AltWeeklies Wire
Station Casinos & the Rohnert Park Casino -- What Stinks?new
Professor Greg Sarris has been very forthcoming about how his tribe funded his university chair but there's lots about the proposed casino that never gets spoken of.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
10-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Fish Wrapnew
Publisher Bruce Kyses is working hard to blur the line between news and advertising.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-24-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Small-town Papers Duke it Outnew
Point Reyes, Calif., is perhaps the smallest two-paper town in America.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Right to Witnessnew
Watching the cops to help save lives.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Normon Solomon Talks War Marketingnew
Since the mid-1980s, Solomon has been dogging the game of mainstream journalism as a leading press critic.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Chass Cover-upnew
The slaying of 16-year-old high school student Jeremiah Chass by sheriff's deputies dominated front-page headlines of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat for a week -- seldom have I witnessed such inept and slanted journalism.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-30-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Deadly Forcenew
Searching for facts in Jeremiah Chass' death at the hands of Sonoma County deputies.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
03-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Centro Laboralnew
Waves of new immigrants are revitalizing our economy, and they hold the key to unlocking the political system and replacing plutocracy with a true democracy.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-11-2006 |
Immigration
NORTHCOM Responds Too Late to Disaster
The Pentagon's new Northern Command is supposed to be ready to spring into action to perform emergency relief work, but it wasn't until New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin lashed out that it jumped to attention.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
09-06-2005 |
Disasters
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, George W. Bush
Discrimination Lawsuit Highlights Sovereignty Issuesnew
In a case that challenges Indian sovereignty, former employees of a California casino are suing the gambling operation and its tribal owners. Allegations include sexual harassment and gender discrimination.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
04-11-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Grassroots Aid to Tsunami Victims Targets Unmet Needsnew
A Burmese spiritual leader is funneling small donations for tsunami victims to a Buddhist colleague in Sri Lanka. Their grassroots effort contrasts with George W. Bush's strategy of trading a trickle of relief for geopolitical gain.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
01-14-2005 |
International
Tags: A. T. Ariyaratne, Burmese physician Dr. Thynn Thynn, humanitarian assistance, IMF, Indian Ocean, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sae Taw Winn II Foundation, Sarvodaya, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Sinhalese military, spiritual leader, Tamil Tigers, Theravadan principles of dana (generosity) and metta (nonviolence), U.S. Department of State, World Bank and International Monetary Fund
Homeland Security Draws Attention From Other Emergenciesnew
California's Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties have gotten millions in homeland-security grants to prepare for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks. But earthquakes worry some emergency officials more than any potential attack by Hezbollah.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-27-2004 |
Policy Issues
