AltWeeklies Wire
Starting Over in the Congonew
The war-ravaged nation doesn't need a miracle -- political stability from free elections will do.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-25-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Zen and the Art of War Repairnew

Iraq War veterans are using Buddhist practices to make peace with themselves and the horrors of the battlefield.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Joe Piasecki |
08-25-2006 |
War
Eternal Returnnew
Don Caballero's music moved on from the singles era and returned to an original melodic form.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
08-24-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Raising a Lost Generationnew
The Price of Privilege author Madeline Levine discusses how parental pressure robs kids of their humanity.
Pacific Sun |
Jill Kramer |
08-24-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Newspapers for Sale?new
Union officials negotiating new contracts at three Maine daily newspapers have begun to assume that the papers will soon be for sale.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
08-24-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Controvery Remainsnew
The fighting five firefighters suspended for speaking the JFP are reinstated, but the department remains deeply divided.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
08-24-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Israel vs. Hezbollah: Who Won?new
When the administration that brought you "Mission Accomplished" and "Last Throes" says you've been defeated, you know you've won.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-24-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Factory Farmsnew
Factory farms pollute the air and water supplies, endanger human and animal health and drive responsible family farms out of business -- Indiana's factory farming future could not only be devastating, but deadly as well.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
08-24-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Northern Lightsnew
One Portlander found love, gay marriage and an escape from President Bush ... in Canada.
Willamette Week |
Andrew MacLeod |
08-24-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
The Wake of the Stormnew
One year later, the nation has forgotten Katrina.
Monterey County Weekly |
Eric Johnson |
08-24-2006 |
Commentary
Steal This Bikenew
You may think you'd say something or call the cops if you saw a man liberating a bike with bolt cutters, but we say fat chance.
Willamette Week |
Ian Demsky |
08-24-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Picking His Battlesnew
Congressman Bob Etheridge says the war is not his issue.
One Year Laternew

An estimated 100,000 New Orleanians fled to Atlanta in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- many of them have become a part of the texture of the city and have decided to make a new start ... as Atlantans.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons, Scott Henry and Frank Reddy |
08-24-2006 |
Disasters
Laughing While It Hurtsnew
A Brooklyn comedian takes his unique schtick online to win a brand new audience.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
08-24-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
War of the Worldsnew
Cruise and Redstone do battle -- prepare for a true epic.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
08-24-2006 |
Movies