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The Road to Meadville seriesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
07-20-2005 |
Media
Deliver Us From Evilnew
One writer examines the Edgar Ray Killen trial and what it means for Mississippi's past and future.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
07-14-2005 |
Commentary
Pick a Proper Peppernew
A food writer provides you with pepper recipes a-plenty to pep up your summer.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
Rock Cornish Rackettnew
Delve into the mystery of the tiny chickens behind rock cornish hens.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
07-14-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Killen Verdict, Explainednew
The Edgar Ray Killen trial ended in his conviction for manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers, not murder. A historian looks at why that happened.
Jackson Free Press |
Howard Ball |
07-07-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
He Is the Night: A Review of Batman Beginsnew
After a string of boring, ugly, repetitive games, it’s good to see Batman get an interesting, pretty, repetitive game. Batman Begins -- the movie -- blows the previous films out of the water, and so does the game. But it’s not without its flaws.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
07-07-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Back to Realitynew
Nearly a decade after Joel Schumacher foolishly turned the Batman series away from Tim Burton’s Gothic fairy tale, director Christopher Nolan has made the ultimate Batman film, taking the comic book icon in a direction no one has ever thought of: the real world.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen Belden |
06-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
After Killen: What's Next for Mississippi?new
A Neshoba County native spent a week at the Edgar Ray Killen trial asking victims' families, activists and everyday citizens if Mississippi is ready to now do the hard work of racial honesty and reconciliation.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-22-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Thank You, Mr. McIntyrenew
When Edgar Ray Killen's attorney admonished Mississippi for "opening old wounds," he presented bigotry in its most deceiving form -- delivered by a man in a business suit and in a high-profile occupation who used every cliché in the book to divide Mississippians from "outsiders."
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie Irby |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
Lott and Cochran: Sign On Nownew
The Jackson Free Press explains why the Senate's anti-lynching resolution was so important, especially as the Edgar Ray Killen trial raises awareness of the issue, and calls for Mississippi's two U.S. senators to add their names to the resolution.
Jackson Free Press |
Editorial Board |
06-22-2005 |
Commentary
A Bloody Messnew
While the word of mouth attached to High Tension suggested that it might inject new energy into the exhausted "slasher" genre, Aja has created a formulaic horror story with one of the most laughable twist endings in history.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Alexandre Aja, High Tension
Homage to Roguesnew
The easily accessible pop hooks and breezy melodies of Out of the Shadows introduced a host of converts to the fan-world of Rogue Wave. The indie folk-pop revival is now touring the U.S.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
06-16-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rogue Wave, Out of the Shadows
Jackson Free Press Blogs from Killen Trialnew
The Jackson Free Press is blogging live every day from the trial of Edgar Ray Killen for his alleged involvement in the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers. The blog also links to a full archive of the paper's stories and blogs on the case.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd and Natalie Irby |
06-14-2005 |
Commentary
That Did It For Menew
How do we know which wine will be so hauntingly sweet or spicy with tannins aged to velvety perfection that it will make the situation absolutely perfect? McHardy gives some hints.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
06-09-2005 |
Food+Drink
Boys in Their 'Hoodnew
In the mid-'70s, during a summer drought, Southern California surfers known as the Zephyr Team took what had been a mere toy and created modern skateboarding, now a multi-million dollar industry. Lords of Dogtown is the Z-Boys' story.
Jackson Free Press |
Stephen Belden |
06-09-2005 |
Reviews
