AltWeeklies Wire
The AIDS Evangelistsnew
World Vision is campaigning to raise AIDS compassion among Christians by focusing on widows and orphans.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-16-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Dangerous Lives of Hobosnew
For some people, seeing the country from a boxcar is the ultimate freedom -- but it can come at an ultimate cost.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-02-2006 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Big Gamenew
Breaking into Washington's Native American gaming gold rush can be a wild west circus -- just ask the Snoqualmie Tribe.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
09-13-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Coming Zunenew
Once again, Microsoft is chasing Apple in the hipster hardware game -- will it make sweet music this time?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
09-13-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Fertile Common Groundnew
Farmworkers and growers are uniting against a common foe: price pressure.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-05-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: United Farm Workers
Invisible Plaintiffsnew
A federal lawsuit reveals the complications of immigrant-labor oversight.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-31-2006 |
Immigration
Rachel Corrie's Legacynew
The 23-year-old's 2003 death in Israel poses challenging questions -- in court and out.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Immigration Prison Purgatorynew
The government has jailed family-supporting, lifelong U.S. residents who seem as American as the next person -- but can't prove it.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
04-26-2006 |
Immigration
The Shield Bill's Demisenew
A bill that would have protected journalists from having to disclose confidential sources mysteriously dies in the Washington state Senate.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-15-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Losing the Patientnew
Doctors can call the operation a success, and lawyers win key points of their case -- but consumers get short shrift in Washington state's medical-malpractice bill.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Immigrant Votenew
Proposed initiatives in Washington state would crack down on illegals at the polls and on welfare rolls.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
02-22-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: 2006elect
Breach of Faithnew
A nun and a priest evaluated and counseled priests accused of sex abuse for the Seattle Archdiocese -- but they also counseled victims, one of whom is suing for conflict of interest.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
02-15-2006 |
Religion
The Expensive Expansion of KEXPnew
It's globally popular and flush with donations, but Seattle's seminal eclectic-music public radio station is under financial strain that is affecting morale.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
12-07-2005 |
Media
Tags: radio
The Stress Testnew
The great fix for public education in Washington state was supposed to be one high-stakes test. But a growing number of parents and educators give the exam, required for graduation, an "F."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Strengthening the Shieldnew
Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna stands up for journalism with a proposed shield law that would be as strong as any in the country.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-16-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
