AltWeeklies Wire
Standing Up for Us Allnew
This year's AIDS conference slams federal foot-dragging and provides a forum for the forgotten.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
08-18-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Ranger Dangernew
Are national forests becoming war zones?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
08-09-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The New Nukesnew
As the planet heats up, some prominent environmentalists now agree with George W. Bush that nuclear energy may be our last best hope -- has panic set in?
Sacramento News & Review |
R. V. Scheide |
08-03-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Three Feet Higher and Risingnew
Global warming comes to Maryland.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ralph Brave |
07-12-2006 |
Policy Issues
The New Last Frontiernew
While the American icon of space exploration -- the Space Shuttle -- may soon be losing its wings, the government hopes to relaunch our Apollo-era imaginations with a slew of new technologies and a detailed outline for planetary domination.
L.A. Alternative |
Claire L. Evans |
07-11-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Gun Clubnew
The state of Nevada makes it very easy to carry a concealed weapon -- is that a good or a bad thing?
Reno News & Review |
D. Brian Burghart |
07-06-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Pre-emptive Strikenew
Mecklenburg County legislators are fighting for an exemption to a North Carolina law preventing counties from banning smoking in public places.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
07-05-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: smoking
The Young and the Restlessnew
Another summer approaches, and thousands of New Haven teens have nothing to do -- is the city to blame?
New Haven Advocate |
Ryan Kearney |
05-08-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Pot Shotnew
Mason Tvert's movement to legalize marijuana is causing reefer madness.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Moving on Downnew
A homeless couple spends day after day just trying to get by.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
04-13-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Power Failurenew
Maryland loses control of its energy future.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ralph Brave |
04-06-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: energy, deregulation
Americut?new
If Bush's budget is approved, the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program could be totally eliminated -- as Hurricane Katrina has shown, the blow could not come at a worse time.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-30-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Americorps
America's Most Wantednew
Marc Emery, the "Prince of Pot," embarks on a possible farewell tour across Canada as he awaits extradition to the U.S.
Montreal Mirror |
Damon Van der Linde |
03-17-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: decriminalization, marijuana laws
Out in the Coldnew
With nearly $30 million to spend on heating oil for poor people this winter, you'd think the Maine State Housing Authority would have bargained a pretty good price with the oil dealers, right?
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
02-16-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew
Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
