by Emily Braden
February 7, 2007
As Eve Ensler, author of "The Vagina Monologues," would say, I come from "down there" people. Actually, I come from "you know" people. That was our whispered code for vagina, penis, uterus, buttocks and even pregnancy. When I was young,…
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[Editor’s Note] Real Love Can Be Tough
by Donna Ladd
February 7, 2007
Love is a funny thing. It too often earns its status as a four-letter word. It bites us in the ass. It keeps us awake and alive. It motivates us.
February 7, 2007
Love is a funny thing. It too often earns its status as a four-letter word. It bites us in the ass. It keeps us awake and alive. It motivates us.
[Collier] When the Clock Ticks
by Natalie A. Collier
February 7, 2007
The incessant tick-tock of the biological clock has been the cause of anxiety for women who haven't yet had children but want them, and those who are still waiting for "the one." I've never bought into the internal clock…
February 7, 2007
The incessant tick-tock of the biological clock has been the cause of anxiety for women who haven't yet had children but want them, and those who are still waiting for "the one." I've never bought into the internal clock…
[Stiggers] You Are Making Us So Hot
by Ken Stiggers
February 7, 2007
Mr. Announcement: "Kunta 'Rahsheed X' Toby and the George Washington Carver Holistic Health Commission of Tuskeegee, Alabama, present 'Global Warming in the Ghetto,' a documentary film about climate changes in poor neighborhoods."
February 7, 2007
Mr. Announcement: "Kunta 'Rahsheed X' Toby and the George Washington Carver Holistic Health Commission of Tuskeegee, Alabama, present 'Global Warming in the Ghetto,' a documentary film about climate changes in poor neighborhoods."
[Kamikaze] Punked ... Again
by Kamikaze
February 7, 2007
Politics sucks! More so, politicians suck! Around these parts, the whole damn lot of you should be ashamed. This is a wake-up call to everyone serving in public office in this city: the ones I support and the ones I criticize,…
February 7, 2007
Politics sucks! More so, politicians suck! Around these parts, the whole damn lot of you should be ashamed. This is a wake-up call to everyone serving in public office in this city: the ones I support and the ones I criticize,…
[Publisher’s Note] Just the (Correct) Facts, Ma’am
by Todd Stauffer
January 31, 2007
It's been interesting to watch the national media coverage of the arrest of James Ford Seale for the kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping of Henry Dee and Charles Moore in 1964. In some ways, the story has been a…
January 31, 2007
It's been interesting to watch the national media coverage of the arrest of James Ford Seale for the kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping of Henry Dee and Charles Moore in 1964. In some ways, the story has been a…
[Hutchinson] Justice Demands More
by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
January 31, 2007
The headline in many news accounts screamed "1964 killings finally solved." The headline referred to the indictment of suspected Klansman James Ford Seale on federal kidnapping charges in the murder of Charles Moore and Henry Dee in Mississippi. The…
January 31, 2007
The headline in many news accounts screamed "1964 killings finally solved." The headline referred to the indictment of suspected Klansman James Ford Seale on federal kidnapping charges in the murder of Charles Moore and Henry Dee in Mississippi. The…
[Stiggers] Shafted by the Shift?
by Ken Stiggers
Janaury 31, 2007
Grandpa Pookie: "Greetings, members of the Illumi-Nappy-Headed, Sausage Sandwich Sisters Electric Slide for World Peace and Rent Money, Stop the Ham Hocks and Decrease the Pork Grease Coalition, Women in Church Hats (Union # 297 1/3), and Ghetto Science Homeland…
Janaury 31, 2007
Grandpa Pookie: "Greetings, members of the Illumi-Nappy-Headed, Sausage Sandwich Sisters Electric Slide for World Peace and Rent Money, Stop the Ham Hocks and Decrease the Pork Grease Coalition, Women in Church Hats (Union # 297 1/3), and Ghetto Science Homeland…
[Letters] Janaury 31 - February 7
Many, Many Instances I Can't Remember
I often read your paper and sometimes even enjoy it. However, I have a problem with your extreme bias. I consider you as biased in one direction as The Northside Sun is in the other. For all of its faults, and it has…
I often read your paper and sometimes even enjoy it. However, I have a problem with your extreme bias. I consider you as biased in one direction as The Northside Sun is in the other. For all of its faults, and it has…
[Collier] When the Flavor Just Ain’t Right
by Natalie A. Collier
January 24, 2007
"You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself," James Baldwin once said.…
January 24, 2007
"You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself," James Baldwin once said.…
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May 16, 2012National Bicycle Month Events
awelch1213: Ride of Silence today (Wednesday, 16th) in Ridgeland 6:30pm at Northpark Mall
Mentioned, but not elaborated on: EPIC BIKE…
May 16, 2012
[Editor's Note] Boys Will Be Boys
Laurie Bertram Roberts: Ugh I didn't know taking photos of people in public places was now a matter of state security…
May 16, 2012
[Letter] Ashamed
Jenni Watson: I agree. It's also downright cheating because the Repubs who passed it know exactly who it's going to disenfranchise- that's why they did…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
Jenni Watson: It's not like we are trying not to be engaged. Look at that, a 5:30pm meeting. You don't want us…
May 16, 2012
[Editorial] Don't Just Complain; Engage!
RobbieR: This is a great editorial. Couldn't agree with it more.
May 16, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: Golden, Mr. McGowan says there will be no economic gain for him, that he put his land in a…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
golden eagle: We definitely need as much transparency as possible. Just because there could be huge economic gain for the…
May 15, 2012
One Lake Set to 'Run Pretty Rapid'
DonnaLadd: As someone who has been on this flood-control beat for a while now, I'd be a whole lot more…
May 14, 2012
Family Remembers a Fallen Hero
justjess: Could the poem be published in the Jackson Free Press. I would like to read it.
May 14, 2012
Three Could Face June Execution
rlnave: Attorney General Jim Hood's spokeswoman confirmed in an email that Hood will "file motions to reset the execution dates on all…