AltWeeklies Wire
The Tattoo Artist as Perfect Canvasnew
At age 12, Brad Fink was struck with a rare genetic malfunction that caused all his hair to fall out. Today he's St. Louis' pre-eminent tattoo artist, nationally acclaimed for his parlor magic -- his hairless skin an inker's dream.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
01-19-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Here Come the Wobblies!new
In a labor battle with roots dating back 100 years, independent truckers and Starbucks employees are now joining the wild and contentious Wobblies.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
01-14-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Power Plotnew
As the former Public Service Co. of New Mexico drops plans to extend power lines from Southern Arizona into Mexico, it sets the stage for a battle between Tucson Electric Power and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-13-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Whistleblower Thought She Did the Right Thing … and Got Fired
Despite federal and state whistleblower laws, Cheryl Vara believes she was fired from Menards in Carmel, Ind., last April for refusing the request of a supervisor to falsify documents and for contacting OSHA after a serious accident left an elderly co-worker nearly paralyzed.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
12-17-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Gambling on Iraqnew
Hundreds of Houstonians have signed up for wartime jobs with Kellogg Brown & Root. The hefty paychecks come with a scary, bloody price.
Houston Press |
Michael Serazio |
12-06-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Whiz Biz Kidsnew
Members of Dallas's Young Entrepreneurs Organization believe that business plans are, largely, crap. No one knows for sure what will work. If you start a business and it fails, so what? You can always start something else.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
12-06-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Chief Walking Eaglenew
Battered, broken, living in obscurity, quasi-hermit Robb Tiller was once a linchpin in the fortunes of one of Florida's biggest businesses: the Seminole Indians' gambling operations.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
11-30-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Lockheed Accuses Boeing of Racketeeringnew
In a Florida filing, Lockheed is seeking to discover expanded evidence of "overt acts" stemming principally from continuing U.S. investigations into the Boeing aerial-refueling-tanker lease deal. Lockheed maintains that incidents related to this and other cases show a 14-year "pattern" of illegal activity by Boeing.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-26-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Building a Better Elephantnew
Elephant Pharmacy wants to take its holistic approach nationwide. But getting to that point has not been pretty.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-19-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Working Girl Makes Good with Upscale Escort Agencynew
Veronika Lake put herself through art school as an escort. At 37, she owns and runs her own agency. "I never made much as an artist," she says, "and who wants to be poor for the rest of their life? I'd rather make a million dollars."
Westword |
David Holthouse |
11-17-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Sick, Injured Cruise Workers Drown in Loopholesnew
Those who keep an eye on corporations such as Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International say that employees, especially foreign-born employees, are being funneled to cheap doctors in the Caribbean who provide sometimes inadequate care for cut-rate prices.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
11-16-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Delta Stewardess Fired For Racy Picsnew
Ellen Simonetti, a Delta employee who wrote a tantalizing blog called "Diary of a Flight Attendant" and called herself "Queen of Sky," was suspended indefinitely without pay last week and then fired after posting pictures of herself in uniform -- with a couple of extra buttons undone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Tribes Used to Bring Slots to Bay Areanew
Native Americans have become little more than human props in the high-stakes battle involving real estate developers, powerful consultants, and out-of-state gaming interests to bring casino gambling closer to urban centers.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
11-01-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
New 'Green' Cemetery Gets in Way of Electrical Co-opnew
George Russell has started a "green" cemetery, featuring biodegradable cardboard coffins, near Huntsville, Texas. That's where the Sam Houston Electrical Co-op had planned to put a new power line.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-01-2004 |
Business & Labor
Confessions of a ‘Candyfreak’
An addicted author delves into the bittersweet world of the candy industry.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
10-29-2004 |
Business & Labor
