AltWeeklies Wire
A Canadian Daredevil's Final Actnew
After allegedly landing a helicopter filled with marijuana in a national forest, a young Canadian mountain biker takes his own life in a Spokane, Wash., jail. Is he a casualty of the war on drugs?
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-11-2009 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs, Jackson Lindsay-Brown
Sarah Who?
Today, Sarah Palin is a high-profile, sass-talking, self-described lipstick-wearing pit bull. But 25 years ago, a kid with big '80s hair came down from a small Alaska town to attend two colleges in Idaho (among five she attended in all) and was so nondescript that even teachers and students who know they shared a class with her have no memories of her.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
09-10-2008 |
Politics
Voices: What People Think Now
Inland Northwesterners discuss the five-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-12-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Understanding the Cost of the War
Five years after the March 19, 2003, invasion, soldiers like Joseph DeWolf try to make sense of the chaos.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-12-2008 |
War
A Question of Conscience
Conscientious objectors are harder to count in an all-volunteer Army, but there's a growing number, including Sgt. Brent Carey who has been fighting his own inner war for more than two years now.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
05-30-2007 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Pulling the Plug on Snake River Dams
If four dams on the Snake River in eastern Washington State were removed to help salmon, would the power grid even notice?
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-08-2007 |
Environment
Iraq and Back
These are the stories of Idaho National Guard soldiers that spent 2005 in Iraq.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
05-24-2006 |
War
No Child Left Behind
A look at the confusion parents of high school kids are facing in complying with rules about opting their kids out of military recruiting lists the districts are required to send to the Pentagon.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
10-20-2005 |
War
Tags: military, recruiting
Rez Erected
In Indian Country, Native Americans are moving from survival mode to creating a middle class lifestyle, all the while maintaining their ties to traditional Indian culture.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
07-20-2005 |
Race & Class
Dreaming in Green, the Young Become Drug Lords
Some North Idaho twentysomethings describe how they got caught up in the Pacific Northwest’s largest cash crop — B.C. Bud.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
04-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
