Ground Zero in Clarksdale EventsFri., 1/21 - Marshall Drew Blues Band<br />Sat., 1/22 - Kenny Brown Blues Band<br />Wed., 1/26 - Jay Kirgis<br />Fri., 1/28 - Super Chikan & The Fighting Cocks<br />Sat., 1/29 - Earl The Pearl & his blues band<br />Wed., 2/2 …
I Resolve, I Resolve, I ResolveI just took a glorious week off. This hasn't happened to me much since we started the Free Press two and a half years ago. We managed to get away for a week in August to the Pacific Northwest—but, truth …
[Geek] Viva San Andreas!First, let me assure you that "GTA: San Andreas" is NOT for the immature. Parents, if your children show enough intelligence to separate real and unreal, there is little to worry about. But, if your kid is very impressionable and …
Running with the Young GunsI just typed "04" in the date for this file and then corrected myself. It's that time of year again. After our week off for the holidays, we're back and ready to take on the world, even if we can't …
Which Way is Texas, by Eric StracenerIn 1986, I was a junior at Millsaps College and was an impressionable, if enthusiastic, blues neophyte. One night at Hal & Mal's, I saw one of the best blues shows I had ever seen—Texas blues men, led by a …
Capitol Burning: The War Between the BranchesMississippi is known for many things: great authors, beautiful antebellum plantations, Sweet Potato Queens, civil rights troubles and a ridiculously tight state budget. In the poorest state in the country, how health care and education and other social programs will …
Hear No Truth: The 10 Most Censored Mississippi StoriesIt's an open secret that here in the Jackson area and in the state at large we suffer from superficial, incomplete, unfactual and sometimes non-existent coverage of vital news stories. We all know this is true. But what we don't …
[Sawyer] Replacing the Law Book with the Good Book"Value voters" is becoming the new buzz phrase in politics. They are identified as evangelicals, fundamentalists, so-called suburban moms and NASCAR dads, and conservative Catholics. When it comes right down to it, these million-plus men and women have emboldened America's …
Dent MayWatching a Rockwells show will bust open any preconceived notions you might have had about four college students, home for the holidays, getting together to play with their old band. In Jackson, The Rockwells' popularity is audible, if not deafening.
The Best 10 Movies of 20042004 was not an especially great year for movies. Though there were many good films (and a handful of highly memorable ones), this year's awards season has surprisingly few quality releases to choose from. This list, which does not include …
The Road to Wellness: Week 1Ah, the South. The smell of the pine trees, the thrill of a cool evening after a storm, and … the fried food. I like to joke with friends in other parts of the country that even the vegetables are …
The Road to Wellness, Week 2"I don't think there are barbecue chips on the Road to Wellness," Ms. D opined, as we ambled away from the Semiahmoo Marina in Blaine, Wash., after enjoying a sunset cruise around Semiahmoo Bay complete with wine, cheese and chips. …
The Road to Wellness, Week 3A recent article in The New York Times suggested that workplace stress is costing us $300 billion a year in the United States, and that's just what corporations are spending on stress in terms of health care, lost productivity and …
Road to Wellness, Week 4"So how is your diet going?" wrote David, my best friend from grade school, who pops up on iChat for a conversation every day or two.