AltWeeklies Wire
On Earth, As In Heavennew
The president has said that we must confront poverty with bold action, but his actions sing a different tune.
Jackson Free Press |
Rep. Erik Fleming |
09-22-2005 |
Commentary
Toast to the Citynew
New Orleans native Lesley McHardy remembers the wine and cheese times of her hometown.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
09-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
The New Gasnew
The high price of gasoline is starting to make alternative fuels look better. Meet Biodiesel, a simple derivative of vegetable oil, ethanol and lye that can be brewed in a backyard still.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-15-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Another Storm A'Brewin'new
After Katrina, insurance pay-offs are going to be tricky. Did those who lost their houses completely fare better than those with water lines around their walls?
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
God's Countrynew
When Brian Moliere heard Katrina was hurling toward his big house in his little town of Waveland, he -- like too many other Coast residents -- figured he could just go upstairs into the attic and be above the high water mark.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-15-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Making a Shelter a Homenew
A week after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees in Jackson, Miss., are turning their shelter into a home.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Tails of Katrinanew
As the world struggles to rescue thousands of human flood victims, we can't forget the other evacuees: the animals of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Jackson Free Press |
Knol Aust |
09-08-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
The Storm of the Centurynew
Unlike Bill O’Reilly, this writer didn’t see looters, or rapists, or murderers in New Orleans -- just people pushed to their personal limit who were surviving, people trying to feed their babies and take care of their sick.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
09-08-2005 |
Commentary
The Hope Sleeps Tonightnew
The horrors have been far too many for one week not just on the Gulf Coast but in Jackson, Miss., a city that has seemed without a leader since this disaster happened.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-08-2005 |
Commentary
An Imperfect Stormnew
New Orleans is gone, and the beautiful Gulf Coast of Mississippi is destroyed. The poor were left to drown and starve and fend for themselves against insurgents. In our greatest time of need, our government simply abandoned us.
Jackson Free Press |
Scott Albert Johnson |
09-08-2005 |
Commentary
Shelter in a Stormnew
While many residents of Jackson pick up debris and haul off trees, contract for home repairs and fret over heat without air conditioning, people crowded into the Mississippi Coliseum are struggling with the harsh truth that they have probably lost everything.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
09-05-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Scarborough Farenew
Herbs are powerful accents that should be used judiciously. Sure, they're really pretty and aromatic when fresh, but they're also stronger, not to mention different in flavor and texture, than when dried.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Formality -- A Necessary Evilnew
When ordering wine while out to dinner, paying attention to the waiter's formal spiel can be tedious. But not understanding could put you in a bit of a stitch if later you realize that the wine is bad or that the wrong wine was brought to the table.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
All Things Englishnew
One food writer dishes on the art of the English Muffin.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
08-11-2005 |
Food+Drink
Thanks Be To The Godsnew
One food writer has had a mouth-watering epiphany, and its name is scallop.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
08-11-2005 |
Food+Drink
