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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Celebrating the Best, Pandemic Style

2/3/2021

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by Todd Stauffer
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Photo courtesy Christopher McGee Photography and Aerial Services
We published our first ever Best of Jackson issue in January 2003, right after we'd launched the Jackson Free Press in the fall of 2002. Nearly two decades later, a lot has changed in Jackson.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Gov. Reeves, Denial Ain’t a River in Mississippi

11/25/2020

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by Todd Stauffer
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"Gov. Tate Reeves has done precisely the wrong things to quell this virus. He could have led his party and supporters in Mississippi instead of sheepishly kowtowing to the extremists." Photo by Rogelio V. Solis via AP
If there's one lesson this wretched year has taught us, it's that denial isn't an effective governing strategy. For instance, denying that you lost an election—by tens of thousands of votes in swing states and 6 million votes nationally and then crafting bald lies about voter-fraud claims—hasn't worked.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: We’re All Living in Tate Reeves’ Pottery Barn Now

5/13/2020

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by Todd Stauffer
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Tate Reeves should have known that lieutenant governor is a powerful position—he'd been Mississippi's "LG" for the eight years prior to this one. Photo courtesy State of Mississippi
As Gov. Tate Reeves learned this past week, the most powerful public office in Mississippi isn't actually that of governor. While Reeves has been on Facebook Live opening businesses ahead of the official guidance even from this White House, he ran into a brick wall when he decided the Legislature would have no say in spending $1.25 billion of CARES Act funds.

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Engagement, Solutions, Race Equity and IPAs

12/12/2019

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by Todd Stauffer
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Photo by Evan Dvorkin on Unsplash
​I'm a fan of the holiday season. I like the music, lights, decorations and schlocky movies. And one of the pleasures of the holidays is making a special effort to get out to a walkable urban environment and do some "shopping."

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Press Still Rolls as the JFP Enters Our 18th Year

9/19/2019

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by Todd Stauffer
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You may have noticed our emphasis this year on podcasting—the "Let's Talk Jackson" podcast is about 14 biweekly episodes in. We've already had a few spinoffs, including "Let's Talk Jackson Politics," and, just this past week, we recorded our first (occasional) episode of "Let's Talk Jackson Art." Photo by Amber Helsel
​This issue we celebrate moving into our 18th year of publishing as a voice for Jacksonians who want to see progress in the capital city and the Magnolia State. It's been quite a ride!

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: On Tourism, the Food Business  and ‘Let’s Talk Jackson’

3/6/2019

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by Todd Stauffer
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On the tourism front, no, we're not New Orleans, yet, but there's a steady drumbeat of offerings in Jackson that's making it more and more interesting to think about tourism as a potential part of our growth. Photo by Stephen Wilson
​​Welcome to another "BOOM Jackson" edition of the Jackson Free Press. This issue serves two major purposes. One, it's a three-month look ahead at arts and cultural events in the Jackson metro. Two, we do the BOOM edition quarterly, with a focus on local entrepreneurship and economic development—stuff I love!

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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: ‘Tis a Very VIP Season

12/13/2018

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by Todd Stauffer
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Shop local and dine local this holiday season as well—supporting our entrepreneurs is what makes Jackson unique. Merry Christmas and happy holidays from the Jackson Free Press. Photo courtesy Toni Cuenca/Unsplash
​​It has been an interesting holiday season so far for the Jackson Free Press. Over the Thanksgiving break, for instance, our website was on fire with national attention due to Ashton Pittman's reporting on Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, and we were fielding all sorts of requests for photo rights, TV appearances, radio appearances—all while trying to keep up with a reasonable (for these times) moderating tone in the comments on stories and a variety of reader inquiries from around the United States.

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