AltWeeklies Wire
Zen and the Art of Optimismnew
Donna Ladd explains why Election 2004 scares her so—and how she is finding optimism, and a bit of zen, in the political changes in her own front yard in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-29-2004 |
Commentary
To Live and Die in Dixienew
A white supremacist's plan to have a booth at the Mississippi State Fair celebrating the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers has stirred the collective conscience of whites in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-02-2004 |
Commentary
For Whom the Zell Tollsnew
It's time for the South to break away from its reputation. No matter what Zell Miller shows, we're not stupid.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-16-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Southern, Zell Miller
Brothers Who Claim Abuse by Priest Want Closure from the Churchnew
The Morrison boys were fond of the pastor of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Jackson, George Broussard, when they were growing up, and he was fond of them. Two years ago, the brothers filed a lawsuit against Broussard and other church officials, including then vicar general Bernard Francis Law, claiming Broussard fondled all three of them in the 1970s. Note: The main characters of the piece currently live in Jackson, Miss., near Dallas, and in Chicago.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-07-2004 |
Children & Families
The Day Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner Diednew
This detailed narrative describes how three young civil rights workers lost ther lives in Mississippi on Father's Day (June 21), 1964.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-16-2004 |
Race & Class
Reagan's Bigotry of Low Expectationsnew
Donna Ladd writes about Ronald Reagan's visit to the Neshoba County Fair in her hometown in 1980 and what that has meant for Mississippians and Americans.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-16-2004 |
Commentary
