AltWeeklies Wire
Food Fearsnew
Fresh imports could threaten American farms.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-23-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Border Squeeze-Playnew
A move to streamline security at the Mexican border as jobs are being consolidated has some officials worried.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-16-2005 |
International
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Improper Proposalnew
The Real ID Act would gut border environmental laws.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-05-2005 |
Environment
Monitoring the Messagenew
The Minutemen pull media strings in Southern Arizona.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-06-2005 |
Immigration
Just a Minute, Mennew
As immigration opponents descend on Southern Arizona for the Minuteman Project, local politicians squabble.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-31-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Minuteman, border issues
Business Over Biologynew
Recent survey results found for every five Fish And Wildlife Service scientists, at least one has been directed to exclude or alter information from a USFWS document. Critics say pro-business power has run amok at the agency.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-10-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Silent Treatmentnew
Southern Arizona joins the pack in law-enforcement secrecy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-28-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Colorado Cash Flownew
Draining the Colorado River Delta costs billions of dollars each year in lost services and habitat for fish.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-20-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Power Plotnew
As the former Public Service Co. of New Mexico drops plans to extend power lines from Southern Arizona into Mexico, it sets the stage for a battle between Tucson Electric Power and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-13-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Senator Strangelovenew
With a very poor record on environmental protection, is Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl driving us to environmental hell?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-06-2005 |
Politics
Giving Griefnew
Giving away a car? You should know that some for-profit companies end up taking 30 percent of that donation.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-16-2004 |
Business & Labor
Environmental Emergencynew
With the most closed or abandoned mines in the nation, Arizona faces an environmental crisis. Polluted river headwaters and groundwater cause activists to fear what will happen to the water table.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-03-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Battleground on the Homefrontnew
Weary homeowners team up to fight homeowner assocations' heavy-handed rules and arbitrary enforcements.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-28-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Sheep Suitnew
The state of Arizona may finally dun the developer responsible for destroying a quarter of a bighorn herd.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-22-2004 |
Animal Issues
Car Country, USAnew
In Southern Arizona, confiscated cars mean big bucks for government agencies and contractors--and watchdogs say the system's being abused.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
