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'Woods Burner' Explores in Fiction Thoreau's Pivotal Firenew
On April 30, 1844, Henry David Thoreau began the fire that eventually burned 300 acres of forest outside his home in Concord, Mass. Woods Burner is poet and novelist John Pipkin's fictional exploration of that event, which he paints as a turning point for Thoreau.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
06-26-2009 |
Fiction
Entering Year Sevennew
The Iraq War's anniversary didn't spark riots, but it's worth remembering how we got here and who we've lost. At least.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-27-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Iraq, commentary
David C. Korten Proposes a New Economic Modelnew
His Agenda for a New Economy is a departure from the same old rehashed economic theories of the past. It doesn't just nibble around the edges of the current economic crisis.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-27-2009 |
Nonfiction
Fixing the Economic Mess Starts at Homenew
The country's economic mess is a reflection of our personal priorities. To fix it, look no further than the back yard.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-19-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: economic issues
Holidays Can be Filled with Many Emotions Other Than Cheernew
Ultimately, all our collective holiday suffering has to do with being unable to accept reality, whether that's being stuck remembering the way things once were, or putting too much emphasis on how things "ought" to be.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
11-25-2008 |
Culture
Disaster: A Growth Industrynew
Klein exposes—with razor-sharp investigative reporting—the damage done by the fundamentalist economic theories of Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, who said: “Only a crises actual or perceived produces real change.”
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
Let It Benew
It’s Saturday morning. I take a comfortable seat on a floor cushion and close my eyes. For a few moments, I focus on my breath moving steadily in and out. It takes no effort, since I’m breathing anyway.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-04-2008 |
Culture
Challenging the Next Generationnew
A Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2002 and WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper talks about her book and her desire to challenge future leaders.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'You're Free To Go'new
The small town of Macon, Miss. made history Friday, Feb. 15, when Judge J. Lee Howard set two wrongfully convicted men free. Convicted of two nearly identical killings about 18 months apart, Kennedy "Kenny" Brewer, 37, and Levon Brooks, 48, spent a combined 34 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'All God, All the Time'new
The book began as an angry polemic “about the way we have allowed our proclamation as Christians to be used by political, conservative elites,” Marsh said. But after the 2006 mid-term elections, he reframed the book to address the question: “Where do we go from here?”
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
DNA Says 'Not Guilty' 16 Years Laternew
Arthur Johnson may be returning home in a matter of days, 16 years after his arrest for a rape he did not commit. On Friday, Jan. 4, the Mississippi Supreme Court ordered Sunflower County to review Johnson’s case based on post-conviction DNA testing that conclusively eliminates him as the perpetrator.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'These Are Not Fair Trials'new
John Grisham on his book, The Innocent Man, legislative efforts to aid the wrongfully convicted in Mississippi and his future plans.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Grisham, The Innocent Man
The Case For Innocencenew
While researching his only non-fiction book to date, author John Grisham discovered the Innocence Project, and joined efforts to help the wrongfully convicted in prison.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mississippi Settles Foster Care Suitnew
Mississippi Attorney General is confident in a new foster care reform plan, which other states can imitate.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
11-20-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Fake It 'til You Make Itnew
Choosing to love, like choosing to listen, can take effort, but like everything that you have to work for, the rewards can be great. We can, perhaps, achieve world peace through actively choosing to love instead of knee-jerking into hatred.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
10-12-2007 |
Commentary
