AltWeeklies Wire
Gotta Bang, Bang the Boogienew
Momma Tidwell: "Nurse Tootie, the bathroom is calling me. So I gotta bang, bang the boogie to the boogie; say up jump the boogie to the bang, bang boogie."
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
03-19-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Ready or Notnew
Young, pregnant, and African American. How do I keep my dreams alive?
Jackson Free Press |
Melishia Grayson |
03-19-2007 |
Commentary
The First Stepnew
How do women become instruments in their own oppression?
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie A. Collier |
03-19-2007 |
Commentary
Greasing the Wheelsnew
Democrats accuse Gov. Haley Barbour and Sen. Tommy Robertson of pocketing money from big tobacco and then scuttling efforts to raise cigarette taxes.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-19-2007 |
Politics
Charrette Leader: Make City 'Walkable'new
Andres Duany, godfather of new urbanism, helps Jackson sort through competing plans for development along the Pearl River basin.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
03-19-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Parable of the Purloined E-mailnew
Jackson has made improvements in responding to public records requests, but the mayor's administration continues to deny requests on flimsy pretexts as one insider says: "Everybody's jumped ship but the rats."
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
03-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The JFP Interview with 'Mark Twain'new
Hal Holbrook has been playing Mark Twain for more than 40 years. On the eve of his first performance in Jackson since the '70s, he talks about race, the press and, of course, Mark Twain.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-09-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Have Some Paneer, My Dearnew
The aromatic spices of Paneer Korma make for an Indian delight.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
03-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
I Think I Love Younew
You may not know much about Malbec, but this is a wine varietal that seduces.
Jackson Free Press |
Farley Walker |
03-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
Poor Folks Gone Wildnew
Ghetto Science Team Productions produces a new TV series for our obsessive viewers: The Ghetto's Most Craziest Lookin' People Caught on Videotape.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
03-09-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Am I Good Enough?new
How women nurture girls.
Jackson Free Press |
Lori Gregory |
03-09-2007 |
Commentary
Frank's Worldnew
Mayor Frank Melton is his own worst enemy, and he has become an enemy of the city -- he doesn't care about his own health, nor does he care about ours.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-09-2007 |
Commentary
Not So Fast, Suburbsnew
Former Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says the suburbs may be hoodwinking the city on upgrading the wastewater plant.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
City Council Interrogates Police Chiefnew
City Council derided Police Chief Shirlene Anderson's new crime plan and passed resolutions demanding the mayor bring forward department heads for confirmation.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Melton: Jail Bound?new
Legal battles go before the Supreme Court as time runs out for Mayor Frank Melton.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
