Jackson Jambalaya

Joe Rogan had none other than smart guy Neil Degrasse Tyson on his show recently. They talked about all sorts of groovy things for several hours.  Light up the Fuentes and enjoy.

 Shortly after I began writing a wine column in 1976, a friend teased me about my avocation.

    We were journalists working at the Associated Press, and he probably didn't mean to be disparaging when he said, "All red wines taste the same." Not a very journalistic approach.

Don't feel like paying your water bill in Jackson? Well, fugetaboutit.  The city of Jackson cut off water cutoffs over a year ago even as the water system loses millions of dollars every year.

The family of the late Mark Mayfield want a rematch.  U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed their lawsuit against Madison, Mayor Mary Hawkins-Butler, and several police officers last month. However, the widow and sons of Mark Mayfield filed a notice of appeal in U.S. District Court Thursday.

Mississippi Homeland Security Director Lora Hunter resigned after only two months in the position. 

 Some brave souls stood up to anti-Asian hate in Dallas. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Unable to go to church? Enjoy this 1997 Father's Day sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard. 

 Some things catch your eye when they don’t seem to geehaw. For example:

What do you get when you combine Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Mississippi?   A slightly different portrayal of To Kill a Mockingbird. Enjoy.

 The Health Department wasn't buying any of the Jackson Mayor's malarkey about the EPA and Jackson's water system.  

 Nothing like a funny from the Flying Circus.  Enjoy.

 This week, the Senate unanimously passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a national holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865, when a Union general informed the last enslaved people in Texas that, thanks to the 13th Amendment, they were free. This was the denouement of a long process, begun more than four score years before and cruelly delayed for many decades.

 Today's edition of Flashback Friday steps back into the past, the dreadful past.  Flashback Friday shows all of the past - the good, the bad, and in this case, the ugly.  However, history is meant to be studied, not ignored and that applies to the the front page of the June 17, 1923 edition of the Daily Clarion-Ledger that is posted below. The newspaper published a great deal of racist content back in the day and this Sunday newspaper was no exception. Consider yourself warned.

A legacy of helping the disabled will soon disappear in Mississippi, doomed by greed and scandal.  The New Learning Resources School District laid off all teachers at the Oxford and Greenwood schools yesterday. The New Learning Resources serves special needs and gifted children. Teachers at the Jackson campus have not been paid since May 15 and there is little hope of receiving their last three paychecks.   

Coming this fall.... finally..... 

 MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania -- Elaine Noll is standing in front of the cherry white and blue stand for Billy's Country Smokehouse at the local farmers market. Wrapped around her left arm is a canvas bag filled with local roots and vegetables she purchased. She is now listening as Shirley Stana explains to her the different fresh and smoked meats she has in her cooler from the local farm.

 JPD tweeted the following statements. 

As usual, Americans must look overseas for real news.  Sky News Australia called the purported leak of Covid-19 from the Wuhan virology lab one of the "greatest coverups the world has ever seen" Monday. Sky News obtained video that claims to show bats in the lab in 2017 when it was reported there were no bats. 

 This picture in the October 2015 edition of the Northside Sun magazine  aged well.

 If Jackson is going to beg the state for money, perhaps it should first bill the state for money.  The city of Jackson has not billed the Veterans Home in west Jackson in 2021.  JJ reported on March 17: 

 The Barnett Reservoir Foundation issued the following information about the annual "Independence Day" celebration at the Rez. 

Baltimore businesses have had enough of crime and are threatening to withhold their taxes.  The Baltimore Sun reported: 

Check out this week's recipe. 

Sometimes people get dazzled by the shiny things. Everyone wants to go to the new hot place. More times than not, I like the classics. It's that way with music. It's that way with movies, and it's that way with food.

 The decision of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves to tap his own chief of staff as the new leader of the Mississippi Department of Transportation bodes well for an organization that has seen more than its share of discord over the last two decades.

 Jon Stewart went yard on Stephen Colbert last night when Colbert challenged his mentor over the lab leak theory.  Stewart showed who the apprentice was in the exchange.  Watch below.  Enjoy.

Suicide by cop?

Updated: JPD issued the following statement: 

 Our friends at SEC Shorts are back with more of the funny.  Enjoy.

Baker Donelson certainly isn't afraid to defend itself.   U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves dismissed Baker's motion to dismiss in the Lamar Adams case in May.  The SEC sued the firm in 2018, alleging it allowed a partner and lobbyist to use firm resources as they allegedly peddled phony timber investments to firm clients. 

Judge Reeves said Jon Seawright, Esq. and Brent Alexander used the firm escrow accounts to swindle their victims.  However, SEC Receiver Alysson Mills admitted recently that she never actually saw the financial statements and thus did not have actual proof the Baker Donelson escrow accounts were used.  Judge Reeve's opinion stated:

Child molester was a volunteer band director at Callaway High School. 

The Justice Department issued the following statement. 

 Sonoma County, often called "the other wine country," is larger and more diverse than its better-known neighbor, Napa. 

Was homicide related to recent sister-in-law's death? 

The North Mississippi Herald reported former State Representative Ashley Henley was murdered:

Third Suspect Sought

 The Ridgeland Police Department issued the following statement.

 State Auditor Shad White and Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following press release.

 Just another day in Zombieland ....

 Check out this text exchange that took place right before the Jackson general municipal election.  

 If you can't make it to church today because you were up late watching Ole Miss clobber Arizona, enjoy this 1992 sermon presented by the late Dr. Frank Pollard (First Baptist Church -Jackson).  He preached on a worthy subject: healing broken relationships.  

Real conservatives know who Peggy Noonan is. Read her latest column “What Drives Conspiracism” where she laments that irrational conspiracies “fueled and powered” by the Internet are “helping break up America.”  

 A golden oldie returns to the theatre tomorrow and Wednesday. 

 The city of Jackson issued the following statement. 

 Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, mom, & well not so fast.  Hot dogs cause global warming, baseball means people gather outdoors and that means they might catch covid, mom is now a birthing person, and apple pie? Oh, haven't you heard?

Will last come mean last served?  The city of Jackson accused several local companies of dumping millions of gallons of highly acidic wastewater into the Jackson sewer system that caused millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit filed in Hinds County Circuit Court Wednesday. 

Will MDOC ask Judge to impose 5-year suspended sentence? 

 Eric Hambrick's killer is back in prison for now.   Hinds County Deputies arrested Arkel Coleman last Saturday for DUI, violating a traffic ordinance, and possessing a concealed weapon as a convicted felon.  However, he is scheduled to be released in October.  

 Apparently renters are more valuable than homeowners to Wall Street.  The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday:

A memorial will be held on Tuesday, June 15 at Natchez Trace Funeral Home in Madison between 10 and 12.  It is open to the public.  

 The Arkansas State Police is in hot water after a video showing a Trooper using a "pit" maneuver to overturn an SUV with a pregnant driver a year ago.  The trooper tried to pull the woman over for speeding.  She slowed down, flashed her right turn signal, then turned on her hazard lights.  The highway had temporary concrete barriers on the shoulder, which would have placed her SUV and the trooper out into the highway.  No matter.  Billy Badass with a badge couldn't help himself. Fox News reported:

In his book, “United States of Socialism,” Dinesh D’Souza clearly lays out what socialism is, the history and failure of socialism, and why socialism can never work in America. Those who don’t know these things might consider reading his book.  

 The Jackson City Council deep-sixed outgoing Councilman De'Keither Stamps' attempt to change Jackson's government. WLBT reported: 

 Attorney General Lynn Fitch assumed her office nearly a year and a half ago yet she has still not sued to recover $101,829 from Canton Municipal Utilities former employees and commissioners.  State Auditor Shad White issued several demands to repay the funds for an improper severance payment and credit card payments. 

 Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement.