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Health Care for Urban Native Americans Hits a Crisis Pointnew
"The issue is that if you're Native American, and you live off the reservation, it's increasingly difficult to access health care services."
Weekly Alibi |
Marissa Demarco |
04-15-2008 |
Science
Party Like It's 1929
The "structural recession" was declared in 1992. It's here now.
If it Looks Like a Lawyer and Quacks Like a Lawyer, Is It Really a Lawyer?new
In the days before his arrest last fall, Robert Charles Jones Brady seemed to have ended up where he always wanted to be: in the company of the rich and well-connected. But what leaps had he taken to get there?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stepping into the Ring with All Star Wrestlingnew
For 30 years, New Mexico fans haven't been able to see pro wrestling-style matches on a regular basis. But All Star Wrestling founder Alex Walls is changing that.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
04-15-2008 |
Sports
Too Many Secrets in Louisiananew
When it comes to hiding the public's business, no state can match Louisiana's executive branch, but that may change soon.
Take John Yoo to the International Criminal Courtnew
Yoo blithely tossed out the window the legal principle, enshrined in federal law, of posse comitatus, which says that the military cannot exercise law-enforcement functions that are the province of state officials. The president, in wartime, has the powers of a king, if you believe what Yoo wrote.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
04-15-2008 |
Commentary
Getting the Oil and Gas Companies to Help Pay to Restore Louisiana's Coastnew
Until recently, Walter Williams was best known as the creator of Saturday Night Live's infamously tragic character, Mr. Bill. His recent documentary, Restoring the Coast: Who Pays?, explores the legacy of oil and gas companies along Louisiana's coast.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
04-15-2008 |
Environment
Chess Masters at UT-Brownsvillenew
An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
04-15-2008 |
Recreation
Bob Berkebile is the Godfather of Green Buildingnew
In the past 25 years, Berkebile has moved from notoriety as the man in the middle of a deadly skywalk collapse to international respect as a key figure in making his industry more Earth-friendly.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-15-2008 |
Housing & Development
Arizona's Homeopathic Board: The Second Chance for Doctors Who May Not Deserve Onenew
For a few hundred dollars, some extra training, and a test on the principles of homeopathy, an M.D. who can't secure another medical license can get a license to practice homeopathic medicine here. You'll be banned from some procedures, but for the most part, you can go back to practicing medicine -- diagnosing patients, prescribing drugs, even performing minor surgeries.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dickerson |
04-15-2008 |
Science
So Much for No Child Left Behindnew
School test scores rise as more low-scoring students drop out.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
04-15-2008 |
Education
Philly's Muslims Are Warming to the Political Processnew
"When someone in the Muslim community tells you, 'We don't vote,' they're coming from an old way of thinking. That really was the case; for a while we stayed away from voting, and some members still feel that way." Saadiq Abdul Jabbar was alluding to the long history of separatism in the black Muslim world. "Things have changed a lot, though."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Jeff Deeney |
04-15-2008 |
Politics
It Ain't Easy Being a Pit Bull in Pasadenanew
Critics rip a proposed city ordinance that would force neutering of pit bulls.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
04-15-2008 |
Animal Issues
Obama Can't Win as Black Radical, but He Can Win as MLKnew
In his Philadelphia speech, Obama tried to explain Rev. Wright to America. What America -- both black and white America -- needs to hear Obama do is explain America to Rev. Wright.
Boulder Weekly |
Paul Danish |
04-15-2008 |
Commentary
Rational Decisions: Inside Baltimore's Mental Health Courtnew
Modeled after drug court, it is considered a "problem-solving court." But unlike its larger and older brother, mental health court has not strained under political pressure or the sheer number of cases, so far avoiding mandatory sentencing and other legislative restrictions.
Baltimore City Paper |
Laura Laing |
04-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
