AltWeeklies Wire
Stop the Witch Huntnew
Ex-cons deserve another chance, even if it means putting them on the city payroll.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-24-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Controvery Remainsnew
The fighting five firefighters suspended for speaking the JFP are reinstated, but the department remains deeply divided.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
08-24-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Fighting for Fair Tradenew
Nucor Steel represents a concrete example of how "free" trade is ruining American manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
08-20-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Goliath Blunders, Passes Bucknew
The Clarion-Ledger is headed to court with the city over unfilled and rejected public records requests, but the mega-paper's account of how it got there gets almost all the facts wrong.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
08-20-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Right to Speak Outnew
The Jackson Fire Department has suspended five firefighters, including the union president, for speaking to us about safety concerns -- now Mayor Frank Melton says he may fire them.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
08-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Don't Just Get Madnew
Why are you mad at Tom Brokaw for showing us problems we've known about for years?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
08-03-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
On the Road Againnew
His paranoid, shallow reaction to hip-hop aside, one major piece was missing from Tom Brokaw's recent profile of Jackson: answers.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-03-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Choicers and Lifers Agreenew
As the latest abortion protests wind down in Jackson, the two sides can agree on only one thing: Jackson Police were out of hand, and the city has no coherent policy on demonstrations.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
07-28-2006 |
Sex
"Deepest Midnight: Cedric Willis and the Failure of Mississippi Justice"new
AltWeeklies Award - Feature Story
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
07-28-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Melton Targets Homeless Peoplenew
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton extended his state of emergency on crime to include a curfew on homeless people -- advocates for the homeless are enraged.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
07-20-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
JPD Under Fire in Abortion Clashnew
With a week of protests underway by Operation Save America, and hundreds of abortion-rights advocates marching in counter-protest, Jackson police are under fire for draconian permit policies and arrests.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch and Donna Ladd |
07-20-2006 |
Sex
Never Say Dienew
There is no easy fix for chronic back pain, but a combination of medical and homeopathic remedies might do the trick.
Jackson Free Press |
Deborah Noel |
07-15-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Daytime Dramanew
Kamikaze reflects on Star Jones' hasty departure from The View -- is there anything we shouldn't know?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
07-15-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Punks and Heavy Weaponrynew
Mayor Frank Melton declared of a state of emergency in Jackson to fight crime -- we rode shotgun with him and observed this "cowboy" mayor firsthand.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
07-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fantasy Islandnew
Developers in Jackson are atwitter over a proposal to dam the Pearl River and inundate its floodplain for the sake of real estate developers -- but is it worth the financial and environmental cost?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
05-25-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
