AltWeeklies Wire
Woman on a Missionnew
Standing an easy 6 feet tall in her fashionable beige wedge sandals, Center for Violence Prevention executive director Sandy Middleton is a cool mix of southern elegance and graciousness and resolute determination.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-08-2011 |
The War on Women
To Gate or Not to Gate?new
Jackson residents could erect gates to their neighborhoods, and still have the city pay for their streets, under a proposed ordinance.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-02-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Gated Communities
After the Floodnew
Pat Wilson heard the warnings, but she didn't really think the Mississippi River would reach her trailer. But on May 9, as Wilson watched water rush toward her property line, she realized she had only a small window to save her important belongings.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
06-02-2011 |
Disasters
Freedom Rides Againnew
Hank Thomas walked up the steps of the Greyhound bus on a sunny day May 4, 1961. As he calmly surveyed its drab, blue-gray interior, the lanky 19-year-old black student from Howard University had no idea that in about two weeks he would come dangerously close to meeting his maker on its floor.
Jackson Free Press |
Dylan Watson |
05-19-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Saving Mississippi Public Broadcastingnew
Gov. Haley Barbour told Mississippi Public Broadcasting to come up with a plan to be self-sufficient in five years. Can the network survive without state funding?
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells |
05-06-2011 |
Media
NAACP Pushes Federal Investigation of Hanging in Mississippinew
Two workers found 26-year-old Frederick Jermaine Carter's body Dec. 3 hanging from a tree limb in predominantly white north Greenwood, Miss. Carter, who was African American, worked with his stepfather on a painting job in the area the previous day. He wandered off the site after his stepfather left to pick up more supplies.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
03-31-2011 |
Race & Class
Barbour Suspends Scott Sisters’ Sentencesnew
Gov. Haley Barbour has issued orders for the release of Jamie and Gladys Scott, sisters serving life sentences for a 1993 armed robbery.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
12-30-2010 |
Race & Class
Rush to Judgment: The Dubious Trend of Trying Kids As Adultsnew
Since the 1980s, thousands of kids in Mississippi have been tried as adults, and hundreds are serving time in the adult system.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells and Donna Ladd |
12-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
NAACP President: Segregation Still a Problemnew
NAACP President Derrick Johnson's spoke during a community meeting in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-05-2010 |
Race & Class
Council of Conservative Citizens Mixes Wedge Issues With Old-Style Race-Baitingnew
Despite their benign-sounding name, the Council of Conservative Citizens have deep, tangled roots in Mississippi's racist, segregationist past. The group's annual conference is in Jackson this weekend.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Wright |
06-26-2009 |
Race & Class
Choosing a Furry Family Membernew
Adopting a pet can be great for your health. Just make sure you account for your new furry friends' health and happiness, too.
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
04-24-2009 |
Animal Issues
Tags: pet adoption
Getting Rid of Stuff the Green Waynew
Spring is the time for cleaning out and getting rid of stuff. Here are ways to make sure you don't add your stuff to landfills.
Jackson Free Press |
Melia Dicker |
04-09-2009 |
Environment
Tags: green living, waste
Stanford Needed Regulation, Hood Saysnew
Mississippi's Attorney General Jim Hood blames the lax attitude of the Bush administration to scandals like Stanford Financial, which has deep ties in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-27-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Keeping Seale Freenew
On Jan. 26, 2007, two days after a federal grand jury indicted former Klansman James Ford Seale with three counts of kidnapping and conspiracy, his defense attorneys moved to dismiss all charges on the grounds that the charges violated the statute of limitations.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
09-18-2008 |
Civil Liberties
jacksonfreepress.comnew
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Jackson Free Press |
Staff |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
