Hey Obama: Screw the Horse Race!
I returned to Jackson this week to discover that the Barack Obama campaign, assisted by local Democrats, tightly controlled his quick visit to Jackson last week. The media were allowed …
The NAMIWalks Fundraiser is back! Help me "Stomp Out The Stigma of Mental Illness"!
I am writing you today to tell you about an upcoming event that I am participating in that is both very important and very exciting to me. It is NAMIWalks …
My Father's Hands Have Style
Honoring my Dad's most impressionable quality for Father's Day
People say you can tell a lot about a person from looking into their eyes, but with my father it is his hands that reveal his history, his nature, his …
Dropping the Gay Bomb
Has anyone noticed the blog buzz about the military's efforts to develop a so-called gay bomb?
Here's the
JubileeJAM! Traffic Disruptions Announced
[Verbatim Release]Please help us make the public aware of the following traffic disruptions as Jubilee!JAM begins build-out for this weekend.
Organzations Invited to City Meeting
No, my friends, that is not a typo in the headline. Or rather, it is not my typo.
Divest for Darfur: $400,000 by June 15
The Save Darfur Coalition has a campaign called Divest for Darfur to encourage investors to withdraw their money from companies who help fund genocide in Darfur.
On (NOT) Supporting Our Troops
Soldiers returning from Iraq are finding it difficult to get mental health treatment.
Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine…Style, I Mean
I want to see more style in Jackson's nightlife.
My boyfriend teases that I only go out to see cute outfits on other girls. It's true. I love dressing for a night out but I also love to see …
Girls Shackled, Abused at Columbia
June 5, 2007 This story appears in this week's print edition of the Jackson Free Press. Eight adolescent girls were shackled, some of them for more than a week, at …
Our Broken (Mental) Health System
This is a first in a series of columns and comments on mental health in Mississippi.
Embrace the Pale
I don't think skin cancer would flatter me. I'm using sunscreen.
My grandmother died of skin cancer before I was old enough to remember her. She was absolutely gorgeous. She had smooth milky skin, green eyes, and beautiful curly black hair. …
Lou Dobbs: American Bigot
A few comments on my last blog about immigration made my heart pound with indignation in a way that felt oddly familiar. Was it the Jackson 2020-- a group dedicated …
Palm Intros ‘Foleo' Mobile Companion to Treo
Palm Inc. today announced the Foleo, a "mobile companion" designed to work with a Treo. The Foleo has a 10-inch screen and "full-sized" keyboard for answering e-mail received on your …
