AltWeeklies Wire
Childhood Obesity: Defying Easy Answersnew
Mississippi's obesity rates are staggering: 35 percent of adults and about 40 percent of our children are obese, the highest rates in the nation.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-25-2014 |
Health
Righting Our Grand Failurenew
No American in her right mind will consider Mississippi for high-quality medical treatment when the state's leadership flatly refuses to improve the well-being of its own citizens.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-24-2014 |
Health
Hope for Harper Gracenew
Cannabidiol, derived from the cannabis plant, may help with diseases such as Dravet Syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
06-06-2014 |
Health
Tags: cannabidiol
How The Clarion-Ledger Got It Wrong: The Importance of Contextnew
Metro dailies like The Clarion-Ledger often neglect to place important stories in context, which is a grave disservice to its readers.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
04-04-2014 |
Media
Tags: Jackson Clarion Ledger
An Innocent Woman? Michelle Byrom vs. Mississippinew
If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, now 56, she will be the first woman the state has put to death in 70 years. It may also be a horrible injustice.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
‘Standing Close By’ The JFP Interview with Dr. Hannah Gaynew
Dr. Hannah Gay received international acclaim after the news of an apparent “cure” of an HIV-infected child in her care became public in March.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
10-17-2013 |
Health
Ask the Questionsnew
Does the slug fest over gun rights (or reproductive rights or fill-in-the-blank rights) need to be at such a stalemate?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-04-2013 |
Policy Issues
A New Realitynew
Pornography in 2013—the vehicle by which many boys learn how to be men—has turned women into objects of loathing, abuse and violence.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-18-2013 |
The War on Women
Tags: Pornography
Just Average Girlsnew
Holly Austin Smith’s story demonstrates just how easily sex traffickers can lure girls—even “good” girls—away from home.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Holly Austin Smith
Sex Trafficking: What Now?new
During the last legislative session, Mississippi lawmakers sharpened the teeth of the state's laws addressing human trafficking. They now give cops and prosecutors the power to aggressively pursue traffickers and the men who buy the services of the women and men the industry victimizes.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-15-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Sit, Jacksonnew
Meditation is a great way to recognize and control negative emotions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-21-2013 |
Health
Don't Look Away from Abusenew
The thing that binds Reeva Steenkamp and Nicole Simpson goes beyond the high-profiles of the sportsmen in their lives: it is the prevalence of violence, specifically, domestic violence.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Blessings for All Unionsnew
Bishop Duncan Gray III of Mississippi’s Episcopal Church will allow churches to bless same-sex unions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-21-2013 |
LGBT
From Punishment to Healing: Moving Mental-Health Care Homenew
On March 10, 2010, the Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center sued then Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour along with a handful of state mental-health administrators on behalf of several teenagers whom the state was holding in mental institutions. All of the children's problems stemmed from trauma.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-15-2013 |
Health
The 'Gun-Show Loophole'new
Mississippians with a yen to add to their personal arsenals can head out to a gun show in the state just about any weekend of the year.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
