AltWeeklies Wire
Beer for Everybodynew
Brewers big and small are hoping Mississippi will soon allow them to make and sell higher-gravity beer in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
Personhood: Symbol or Substance?new
Despite a loss in November's election, anti-abortion "personhood" efforts are gaining steam in Mississippi and elsewhere around the country.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-24-2012 |
Health
Education: A Strong Economy Starts Herenew
Business leaders from around the country now say that a modern work force cannot be undereducated, even in an economy like Mississippi's that trends heavily toward agriculture and manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-16-2012 |
Education
Mississippi Pardongate: What's Next?new
When state investigators caught up to convicted murderer Joseph Ozment Sunday night, he was living in a Laramie, Wyo., hotel and driving the Mercedes-Benz of his fiancée, LaChina Tillman, an engineer with defense contracting giant Northrop Grumman.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
02-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Feeding the 'Cradle-to-Prison' Pipelinenew
Of all the things that criminalize a child, zero-tolerance policies in schools might be the worst.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
01-19-2012 |
Education
Pardons: The Coward's Way Outnew
How Tammy Ellis Gatlin died at hands of a man pardoned by Haley Barbour.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-12-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Where The Jobs Are ... and Aren'tnew
Where are the jobs? Everybody should move to North Dakota, where there are more jobs than people and more people than housing. But you don't have to go so far as Fargo to find work.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
12-22-2011 |
Economy
Imam in the Middlenew
The Gulen Movement generates a lot of money—and some say political influence—through businesses that include media holdings. Yet, the man who inspired all this academic and entrepreneurial fervor is not exactly what you'd call a newsmaker.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-01-2011 |
Religion
Personhood: A Pandora’s Boxnew
Mississippi's Personhood Initiative is short: "Should the term 'person' be defined to include every human being from the moment of fertilization, cloning, or the equivalent thereof?" Legal and medical experts say the vague language could lead to chaos for women and families.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Violent Criminals and Why They Killnew
Despite popular belief, violent criminals aren't born with a moral screw loose. They're not even turned into criminals because they grow up in single-parent homes.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-21-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Divided We Fall: The Killing of James Craig Andersonnew
In the aftermath of an alleged hate crime, a community examines itself about a troubled teenage bully and a legacy of racism.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Preparing for Battlenew
Cristen Hemmins is a rape victim who opposes Mississippi's proposed Personhood amendment.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
09-15-2011 |
The War on Women
News Wars: The Rise and Fall of The Clarion-Ledgernew
The Gannett-owned daily newspaper in Jackson, Miss., went from a racist rag to a Pulitzer winner in 1983. In the past 20 years, it's become a corporate paper that doesn't understand its readers.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
09-08-2011 |
Media
Put to the Testnew
Where the Mississippi gubernatorial candidates really stand on education.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
08-23-2011 |
Education
Measuring Progress: The Evolution of Downtown Jackson Partnersnew
City dwellers and business advocates have big dreams for their city, but things were rocky just 20 years ago in downtown Jackson.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
08-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
