AltWeeklies Wire
Told You Lott Would Quitnew
Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., planned his retirement well, resigning from the U.S. Senate at the best time to reap plump benefits.
Jackson Free Press |
Erik Fleming |
11-29-2007 |
Commentary
Dem at Your Own Risknew
The year 2000 was the dawn of the tort-reform craze in Mississippi, and the beginning of the end for Democrats in the state.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-20-2007 |
Politics
Old-Fashioned Butt Whoopin'new
Mississippi Democrats, you got your lunch handed to you, and the bully will keep bullying you until you hit him back in the mouth.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Talking Back In Flyover Countrynew
"TOO LIBERAL FOR MISSISSIPPI." When will it end?
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
11-20-2007 |
Commentary
Endorsements, of a Fashionnew
We (stupidly?) expected more from the Democratic ticket in Mississippi's general election, but when their campaigns tried to "out Republican the Republicans," we were just a bit disappointed.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
La Nueva Estrategia del Surnew
The southern strategy gets a makeover leading up to Mississippi's general elections, with politicians on both sides targeting undocumented Latinos.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldana |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
The Reality of Tort Reformnew
Tort law and the role of the jury seem to be drastically changing in Mississippi.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
Mr. Washington Comes to Mississippinew
Gov. Haley Barbour's take-no-prisoners political training doesn't allow for a whole lot of compromise -- it's Republican loyalty or the highway.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
11-01-2007 |
Politics
How Much Justice Can You Afford?new
When it comes to Mississippi justice, you apparently get what you pay for.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
10-22-2007 |
Commentary
The Politics of Voter IDnew
Republican secretary of state candidate Delbert Hosemann says he is pushing hard to make ID a voting requirement in Mississippi -- his Democratic opponent, Rob Smith of Brandon, is not so driven to tie voters to their driver's licenses.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-22-2007 |
Politics
Lapel Pins of Our Countrymennew
Wearing a lapel pin does not make you patriotic. In fact, the lapel pin is false patriotism, a substitute for action. It is indeed, as Obama said, your deeds toward your fellow man that define your patriotism.
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
10-12-2007 |
Commentary
Eaves' Health-Care Plan Touches Nervenew
Mississippi gubernatorial candidate John Arthur Eaves capitalized on the poor state of health care recently, submitting a plan, "Kid Care," which would provide health insurance for all Mississippi children under 18.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-12-2007 |
Politics
Can You Handle the Truth?new
For a long time, I wanted to ask President Bush why, if the Dixie Chicks knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, he couldn't figure it out for himself.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
10-04-2007 |
Commentary
Gov. Haley Barbour's Shadow Moneynew
Some legislators claim the Mississippi governor is still voting like a lobbyist, behaving in a manner directly beneficial to the GOP lobbying firm he started in Washington, D.C., Barbour, Griffith, & Rogers.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
09-13-2007 |
Politics
Mississippi Be Damnednew
Considering that Haley Barbour would funnel Katrina relief away from low-income Mississippians, I guess it shouldn't surprise us that he won't hand over his tax returns. Lobbyists do what lobbyists do, Mississippians be damned.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
09-13-2007 |
Commentary
