of my house at a time. For the front I hired an excellent painter, and he did a fantastic job. However, he was expensive. I was having trouble saving up for the second side, which is almost totally windows - my house is brick. I finally talked myself into hiring a cheap painter - figuring he can surely...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 12

Nevada Court Rejects 'Egg-As-Person' Ballot Measure

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jan 11

The Internet Makes This a Small World

This is a followup of sorts to my post about being an online ambassador for Natchez. Today I ran across an alert for someone visiting Natchez. When I clicked on it, I was taken to Southern Lagniappe - a blog by an unbelievable photographer from Vicksburg. She also has another site with nothing but photographs, which are the most beautiful photographs of Mississippi I have ever se...
Natchez Mississippi - Jan 9

Christmas Angel by Gwen

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 7

Mississippi Woman Makes the Big Time!

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 6

Online Ambassador for Natchez

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 5

I Can't Tell My Right from My Left

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 5

Today is a Palindrome - 01022010

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 2

Lest ye be judged...

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Jan 2

Technology Redeems the Decade from Hell

Natchez Mississippi - Jan 2

Good Riddance to 2009 and the Whole Blipping Decade

Natchez Mississippi - Dec 31

Letter to the Editor: Why Mississippi Needs Health Care Reform

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Dec 29

Least & most religious states. Where's yours rank?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Dec 28

Petraeus calls for Dramatic Increase in Nation Building (with poll)

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Dec 27

Desperately Needed Homes Sit Unused in Mississippi

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Dec 16

Betrayal

Natchez Mississippi - Dec 6

[UPDATE] What Kind of Apathy Does it Take to Let Asian Carp Invade the Great Lakes?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Nov 30

What Kind of Apathy Does it Take to Let Asian Carp Invade the Great Lakes?

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Nov 30

The Young South is Ours

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Nov 22

Governor Barbour Disses Mississippians

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Nov 21

Concerning the Stupak Amendment- When Insurers Don't Cover Abortions

DailyKos (Mississippi) - Nov 15

A Space for everything

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Shawn Blanc on link posts

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Birthers ain't bright

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Blogging the president's speech

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5

ZenHabits: Do Interesting Things

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Patriots' big trade

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Right wing remembrances of Ted Kennedy

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Obesity and brain power

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5

MSU star Jerious Norwood makes iPod touch news

Sam R. Hall - Nov 5

'I Lift My Lamp Beside the Golden Door'

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Planning Vice Chair Comments

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Why are Health Care Costs So High - and Growing

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A chance for a second childhood

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Public enemies

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Health Care Reform or Bankruptcy - Take Your Pick

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Journey Stories Exhibit at Historic Foundation

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

My husband the oil mogul

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Uncovering the truth

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I Was a Movie Star Today - Sort Of

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

There You Go Again, Sarah Palin

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Gotta Love the Natchez Life

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

An Open Letter to Alderwoman Arceneaux-Mathis

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Do Americans Have a Right to Health Care?

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What we would be wearing in 2000 as predicted in 1930s

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

The Government is Taking Over Health Care!

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Gone with the Wind published on this day in 1936

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Why Congressman Pickering Didn't Become a Senator

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The Evolution of a Tomato

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Crickets chirping under my bedroom window

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Insurance Companies - Evil Incarnate

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5 - 2 clicks 2 clicks

Pickering "Affair" Is Getting Really Creepy

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Thanks, Sarah Palin

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Life is a bowl (or two) of cherries

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Town Hall Meeting Boring and Depressing

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

Rec Complex Will Benefit Citizens

Natchez Mississippi - Nov 5

City In Recovery

by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 A spring storm went overboard last Friday, spawning about five tornados in the Jackson area and leaving a large portion of the city and some adjoining communities without power well into the following week. Hinds County Emergency Operation Director Larry Fisher called the storm the worst thing to hit the city since the Easter flood......
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Barbour Declares State of Emergency, Includes Jackson

2:45 p.m.—(JACKSON, Mississippi) - Governor Haley Barbour today declared a State of Emergency for 12 Mississippi counties following a severe weather system and tornadoes which hit parts of Central Mississippi, including the Jackson Metro area. The Governor announced the State of Emergency while touring neighborhoods in Northeast Jackson, which were among the hardest-hit areas from Friday’s storm ...
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

[Best Bets] Wednesday, April 7

If you haven’t already, be sure to stop in at the Mississippi Museum of Art to take in the Young Person’s Cultural Exchange Exhibit, featuring artwork from young people across the state. Call 601-960-1515 for details. … David Gatlin takes the stage at Martin’s at 10 p.m. … Left ......
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

Court System, Autopsy Expert Slammed

by Adam Lynch April 8, 2008 Innocence Project attorneys, activists and a man who served 12 years in Parchman for a crime he did not commit are calling for a radical overhaul of the state’s criminal-justice system in order to keep innocent Mississippians out of prison. Part of that overhaul, the Innocence Project says, is to revoke the medical license of Dr. Steven......
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

JSU's Ronald Mason: Gee Whiz, I’m Sorry

by Adam Lynch Photo by Adam Lynch April 2, 2008 Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. was full of apologies regarding the university’s recent failed attempt to push an eminent-domain “quick-take” bill through the Mississippi Legislature. The bill would have allowed the JSU Development Foundation to claim property for the school’s expansion over a 50-acre......
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

[Best Bets] Thursday, May 8

Make it a point to stop in to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science as its “Bone up on Bones” exhibit reaches its final days, teaching people about bone health and overall well-being. Call 601-354-7303 for details. … Take in some live music and make some new friends at the Plaza Building’s “Thursdays at the Plaza” at 5 p.m. at 120 N. Congress Street. Be sure to try a new dish at Tye’s Resta...
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Friday, April 25, 9 p.m.: Southern Fried Karaoke with the JFP

Join the JFP for Southern Fried Karaoke as we wish farewell to graphic designer Darren Schwindaman. Hal and Mal's Restaurant. Free....
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

JPS Superintendent Earl Watkins Resigning

After months of controversy stemming from a sexual harassment charge by a male educator, JPS Superintendent Earl Watkins announced tonight that he is resigning, effective June 2009....
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

The Show Goes On: Crossroads This Weekend

Despite the weather, all is well at Regal Cinemas Parkway Place, the Mississippi Museum of Art and Hal and Mal's. All events are on schedule and the Crossroads "show" will go on! Crossroads Highlights This Weekend: If you haven't make it out, come spend the weekend with us. Buy your All-Access Pass or tickets at the Parkway Place Box Office throughout the festival. Box Office sales are Cash or C...
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5

JFP Web Updates Coming

All...I've turned off commenting and the forums because I need to spend a few hours moving files into the new CMS that...God willing...the JFP will begin using by tomorrow morning (if not sooner). Wish me luck. ;-) - Todd...
Jackson Free Press - Nov 5