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Charrette Leader: Make City 'Walkable'

Jackson Free Press | March 19, 2007

Andres Duany, godfather of new urbanism, helps Jackson sort through competing plans for development along the Pearl River basin.

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Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mattersnew

It's a very serious assertion that the country needs to value the lives of non-white people as highly as it values those of whites. Likewise, it needs to value the lives of those who live in poverty and work to improve the situation for all Americans.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 05-21-2015 | Civil Liberties

Hobby Lobby Ruling Could Spell Corporate Troublenew

One of the basic problems that we have in this country is the structure of the modern corporation—particularly large, multi-national corporations.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 07-10-2014 | Business & Labor

Think National, Shop Localnew

My avoidance of Walmart is a conscious choice. I believe that Walmart has done more to undermine the local economies of American cities than any other single institution, so that belief drives my actions.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 06-30-2014 | Business & Labor

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Justice, Hope and Hurricane Katrinanew

Re-housing residents along the Mississippi coast became the most daunting problem of the post-Katrina recovery—logistically and politically speaking.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 09-11-2015 | Housing & Development

The Katrina Education Lienew

Among the many reflections on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast, the discussion of its effects on schools in New Orleans may be the most disingenuous.

Jackson Free Press | Shannon Eubanks | 09-11-2015 | Disasters

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Pre-K Collaboratives Helping 4-Year-Oldsnew

Most 4-year-olds are learning more basic skills before entering kindergarten due to Early Learning Collaboratives, the Mississippi Department of Education is reporting.

Jackson Free Press | Arielle Dreher | 08-14-2015 | Education

The Unbearable Heaviness of Adulthoodnew

According to The Sentencing Project, black youth are twice as likely to be arrested than white youth, something that affected me even as a minor, and though 58 percent of black youth are sent to adult prisons, it's scary to think that being sentenced to a juvenile detention center is no longer an option for me.

Jackson Free Press | Adria Walker | 08-07-2015 | Civil Liberties

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Trail of Tears: The Burial of Rexdale Henrynew

Rexdale Wayne Henry was buried in the Bogue Chitto community near Philadelphia, Miss., on July 28, leaving a cloud of uncertainty over how he died. Police aren’t helping clear up that confusion by not releasing a cause of death.

Jackson Free Press | Zachary Oren Smith and Imani Khayyam | 08-07-2015 | Civil Liberties

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