AltWeeklies Wire
What Lies Below Sanford, Fla.new
The city cares more about the look of its historic downtown than the toxic chemicals underneath it.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-25-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fat Powernew
An Orlando blogger wants you to know that big can be beautiful.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-04-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Last Taboonew
Florida is failing when it comes to talking to kids about sex.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
02-04-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Sheriff Kevin Beary vs. Deputies, Againnew
A police union files a grievance against the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
01-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Does Curbside Recycling Really Do Any Good?new
Curbside recycling is better at assuaging the guilt we collectively feel as ever-hungry consumers than it is at doing something positive for the environment. As such, it's a public-policy crutch.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Don't Get Bustednew
Pulled over with a dime bag in your glove compartment? Attorney Roger Scott wants you to know your rights.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
11-29-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Bill McCollum's Reefer Madnessnew
If you believe Florida attorney general Bill McCollum, weed is stronger than ever. But his dire warnings are scarier than what the facts support.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
11-29-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
26 Years: Bill Dillon's Dubious Imprisonmentnew
Convicted of a gruesome beachside murder in 1981 and sentenced to life in prison, Dillon has largely been forgotten -- but the legal proceedings that put him away can only generously be termed a "trial."
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
10-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cyberbullies a New Problem for School Districtsnew
They use cell-phone cameras and sites like MySpace and YouTube to taunt their victims, and Orange County is cracking down on their behavior, even if it happens off campus.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
09-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Paradise Lostnew
Squabbling, bad management and development threaten to destroy Cassadaga, the one place in Central Florida that doesn't look like every other place.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
09-06-2007 |
Economy
Breach of Securitynew
Airport screeners have yet another reason to be upset with their employer.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
No Hurry to Desegregatenew
It's been 45 years since Orange County schools were ordered to desegregate -- why isn't it done?
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-24-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Spellbound by Santerianew
Ten thousand followers of Santeria live in Central Florida, and there's not a curse to be found among them.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-07-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Racial Development: Racism in Florida Industry?new
A lawsuit alleges that megadeveloper Cameron Kuhn's company is no place for Hispanics.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-23-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Many Orlando Airport Screeners Don't Like Their Jobsnew
That should probably concern you, as these are the people charged with making sure someone doesn't sneak knives, guns or other contraband aboard planes.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
