And I’m not the only one. Ronni is here, Ward is here; Lacey and Adam just left. We are in the middle of our huge annual issue to celebrate all that is great about our city. Someone just *now* dropped fruit and M&Ms. Mark Scurlock showed up earlier with pastries. It’s as if so many of y’all are cheering us on as we sort through thousands, no millions, of little Best-of blurbs, trying to get the damn commas right!
But here is the point of this point. Lacey just forwarded me an e-mail from one of our fall interns that really touched me, considering how badly I was dying to leave Mississippi when I was her age. And it is a tribute as much, or more, to all of you working hard out in the community as it was to her experience here. It read in part:
“I really respect what the JFP does and how this ‘family’ collectively carries ideals that have changed the way I now look at things. This sounds cheesy, but I’ve been indirectly inspired to help this community more. I developed some cynicism before I started interning and it wasn’t even until a couple weeks ago that I realized so many people that you guys (featured) actually care about what they are doing and they have a vision they think will work. It’s not just bullshit, and this really makes me hopeful.”
Cheers, Jackson. And thank you for everything, including the M&Ms and the donuts! 😉
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I don’t know the date or year this article was written; however, it needs to be framed because these are facts that continue to grow with the JFP. Each Weekly gets even better.
#156262 | Author: justjess | Date: Feb 24 2010
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The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.
