AltWeeklies Wire
Mind Over Weightnew
Your attitude can determine success in any challenge, including weight loss.
Jackson Free Press |
Jasmin Searcy and M.S. |
09-16-2012 |
Health
Just Peachynew
Before the summer season is over, seize the chance to whip up one last peach dessert.
Jackson Free Press |
Jane Flood |
09-16-2012 |
Food+Drink
The 'How' of Weight Lossnew
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight isn't about depriving yourself.
Jackson Free Press |
Timothy Quinn and MD |
09-16-2012 |
Health
Heads Up, Tacklersnew
Football is a tough game. I should know: Even though I played for only six or seven years, I have more days than I would like to count where my knees constantly hurt.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
09-16-2012 |
Sports
Promises, Promisesnew
Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldaña embody lost hope in "The Words."
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
09-16-2012 |
Reviews
Climate Change: Real or Not?new
In 2008—back when President Barack Obama was a candidate—then-Sen. Obama promised to take on global warming.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-16-2012 |
Environment
The Water Also Risesnew
In the ecological balance between droughts and floods, Where do Mississippi farmers—and consumer prices—stand?
Jackson Free Press |
Adia Wallace |
09-16-2012 |
Disasters
'Mississippi is Mine'new
What James Meredith did not only changed a university, but also a state and a nation.
Jackson Free Press |
Joe Atkins |
09-16-2012 |
Nonfiction
Isaac Churns Up Oil, Questionsnew
Hurricane Isaac disturbed oil from the 2010 BP disaster, washed up on Gulf beaches.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
09-16-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Isaac
An Inconvenient Jokenew
When I heard Mitt Romney make fun of climate change during his convention speech to great laughter--"President Obama promised to slow the rise of the oceans and to heal the planet"--my mind immediately flashed back to Waveland, Miss., days after Hurricane Katrina hit.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-16-2012 |
Commentary
Urban Homesteading Planning For Winternew
Now is a great time to get bargains from local farmers markets to can vegetables or make preserves for winter.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
09-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
A New Low Standardnew
This week the National Collegiate Athletic Association decided that the University of North Carolina will not face an NCAA investigation over potential academic issues.
Jackson Free Press |
Bryan Flynn |
09-07-2012 |
Sports
Reaping Cool-Weather Rewardsnew
Mississippi, along with the rest of the South, is blessed with a long growing season, and now is the time to plant a fall garden so that you can enjoy fresh, leafy organic vegetables often until Christmas.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
09-07-2012 |
Gardening
Singing to My Soulnew
As a part of my mission to be a better me, I recently began searching for a part of me that I'd lost over the years.
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folayan |
09-07-2012 |
History
Guts, Gore and Survivalnew
Shia LeBeouf, who plays moonshiner Jack Bondurant, is part of an all-star cast in "Lawless," a film with a loose Mississippi connection.
Jackson Free Press |
Anita Modak-Truran |
09-07-2012 |
Reviews