AltWeeklies Wire
Paris Isn't Like Most People in Prison ... Lucky for Hernew
Paris Hilton wept a few cranky tears and received immediate help, while the truly mentally ill languish in prison.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Women in Jail, Mental Illness, and Preferential Treatmentnew
Pampered Paris wasn't LA County jail's only mentally ill inmate staring into space.
Pasadena Weekly |
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
An Immigrant Comes to America ... What's the Big Deal?new
You know, unless your patio or deck is, say, 10 feet from the Mexico-United States border and the immigrants trying to get across are causing you to spill your afternoon cocktail, I just don't see what the big deal is about them coming on over.
The Memphis Flyer |
Tim Sampson |
06-29-2007 |
Commentary
The Coal Tollnew
While politicians embrace it as the key to America's energy independence, it's time to reconsider coal with the help of a new Sierra Club report that details its dirty trail of mercury, smog, and carbon dioxide from mine to ash.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
06-28-2007 |
Commentary
Creation Museums Are Crazy, But Could Be Craziernew
Bringing Genesis to life is a start, but what about the rest of the Bible? Science doesn't stop at discussing evolution, and neither should pseudo-science.
San Diego CityBeat |
D.A. Kolodenko |
06-20-2007 |
Commentary
Age Marks the Spotnew
In the last couple years I've gone from not aging at all to being like an adult with progeria -- aging 10 years for every one that passes.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
06-19-2007 |
Commentary
What is the Legacy of the Six-Day War? (Part Two!)new
Don't Panic ... your war questions answered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-14-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Stand By Your Mannew
As we celebrate Father's Day, we should remember that real men stand up for women.
Jackson Free Press |
Natalie A. Collier |
06-14-2007 |
Commentary
A Congestion Tax Will Hurtnew
New Yorkers will feel the pain of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion tax one way or another.
New York Press |
John Desio |
06-14-2007 |
Commentary
What is the Legacy of the Six-Day War?new
To coincide with the 40th anniversaries of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the start of the Six-Day War, I've recorded a concept album, Colonel Yitzhak's Only Jews Club Band.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-07-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Truth Can Hurtnew
Even before testimony began in the federal kidnapping and conspiracy trial of James Ford Seale, a reckoning of sorts began when prospective jurors had to face race history most Mississippians never discuss in public.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-07-2007 |
Commentary
Black Christian Hatenew
Discrimination is discrimination no matter whom it is applied to.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
Ask a Mexican!new
"Please fully explain your answer and include economical, cultural and quality-of-life issues in 25 words or less."
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
06-05-2007 |
Commentary
Why Jerks & Their Hummers Will Never Be Partednew
It's the Hummer of Love!
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
06-04-2007 |
Commentary
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobianew
In the days since Rev. Jerry Falwell died, much has been written about his influence on politics, but relatively little has been written about his hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia -- that is, his fear of the number 666.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
05-31-2007 |
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