AltWeeklies Wire
All Crimes Are Hate Crimesnew
Georgia doesn't need a hate crimes statute.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jim McPherson |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Why ATL needs Black Pridenew
Gay forebears who fought for rights, acceptance, and respect need to be celebrated and remembered
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Raymond R. Duke |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
HOPE should be cappednew
The HOPE scholarship is overextended by $244 million this year
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-26-2010 |
Policy Issues
GSU's dreams have a pricenew
Football may close the reputation gap between Georgia colleges, but associated costs are closing the tuition gap too
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-25-2010 |
Policy Issues
Dealing with racismnew
Andisheh Nouraee explains why he thinks Nathan Deal's jumping on the "birther" bandwagon is racist
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-19-2010 |
Policy Issues
High-stakes testing not the complete answernew
There are so many intangibles that contribute to a child's learning that it's tempting to adopt an easy yardstick like a standardized test
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-18-2010 |
Policy Issues
Charter schools: Who's left behind?new
Georgia is now vying for funds from the president's Race to the Top initiative, but the scoring method is backwards
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Susanna Rodell |
08-12-2010 |
Policy Issues
To a red state, from your blue citynew
The changes of the past 50 years in America have been mammoth, and change is scary
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-11-2010 |
Policy Issues
Smoking indoors sucksnew
Why we should ban cigarettes from bars -- or go to prison
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
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
Georgia's Mental Health Skeletonsnew
Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Justice has pursued a civil rights suit on behalf of Georgia's mental health care patients.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Cliff Bostock |
07-16-2010 |
Policy Issues
Atlanta's cycling community needs some helpnew
The city must make it easier on cyclists
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
07-06-2010 |
Policy Issues
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
Civil Rights Museum Shouldn’t Be Co-Opted by Cokenew
The legacies of Sweet Auburn and MLK are what give Atlanta the standing to create a top-rank Civil Rights museum. But instead, it will be planted next to the World of Coca-Cola and the Georgia Aquarium.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-21-2010 |
Policy Issues
