AltWeeklies Wire
First Bump of Hopenew
Get ready! Get ready! Get ready for the Hustle Summer '08 Educational Enrichment Series. Classes will be held at the Clubb Chicken Wing Multi-Purpose Complex.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
06-16-2008 |
Commentary
Remembering Little Flagsnew
In the summer of ;62, my grandfather was dying in the Biloxi, Miss., V.A. hospital, so Grandmother and I would ride over there every day to visit. Death was unacceptable, especially for the man whom I believed hung the very stars in heaven.
Jackson Free Press |
Howard Bahr |
06-12-2008 |
Commentary
Having a Family with a Low Environmental Impactnew
With the uncertain future of our planet, many couples are wondering whether they should have children at all. That is a highly personal decision, but I will say that it is easier (and cheaper) than you might think to have a family with a low impact.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
05-08-2008 |
Culture
My Dirty Little Secretnew
I am a very strong-willed protestor of fried foods. Living in the South, I realize that many people around me do not share my viewpoint. However, I do have one exception to my rule...
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
05-08-2008 |
Food+Drink
The Waggina Monologuesnew
Attending "The Vagina Monologues" with my mother never even crossed my mind.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
Stop Bragging, Americanew
America is arrogant. But before you right-wingnuts paint me with the "anti-American" brush, observe a more practical scenario.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
05-08-2008 |
Commentary
The Next Generationnew
Today, I'm starring in a sitcom pilot called Ruff Times, an updated version of the famous television series Good Times.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
05-08-2008 |
History
Tags: history
'Conflict: Denied' Sequelnew
Some games fail when they look bad, sound bad and end up being, well, bad. Conflict: Denied Ops is this kind of failure.
Jackson Free Press |
Nick Judin |
05-07-2008 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
Tennis Fuelnew
I always crave a submarine sandwich after playing tennis. I'm not exactly sure why that is, but a six-inch grilled chicken on wheat with lettuce, olives, cucumbers and honey mustard hits the spot right on.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Chistine Bolton |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
I'm No Elitistnew
Leaders who instill hope and progress into the minds of the people are ridiculed and/or eliminated, while opportunists make promises they forget. Therefore, the people on the bottom become angry, apathetic and bitter, and they cling to nothing that takes them nowhere.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
Prom Nightnew
Morgan Freeman and film crews were met with opposition when he decided to fund and document Charleston High School's first integrated prom. The idea of separate proms in this day and age is ridiculous. In fact, as a proud Mississippian, it's embarrassing.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
'No Pay' Into 'Co-Pay'new
High fuel prices, housing and credit crisis and the economic recession have affected the way folk spend their dollars.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
A Clear Path for the Journeynew
Growing up with a strong loathing and sense of resentment toward whites, it was difficult for me to take a look in the mirror and realize that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, regardless of race or status.
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
05-07-2008 |
Commentary
One Artist's Leap Of Faith on the Post-Katrina Gulf Coastnew
Mississippi artist H.C. Porter documented two years of life on the post-Hurricane Katrina Gulf Coast, culminating in more than 50 mixed-media paintings rendering real Mississippians and their struggles.
Jackson Free Press |
Terri Cowart |
05-07-2008 |
Art
Got Organic?new
Millions of dairy cows live in small pens on conventional factory farms with little or no access to grass and fresh air. Dairy farmers pump the cows with growth hormones that cause them to produce 10 times as much milk as Mother Nature intended.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Food+Drink
