AltWeeklies Wire
Evolution of a Man: Lifting the Hood in South Mississippinew
Old Ku Klux Klansmen, and their victims, today live together in South Mississippi. Many of them are learning how to get along with people they used to hate, as they are forced to confront their old ideas about justice.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-27-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Daddy Get Upnew
This son of Natchez wants justice for the 1967 Klan murder of his father.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-27-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Dear Meadvillenew
The Mississippi Klan killed Thomas Moore's brother Charles Eddie Moore 40 years ago, but he is still seeking justice. Now, he is trying to wake up his hometown.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-27-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Damned If We Don'tnew
Donna Ladd takes on a little ditty written by Shaila Dewan in The New York Times that belittled Southerners who are trying to confront their past.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-27-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Pumpkins, the Stuff of Memoriesnew
Make some Halloween or fall food memories with pumpkin soup.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-27-2005 |
Food+Drink
Gold Minersnew
A fictionalized account of the 1984 court case that revolutionized sexual harassment law and exposed the misogyny of Minnesota’s mining industry, this must-see drama is marked by understated, focused direction and assured performances.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Niki Caro, North Country
All Haley the Chiefnew
Was a recent hurricane relief benefit orchestrated as mass media photo op for the GOP?
Jackson Free Press |
Mitch Cohen |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
Look, Ma! I Made an Omelette!new
Hanson delivers the goods on perfecting the art of omelettes.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-20-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Chardonnay Warsnew
A wine critic weighs the differences between French and Californian Chardonnays.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
10-20-2005 |
Food+Drink
Scary Nationnew
Bonequeesha introduces the Scary Politician Halloween costume line.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
10-20-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Paradise Lostnew
Strangely, it wasn’t the hurricane itself that tore down the life and family of Daniel Dotta. It was the clean-up crew that came along behind it. With hard work and sacrifice, Dotta and his family had been creeping their way up the economic ladder. But then along came Cesar Flores Nunez.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-20-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
With a Little Help From My Friendsnew
Six weeks after Katrina, the tiny town of Waveland is getting by with help from some hippies and a rock band—not the federal or state government.
Jackson Free Press |
Eileen Loh Harrist |
10-20-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Haley's Unholy Alliancenew
In his last gig, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour lobbied on behalf of an alliance of nursing-home chains for deregulation, tort reform and more Medicare spending. Now, the alliance is under indictment for funneling money through Tom Delay's TRMPAC in 2002—and Barbour's state is facing a nursing-home crisis.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-18-2005 |
Politics
Hands Off My Grandbabiesnew
A radio talk show host jumps on the subject of black folk and crime.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
10-13-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Pass/Fail: Student Drug Testing for Jackson Public Schools?new
Jackson, Mississippi's new mayor, Frank Melton, wants every public school student drug tested. Such a plan is unconstitutional and would be expensive, too.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
10-13-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
