AltWeeklies Wire
All Aboard Peak-Oil Expressnew
Scientists have been warning that the world will soon reach "peak oil," but in Georgia, we have our own rules -- build wider and wider roads so we can use even more oil!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
03-02-2006 |
Commentary
Healing for Musiciansnew
Through Nuci's Space, any musician in Athens, Ga. can get psychological counseling for $10 a session.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-23-2006 |
Commentary
"The Book of Ralph"new

AltWeeklies Award - Format Buster
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-16-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Odd Couplenew

The newly appointed MARTA chairman isn't fazed by a state representative's ire against Atlanta transit company's management.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-15-2006 |
Commentary
Voter Fraud Made Easynew
Under Georgia law, people no longer have to give a reason to cast an absentee ballot, such as being disabled or planning to be out of the precinct on Election Day.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
02-02-2006 |
Commentary
Road Hog Suppernew
Georgians for Better Transportation, a lobbying group representing powerful highwaymen, brings K Street extravagance to Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
01-19-2006 |
Politics
Death With Dignitynew
When he died, Hugh Spake didn't want an announcement in the paper, but this isn't an announcement -- it's a salute.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
01-12-2006 |
Commentary
Protege Turns Porn Promoternew
A polite sports writer first learns to be a boxing inspector, then moves on to "So You Wanna be a Porn Star?"
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-15-2005 |
Commentary
Who Will Do the Work?new
Atlanta is positively bubbling over with new projects. Too bad the economy is collapsing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-01-2005 |
Commentary
Some Homeless Women Still Can't Find Shelternew
In two weeks, the federal government stops paying to help the Katrina evacuees in our midst. Many of them will be on the streets, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-23-2005 |
Commentary
A Flutter of Life in the Democratic Corpsenew
A former U.S. Army captain who served in Bosnia and Iraq is running as a Democrat for Georgia secretary of state. The entry of a strong candidate into the race is a surprise to anyone who'd thought Georgia Democrats were toast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Humbug Square, Scott Holcomb
Another Misstep in the Stumbling World of Journalismnew
Last month, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution made a stunning announcement: The paper's editorial board would not endorse candidates in Atlanta's elections.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-10-2005 |
Commentary
'Immigration Crime Fighter' D.A. King Defies Criticsnew
D.A. King is not what you would expect, especially if you saw news coverage about him paying 14 homeless people to carry signs -- which King made himself -- during a Georgia state Capitol protest against illegal immigrants.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2005 |
Commentary
When Will Leaders Learn More Highways Aren't the Answer?new
A man who may become Georgia's next lieutenant governor thinks we ought to keep widening roads. "As long as Georgians have a love affair with their vehicles, we've got to widen the roads," Republican Casey Cagle said at a recent candidate forum.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-27-2005 |
Commentary
Think Katrina Was Bad? Try an Avian Flu Pandemicnew
Politicians in Washington are beginning to wake up to the terrifying realization that a flu pandemic in America could wipe out a third of the population.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
10-13-2005 |
Commentary