AltWeeklies Wire
The Second Stormnew
A new congressional report on the Katrina response further perpetuates Gov. Haley Barbour's "Mississippi Myth" that this state responded better to the hurricane than Louisiana.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
02-23-2006 |
Commentary
Coretta, Betty and Menew
How meeting Coretta Scott King and Betty Friedan in a Mississippi library changed the future of one Mississippi woman.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
02-17-2006 |
Commentary
House of Spiritsnew
Stumped on how to pick the perfect gift? Give the gift of wine this season.
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
12-15-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: giftguide2005
Hear Me Roarnew
Heidi Fleiss is opening the first all-male brothel in Nevada, and the other cathouse owners in the state, the owners of the regular brothels, are angry.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
And for Dessert...new
After a great meal, what’s better than something fantastically sweet and decadent? Enter the solution to this dilemma: dessert wine. If you can’t eat dessert, why not drink it?
Jackson Free Press |
Lesley Tolar McHardy |
12-01-2005 |
Food+Drink
Oh, Say Can We See?new
When Mamie Till Mobley decided to open her boy’s casket at his funeral in 1955 in Chicago, she exposed the result of an act that many thought would be the most horrible race crime imaginable.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-01-2005 |
Commentary
Stayin' Alivenew
An inflated economy has produced a depressed nation of price-gouged poor people already in debt before Christmas. Who can afford to go over the river and through the woods to grandmomma’s house?
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
12-01-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Oui Oui-ing on Poor Folknew
Oooh, la, la! Paris, one of the cornerstones of art and culture, has become a place where folk just don’t get along.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
11-28-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Dough Done Rightnew
Lynette Hanson dishes on gnocchis -- delightful little dumplings that are tasty, tender, moist and fluffy.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
Thank the Englishnew
Those looking for a beer of exceptional quality to share over the holidays need look no further than Samuel Smith, one of the few remaining micro-breweries in England and the only one to use the classic Yorkshire Square system of beer fermentation.
Jackson Free Press |
Alex Slawson |
11-28-2005 |
Food+Drink
All in the Single Girl's Familynew
Ali Greggs traverses the sticky rainforest-like scape of her family’s deep-seated personality disorders and their relation to her oft-pointed-out single status.
Jackson Free Press |
Ali Greggs |
11-28-2005 |
Commentary
You Can Do Thatnew
Despite the mythologizing of Rosa Parks, she was human just like the rest of us. This very normal woman simply looked in the mirror and told herself, "You can do that" -- a simple act that is also necessary in today's difficult times.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
11-13-2005 |
Commentary
Potluck Dinners in the Parknew
Taco Soup may be just the perfect dish to bring to the next potluck dinner at the RV park.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-10-2005 |
Food+Drink
A Yam By Any Other Namenew
Ever wonder why sweet potatoes are sweet? Why they’re known sometimes as yams? Lynette Hanson puts your curiosity to rest.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-10-2005 |
Food+Drink
The Michael Moore of the Ghettonew
While thousands of people die in a war, others suffer the side effects of deadly medications and the ramifications of environmental alterations.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
11-10-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
