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Two Steps Forwardnew
Unwittingly, I became part of one of Mississippi's core challenges: our brain drain. You know the drill: Either you go along with the program here (or lack of one), or you get the hell out.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-31-2012 |
Commentary
Best of Jackson 2012new
Every fall for a decade now, the Jackson Free Press has asked readers to vote for your favorite local businesses, people, institutions and organizations. Thank you to all who took time to fill out the long ballot to help point this positive spotlight where it needs to shine.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
01-27-2012 |
Commentary
Evaluating a Five-Star Albumnew
Time was, a Rolling Stone magazine five-star "classic" rating meant something. Here are the criteria for making those stars relevant again.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
04-09-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: music reviews, Rolling Stone
Can the Best Original Song Oscar Be Saved?new
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should have pulled the plug on this award when Disney stopped making quality musicals 15 years ago.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
03-02-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Oscars, film music
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
Ode to Ms. Wilsonnew
Maggie Neff recalls the first time she heard Grammy winner (and native Mississippian) Cassandra Wilson.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Neff |
02-19-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: Mississippi, Cassandra Wilson
Protect Workers' Rights -- Enact the Employee Free Choice Actnew
It's time to level the economic playing field by encouraging workers to organize and enacting the Employee Free Choice Act.
Jackson Free Press |
Bill Chandler |
02-13-2009 |
Commentary
Moving On to New Thingsnew
I hate moving! If I had to make a list of my least desirable things to do, moving would be just above being held hostage in a Cambodian prison camp and getting a prostate exam from a blind doctor.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
12-29-2008 |
Commentary
One-Way Metro Streetnew
I often find myself asking, "What does the term 'metro Jackson' really mean?"
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
12-01-2008 |
Commentary
Tags: Jackson, metropolitan areas
Rate of New HIV Cases in Mississippi is On the Risenew
Men represent approximately 70 percent of all those infected with HIV in Mississippi, and African American men represent 75 percent of new infections in men. Direct funding to prevent HIV infection in men represents only approximately 28 percent of HIV funding in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Young |
11-25-2008 |
Commentary
I Made You a Tapenew
Rob Gordon, the quintessential über music snob in Nick Hornby’s “High Fidelity,” sums it up best: “You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don’t wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules.”
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
09-02-2008 |
Commentary
Time to Enfranchise Youthnew
If teens are responsible enough to handle vehicles, hold down jobs and get married, then they are probably responsible enough to cast a ballot for the candidate of their choice.
Jackson Free Press |
Laura Rayburn |
08-29-2008 |
Commentary
The Media Fix Is Innew
As I’ve been penning my column and watching this city’s growth, I’ve thought more often about the real responsibility of the fourth estate. Why does it exist? What are we, the public, supposed to get from media?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-29-2008 |
Commentary
Raising a Mannew
As a single mother attempting to raise an astute son, I find that I am never sure what I’m doing.
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
08-26-2008 |
Commentary
Artist v. Consumernew
The ability to reach millions of people with a song is a powerful weapon that many musicians do not recognize.
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
08-07-2008 |
Commentary
