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- Market Served: Metropolitan Area
- Address: 125 S. Congress St., Suite 1324, Jackson, MS 39201
- Phone: (601) 362-6121
More by Elizabeth Waibel
Rally Protests Contraceptive Rulenew
American and Christian flags stood on equal footing in front of the U.S. Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., as about 60 people gathered to protest a rule that requires health-insurance plans to cover contraceptives.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
06-19-2012 |
The War on Women
Dr. Carl Reddix on 'Political Realities'new
Last summer, former Gov. Haley Barbour nominated Dr. Carl Reddix to serve on the state Board of Health. Reddix served on the board until April, when he learned the lieutenant governor had not referred his confirmation to the Senate Health Committee because of his ties to the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
06-04-2012 |
The War on Women
Mississippi's Anti-Abortion Law Part of Nationwide Trendnew
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this week—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
04-19-2012 |
The War on Women
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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
Tags: katrina
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
Tags: the sentencing project
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
Tags: trail of tears
