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Owning the Airwaves and Media Monopoly seriesnew

AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  04-21-2008  |  Media

Not a Drop to Drinknew

An East Texas town's wells are fouled, but no one is willing to finger the culprits or find water for the residents.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  05-03-2006  |  Science

Kicking the Fossil-Fuel Habitnew

Consumer demand is the key to solving our pollution problems.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  03-29-2006  |  Environment

Seeking Rich Gay White Mennew

The demise of San Antonio's Diversity Center points to a larger crisis within the LGBT community: There is no unified political front to fight powerful religious conservatives bent on eroding the few rights the LGBT community has won.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  02-15-2006  |  LGBT

Woman. Muslim. American.new

Sarwat Husain shatters stereotypes in her pursuit of social justice.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  11-03-2005  |  Religion

Texas' Schismnew

As parents and advocates reach an impasse over whether state institutions for the mentally retarded should close, Texas abandons its responsibility to care for its neediest citizens. First in a two-part series
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  08-25-2005  |  Science

Texas' Funding Crisis for Mental Retardation Servicesnew

Nationally, Texas ranks among the lowest in funding for mental-retardation services. What does that mean for the future of state schools and community programs? Second in a two-part series
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  08-25-2005  |  Science

Peace Corps Volunteers Play Delicate Role Amid Conflictsnew

Peace Corps volunteers serve not only as goodwill ambassadors but, in bellicose times, as extensions of the United States' foreign policy.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  01-05-2005  |  International

For Child of Migrant Workers, Education Is Redemptionnew

Daniel Ramos, who recently earned his GED through Palo Alto College's high school equivalency program for migrant workers and their children, puts a face on the sobering statistics: According to a Migrant Attrition Project Study conducted for the U.S. Department of Education, children of migrant workers have just an 11 percent chance of entering their senior year in high school, compared to 80 percent of non-migrant students.
San Antonio Current  |  Lisa Sorg  |  08-19-2004  |  Immigration

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