Jackson Jambalaya

Then there are the Frenchies.  Economy is flat.  Growth non-existent.  Jobs are desperately needed. So..... what does the government and the unions do? Team up to abolish jobs.  The Wall Street Journal reported in September:

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CBS News reported this week employers are starting to drop health care coverage for employees as their current plans do not meet the minimum levels of coverage under Obamacare:

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Update: Trolley will run from Fondren to Midtown.  Click on ad for more info.

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Getting closer to the end of November.  Thad said he would decide real soon if he was going to run for re-election.  Samuel Adams is in and running ads.  Dilbert and Stacey are waiting in the wings.   Do you think Thad will run or not? Feel free to comment.

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Don't believe Ole Miss lost last night but they did.  Here is a video floating around on Youtube about how Ole Miss fans react to losing the Egg Bowl last night.  Its kind of weak. A for concept, C- for execution. 

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Bill Crawford called out PERS in a recent column carried by several newspapers He also calls out the politicians for lacking the "political will" to do anything about PERS. Keep in mind when reading this post that the average rate of return for PERS is 13% for the last four years. In other words, the market came back, PERS didn't. Read on:

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Annie Oeth defended Thanksgiving against the Christmas shopping creep that seems to occur more and more each year:

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Yes, I think some of the Gators are on the take. Would explain plays such as this and losses such as the most recent one.

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It's that time of year and you know what it means: It's time for my award-winning egg nog recipe:

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Some interesting things on the agenda for the Hinds County Board of Supervisors Monday:

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Mark Halperin discusses on CNBC whether there will be "death panels" under Obamacare in this video:

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Little sketch from SNL about what it would take for President Obama to lose the support of the black community.

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Eric Law will serve eight years in jail after pleading guilty to one count of sexual battery in Madison County court today.  Judge John Emfinger accepted the prosecution's recommendation that he sentence Mr. Law to a twenty year term and suspend twelve years.  Mr. Law will have to register as a sex offender.  He will face supervised release for five years after his release.

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Kimberly Readus.  Canton's special child.  Last seen calling an elderly woman a "baboon's ass" as she tried to walk out of the courthouse with unsealed ballot boxes on election night last May.  Madison Justice Court Judge Bill Weisenberger fined her $1,000 and issued three thirty-day sentences against her after she was convicted of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and providing false information yesterday. 

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Here is the latest session of Questions for the PM.  Are you aware this is funny stuff and better than any political theater in the states? If not, watch. Would that we could have such debates here in this country.

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WARNING: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE IN THIS POST! EMBEDDED DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PICTURE.

It seems another teacher got stupid. A lawsuit filed against Damien Anderson, a football coach at Terry High School, spells out some rather lurid and disgusting details between the coach and a student at Terry.   The complaint charges the coach had sex with her at school and at motel rooms in the Jackson area.  The plaintiff also claims Mr. Anderson sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to the student's cellphone.

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 And the hits to Obamacare just keep coming.  Self-inflicted wounds, of course. Bloomberg reported:

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Blood donors are needed for local teen, Robert Gaillet. His number for donations at Mississippi Blood Services is DG05.  You can read his story on his Caring Bridge web page.  Please donate if you can do so. 

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Sheriff Bryan Bailey announced the funeral arrangements for Chancellor Thomas Zebert:

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Here are the latest crime stats for Jackson, Madison, Byram, Clinton, Rankin County, and the Rez. Jackson still does not post them on the city website as it did for years. The reports are embedded in flash so please keep that in mind if using an Apple product.

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CNBC conducted a little experiment on how to find people just by using social media. Watch the video below.

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Madison PD issued the following press release:

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Judge Tom Zebert passed away last night at the Hospice Center in Ridgeland, funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as they are available.

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The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled against Marshall Wolfe and Jack Harrington. The two sought relief from fines imposed upon them by the Secretary of State for securities Fraud. The state said the pair operated a "ponzi scheme" through a group of affiliated companies.  Don't have time to provide the details of the ruling but here is the ruling.

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Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba appointed Reverend Jeffery Stallworth to the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. Hmmm.... where have we heard that name before?

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The Hinds County Board of Supervisors welcomed two new members Monday and got down to bidness. District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes did not attend the meeting. The meeting was quick, efficient, and over before noon. It became more common for meetings to last four or five hours under the previous board.

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The Wall Street Journal reported Congress enjoys some extra perks under Obamacare. Louis Radnofsky reports:

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City of Jackson issued a boil water notice today:

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Local political guru and columnist Brian Perry appeared on the show today to discuss Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel's candidacy.

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Apparently the unemployment numbers published before the 2012 Presidential election might have been cooked.  Rick Santelli had enough and said a few things this morning on CNBC:

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Public Policy polling released a poll showing unexpected support for State Senator Chris McDaniel when placed against Senator Thad Cochran*:

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WAPT got a copy of the police report for the arrest of SENATOR John Horhn.  Ouch.  At least he didn't tell the police to call Randy Tucker or Brad Rogers.  Its good reading.

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Arthur Johnston's decision to retire as Madison County Chancery Clerk set off a flurry of debate, as contenders jockey up to the starting gate for the June 3 primary.  There are several names attracting attention that keep surfacing in discussions about the election.

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You can't repeal the laws of economics.

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Clearwater Group, LLC issued the following press release: 

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U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett set the trial for Scott Walker on December 16, 2013 in Gulfport.  A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Walker, Bill Walker, Scott Janus, Sheila Tina Shumate, and Joseph Ziegler for allegedly using DMR and a related foundation to defraud the federal government. 

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The Leftenant Governor just issued the following press release:

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Forget the websites. Who lied. Who knew. The federal government issued new rules regarding health insurance coverage under Obamacare. The New York Times reported:

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Today will be an interesting day downtown as the two new members of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors will assume their seats today.  It should be interesting, to say the least.  Will Robert Graham remain board president?  Will Kenneth Stokes storm out?  What other surprises will take place.  You can watch the live stream on the county website. You can also follow my observations on Twitter at kingfish1935. 

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Colorization of historical photographs is a welcome trend in art as it gives us a new way of looking at the past. Indulgd.com published 36 such prints on its website.  Here are a few samples.  Click on the link to see the rest.

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Still can't believe they actually produced this sketch.  Someone going to be in trouble.

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It seems the aldermen of Starkpatch don't cotton to citizens learning what goes on in their meetings. The Columbus Dispatch reported:

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Awesome game. Awesome ending.

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Roy Nicholson steps down as Chairman of the Central Mississippi Tea Party in this message:

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JPD confirmed to JJ that Senator John Horhn was arrested for a DUI last night.  The arrest took place on Beasley Road shortly before midnight.  The Senator spoke at community meeting last night about Jackson crime.  Of course, who can forget this part-aaay.  JPD was unable to confirm if the Senator demanded someone call Gary Rhodes. 

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Send this MSNBC boy back home to his mama where he needs to learn how to shave before he tackles politics.

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Mrs. Hosemann is having her own little tea party down on the coast:

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Share the Gulf is a coalition of chefs, restaurateurs, restaurant associations, seafood businesses, fishermen, conservationists, local food advocates and regular consumers that want to keep the local Gulf seafood industry fair and strong. The coalition was launched to raise awareness of and support for local fishing businesses and the restaurants, grocery stores, tourism businesses and consumers that depend on fair access to fresh Gulf seafood.  Learn more about the Share the Gulf campaign.

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WREG (Memphis) reported how a homeless couple treated their free home: 

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Nona Aronawitz writes on The Atlantic Cities website about the creative scene in Jackson:

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The Nashville Post reported the HMA board approved the sale of the company to Community Health Systems:

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The Hinds County District Attorney issued the following press release:

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Update: Check out II under Supervisor Tony Greer's section of the agenda. 

Here is the agenda for the November 18 meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.  Sheriff gets his million bucks back as Greer wants to pull over $3 million out of the slush fund, oops, I meant parks and recreation, and give it back to the Sheriff and Byram-Clinton corridor project.

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Open lines on the radio show today.  No special topics. 

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Is ADHD over diagnosed in American children? An American psychiatrist compared the two cultures of child-raising in Psychology Today. She wrote:

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Are you aware that they are back? Enjoy.

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The fight between David Watkins and the city of Jackson just got more heated.  Central Mississippi Planning & Development District demanded JRA rescind the termination of its lease with Mr. Watkin's company, Farish Street Group in an October 3 letter.

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Hinds County Supervisor Kenneth Stokes (District 5) had someone from the Mississippi Department of Education explain the procedures for taking over a school and a district.  He launched into a brief discussion of various conspiracy theories such as the state taking over JPS and charter schools taking over Lanier.  Not once has he ever done one thing:

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JJ posted a couple of weeks ago the health insurance premiums for Hinds County as found on healthcare.gov.  Now it is Rankin County's turn. Rankin County is rated a "3".

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Veterans Day is a special one this year as the Doolittle raiders met for perhaps the last time:

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It's no secret the cars used by the Hinds County Sheriff's Office are not equipped with dashcams. Well, Hinds County Board of Supervisors never lets an opportunity to rip off the taxpayers go to waste. Watch the video below. Some vendor pops up at the board meeting last Monday and makes a presentation to the board. His name was Tarrien Williams of Venture Technologies. He claimed his company was affiliated with Oracle.

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JJ filed a public records request for a copy of the public records requests filed by the Sun-Herald on the DMR case.  There are some interesting exchanges in the records posted below.

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Saw this yesterday around 5:30.  Just could. not. resist.  Red light was on although it doesn't appear to be in this picture. 

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I've joked before that the U.S. Government should sell debt bonds to reduce the debt. It would make a good Onion headline. However, a bond insurance company is alleging that is exactly what the Madison County Board of Supervisors did in diverting $1 million in bond proceeds to repay the bonds for the Parkway East PID according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on November 1.

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Tony Greer and Darrel McQuirter are now Hinds County Supervisors. They were sworn in at noon today to a crowded board room. Peggy was visibly happy. Graham was visibly quiet. And Stokes was invisible as he was a no-show.

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The State Auditor issued the following press release. The actual indictment is posted below. Attorney William Gunn filed an entry of appearance for Scott Walker.  A hearing will be held on November 8 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Robert. Walker.

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Senator Chris McDaniel appeared on the show yesterday. Enjoy.

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Update: Sun-Herald reports arrests are expected today. 

Did the State Auditor use the Feds to evade the Sun-Herald and a Gulf Coast judge? The Sun-Herald reported:

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Want to participate in the Jackson Free Press "Best of" nominations? Be prepared as the JFP is now engaging in its own form of voter ID:

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Looks like the Sun-Herald's fight to obtain the DMR records it sought from the State Auditor took an unexpected turn yesterday:

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The Wall Street Journal published the best editorial I've read to date on Obamacare last week. Forget the "glitches", there are bigger issues at stake:

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Haven't had time to read this story, as I just saw it in comments (thank you), but Fitch apparently downgraded its rating outlook for Mississippi to negative:

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Going to step in and out during the night SO make your comments about the two supervisor elections here. Feel free to post results as they come in. Good luck to both sides.

Update: 3003 to 640. 22 of 31 McQuirter giving victory speech

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Your vote does count and you have a chance to do something about Hinds County today if you live in District 2. The district includes part of Fondren and Belhaven.* This website endorses Darrel McQuirter. Readers of this site are familiar with the debacle that is the Hinds County Board of Supervisors as the supes reach a new low on a regular basis. Sweetheart deals. Shakedowns. No-bid contracts. Broke budgets. Million dollar payouts to their attorneys. They loot the E911 fund to funnel money to their friends while police and fire departments in Hinds County can't get radios they need to save lives. The current majority on the board schemed and screamed in an effort to deprive you of your right to vote today. Today is the day you can make a difference. Then there is Bennie's jail. Bennie built it, broke it,, and we are still paying for it.  Don't forget Kenneth Stokes.  Want to make Stokes mad? Vote for Darrel McQuirter today. 

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The market returned and yet the funding level for PERS still fell.  PERS released the annual actuarial report for several retirement systems it manages last month at its bi-monthly meeting of the board of trustees.  PERS enjoyed a 13.4% return on investments and enjoyed $2.6 billion in investment income but saw the number of retirees grow as payments continued to outpace contributions.

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School Board member Bill Jones blamed lack of oversight on former state Superintendent Hank Bounds

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The scumbags in District 2 just could not help themselves.  There is an election for District 2 tomorrow for supervisor.  For over twenty years the Bennie-Doug-George-Graham-Stokes crowd ran roughshod over everyone.  Now that bunch is scared to death of what may actually happen tomorrow: Darrell McQuirter may actually win the election.

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The train wreck continues.  A cancer patient pens a rather poignant account of his experience in trying to obtain health insurance in the Wall Street Journal today:

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Blue Cross-HMA.  HMA-Blue Cross.  The scrum between the two companies has dominated the news for quite some time in Mississippi.  The entire battle started with a lawsuit HMA filed against Blue Cross.  The media reported HMA filing the lawsuit but really has not analyzed the lawsuit, much less posted a copy of it for you to read.  JJ will attempt to do so in this post.

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Judge Henry Lackey dismissed David Archie's challenge of his loss in the District 2 Democratic Primary for Supervisor.   Mr. Archie represented himself.  See below.

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Here is the video of the last meeting of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors.  Supes managed to blow through an extra $650,000 that morning.  Cut money from the jail. No money for this. No money for that. Mention slush fund and heyyyy, they can spend some money. 

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Here are the polling places for in District 2 for the supervisor election Tuesday. This website, along with other media outlets, endorsed the Democrat nominee, Darrell McQuirter. If you live in Belhaven and vote at the Fire Station on North State Street, vote Tuesday. If you live in Fondren and vote at Fondren Presbyterian Church or Woodland Hills Baptist Church, vote Tuesday. Y'all are actually in District 2 and have a say in this election. Here are the precincts:

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Obama lied while your health insurance died.  That is the headline of the week. How many times did the President say "you will keep your health insurance" and "your premiums will not increase."? Just in case you forgot, here is a reminder:

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The Hinds County Board of Supervisors had a spirited discussion over what to do about a 13% increase in health insurance premiums.  They voted to have the county pay for the increase so employees would not see a rise in premiums. Here is the video.

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A Harrison County Chancellor stopped the State Auditor's efforts to keep records of the Department of Marine Resources away from the Sun-Herald yesterday:

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The Kaze published this epistle on his Facebook page yesterday. JJ obtained permission to publish it. The Kaze wanted to rewrite it and polish it up as he was just writing what came to mind on Facebook with no thought to editing but I liked the way it was written so enjoy.

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Well, looks like the CL has more problems this week, some of them self-inflicted.  Gannett kicked the general manager and editor of VIP to the curb.  Sources at the newspaper inform JJ the publication made a profit of $25,000 last month. Apparently that wasn't good enough.  Gannett also fired the suburban reporters a couple of months ago and assigned their duties to the VIP staff.  Brilliant.  Kill off one of the few divisions actually making money.  Then the digital sales staff quit yesterday. Yup.   That is the digital sales staff for the CL.  How many ways can you shoot yourself in the foot?

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Keep in mind that Governor Phil Bryant only rescinded part of his executive order today. The Governor did leave intact the sections of the order that threw a few orders at Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney. The Commish fired right back at Governor Bryant today in this letter JJ obtained in a public records request:

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