AltWeeklies Wire
Budget Battle Shows Barbour's Mettlenew
The Mississippi state budget negotiations were like a summer blockbuster: expensive, full of strong language, boring and too long. Gov. Haley Barbour played a starring role, and like any diva, he got what he wanted much of the time.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
07-09-2009 |
Politics
A Mississippi Senator's Connection to a White Supremacist Groupnew
Mississippians react to state Sen. Lydia Chassaniol's being the "surprise" guest speaker at the annual white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens conference.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer |
07-09-2009 |
Politics
Stress: Causes and Curesnew
Name any ailment you may have, and stress will probably make it worse. Are you feeling stressed just reading this?
Jackson Free Press |
Melia Dicker |
06-26-2009 |
Culture
'Appetite for Self-Destruction' Looks at the Collapse of the Record Industrynew
If you take one jewel of wisdom away from this book, it is this: The reason many crappy musicians have gotten the limelight, the reason most people turned off their radios and stopped watching the Grammys and instead started downloading music from the internet, is money.
Jackson Free Press |
Andi Agnew |
06-26-2009 |
Nonfiction
Taking Back Rock: The JFP Interview With Joan Jettnew
Rock icon Joan Jett talks about growing up with rock 'n' roll, and what it takes for women to make it real.
Jackson Free Press |
Neola Young |
06-26-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
God and Abstinencenew
At the Mississippi Department of Human Services' "Abstinence Works: Let's Talk About It" summit, we didn't talk about abstinence. But we sure did chant, cheer, dance, pray and sing about it. Here are a few (of the many) things that stood out to me.
Jackson Free Press |
Kate Royals |
06-26-2009 |
Commentary
'Woods Burner' Explores in Fiction Thoreau's Pivotal Firenew
On April 30, 1844, Henry David Thoreau began the fire that eventually burned 300 acres of forest outside his home in Concord, Mass. Woods Burner is poet and novelist John Pipkin's fictional exploration of that event, which he paints as a turning point for Thoreau.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
06-26-2009 |
Fiction
Salad Daze: Avoiding Lettuce Burnoutnew
When summer rolls around, I'll take any flimsy excuse to keep my distance from the stove. Inevitably, common sense gives me a good shake, and I make a reasonable decision: I just need to eat more salads. With recipes for Deconstructed Pesto Salad and Grilled Caesar.
Jackson Free Press |
Deirdra Harris Glover |
06-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
DIY: Raised Garden Bednew
This summer, we chose to plant a variety of bell peppers, squash, tomatoes and herbs in a raised garden bed. Here’s how to do it.
Jackson Free Press |
Melia Dicker and Darren Schwindaman |
06-26-2009 |
Gardening
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
Giving Up Prejudicesnew
Moving from Philadelphia, Pa., to Monroe, La., at a young age, I was ignorant about the racial barriers of the South.
Jackson Free Press |
Jonathan O'Keefe |
06-26-2009 |
Commentary
Tags: race relations
Converter-Box Conspiracynew
It's been one week since the digital television transition deadline. Did you get your analog-to-digital converter box yet?
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
06-26-2009 |
Comedy
Making Peace: First, Love Yourselfnew
The acts of forgiveness and being forgiven are so powerful that if we could bottle forgiveness and issue it to every human being, we could solve many of the world's problems.
Jackson Free Press |
Jackie Warren Tatum |
05-11-2009 |
Culture
Tags: forgiveness, advice
'Tinted Windows' Is Harder Than It Looksnew
The veteran lineup of Tinted Windows isn't a guarantee of power-pop success, which requires genuine emotional depth.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
05-11-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Tinted Windows, rock music
A Very Well-Behaved Record of Fearless Womennew
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich provides a window through which to view the social injustices faced by three of history's famous women. Just don't be surprised if their struggles look a lot like our own.
Jackson Free Press |
Brandi Herrera Pfrehm |
05-11-2009 |
Nonfiction
