As we continue to mark the Inlander’s 30th anniversary, every week we’ll look back at a different article from years past. This week, we’re rerunning a piece originally published on Feb. 2, 2000 and written by Ted S. McGregor Jr. Also, watch for our 30 Years of Inlander feature every week in the paper through Oct. 12.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: In the nearly 25 years since this story was first published, the term “gypsy” has become widely considered an offensive term. Today, we would use “roma” or “romani” to describe Jimmy Marks background. You will see
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