AltWeeklies Wire
Dear future governor: Please don't embarrass usnew
Southern states already are viewed as less sophisticated. The last thing we need is another head of state who plays to stereotype.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
CNN Solves One 'Credibility' Problem and Creates Anothernew
If expressing an opinion destroyed Nasr's credibility, then why wouldn't policy advocacy also destroy Blitzer's?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: CNN, Octavia Nasr
Blame for the Gulf Oil Spill is All Around Usnew
The reason BP is drilling miles from the coast is because we need what they're pushing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
06-30-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: BP
I Was a Teenage Republicannew
Wedge politics has cost the GOP my vote
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
06-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew
Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Richard Daley
The Sound Money Movement Marches Onnew
Two Idaho legislators are pushing silver and gold currency. One says Idahoans should be able to pay taxes with gold or silver medallions, while the other actually makes the case that gold and silver should be just as valid as Federal Reserve notes for the purchase of everything from groceries to new cars to property.
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
05-12-2010 |
Policy Issues
Medical Marijuana Bill Takes Root in Ohionew
A state legislator from the Cleveland area recently introduced a bill that would legalize the use, growth and dispensing of medical marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating conditions including cancer, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Stephen Carter-Novotni |
05-11-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Kenny Yuko
Connecting the Dots on Americans for Prosperitynew
The right-wing group Americans for Prosperity protested financial reform advocates, the Center for Responsible Lending, in Durham last week. Now the Indy untangles AFP's web of conservative cohorts.
INDY Week |
Samiha Khanna and Lisa Sorg |
04-29-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: AFP, Americans for Prosperity
Mass. Proposes Bill to Feed Homeless With Leftoversnew
A bill proposed in March 2009 by State Rep. Paul McMurtry would give restaurants and cafeterias the freedom to donate their edible, cooked leftovers to food pantries and homeless shelters.
Dig Boston |
Catherine Krug |
04-28-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Paul McMurtry
Virginia is For Gun Loversnew
Recent laws make it easier to conceal info, carry weapons in Virginia.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
04-21-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli
Gambling in Utahnew
Games of chance are illegal in Utah, but some players like their odds.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Randy Harward |
04-20-2010 |
Policy Issues
Eight States Give Prisoners Access to Citizens' Private Infonew
If you're worried about identity theft, the last place you'd probably want your birth date, Social Security number, and name to wind up might be a prison. However, a new report by the Social Security Administration finds eight states, including Arkansas, in which prisoners have access to personal information through inmate work programs.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
04-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
Chelsea's Law is Only a Partial Solutionnew
The law would be an expensive way to solve only a piece of the sex-offender puzzle.
San Diego CityBeat |
San Diego CityBeat Staff |
04-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Chelsea's Law
Meet the Homeless Emory Undergradnew
Sid is not the typical Emory student. He spends most of his time studying and hanging out with friends, but unlike his peers he goes home at the end of the day to a van he parks at the YMCA.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Piper Hale |
04-13-2010 |
Policy Issues
Counting the People With and Without Homesnew
Starting with homeless shelters and soup kitchens and segueing into the surveying of homeless camps and common RV parking zones, Census workers plan to have accounted for the vast and varied homeless population of Santa Barbara County by the end of this week.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
04-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
