AltWeeklies Wire
'Ban the Box' Aims to Reduce Job Barriers for Ex-Consnew
The box is the one that anyone who's filled out a job application might recall: "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" Advocates argue that the box deters people with criminal records from applying for jobs, and it promotes discrimination.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Portland Schools Struggle to Meet Enviro Goals at Lunchnew
Even as the district has cultivated an eco-friendly image with a "green" schools push and a new farm-to-school program to provide local food for its lunches, it has served almost 33,000 meals each school day since 2001 on nonreusable plastic-foam trays.
Willamette Week |
Shefali Kulkarni |
03-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Chemicals and Quarantines in San Francisconew
City officials resist plans to use aerial spraying against a potentially damaging moth.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
03-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'Girls Rock!' Hits Nerves of the Teen Psyche Varietynew
By focusing on the raw sentiments ("spillage") of campers, Girls Rock! is an intelligent -- and, more importantly, entertaining -- look at how girls fight self-imposed stereotypes in very different ways than boys do.
The Dungeons & Dragons Love Connectionnew
Meet the women of DunDraCon, a convention dedicated to games that aren't just for guys anymore.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-05-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
A Soldier in Winternew
A 24-year-old veteran seeks redemption for atrocities committed during the Iraq War.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
03-05-2008 |
War
Gonzalez/Nader Hysterianew
Democrats' anger against Nader, and, by extension, Gonzalez, is misplaced in 2008 -- the likelihood that they could undermine the Democrats is doubtful. What's more, Gonzalez's futile-seeming move has a real upside. He says he'd like to use his new platform to prevent independent candidates from ever again undermining Democratic chances at victory.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
03-05-2008 |
Commentary
When Teens Encounter Christ, All Hell Breaks Loosenew
The three-day Christian gala known as Teens Encountering Christ is so secretive, the only way to find out what happens there is to go undercover -- so that's what I did. But unlike the true believers, I had no intention of keeping secrets.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
03-05-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Your Computer is Doomednew
In the future, your infamy will not be remembered. Is that comforting?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-05-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Nuclear CSI: New Deterrence for a New Eranew
David Smith of Lawrence Livermore Lab is helping to develop means of tracing the location of stray nuclear materials.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
03-05-2008 |
Science
John McCain's $25 Million Mannew
The leader of an immigration-reform group "has raised $25 million for the campaign from one group he didn't identify," according to the Wall Street Journal. I'm all for political activism and free speech, but I want to know who is bankrolling efforts to alter our immigration laws; Lionel Sosa should reveal the donor.
San Antonio Current |
Joe Solis |
03-05-2008 |
Commentary
Want to Learn About Wine? Read the Labelnew
Ninety percent of what you need to know about wine can be found on the bottle, and that knowledge can be winnowed down to four facts: the winery, the grapes, the vintage and the region. Or who, what, when and where. If you have to add why to that list, then there's just no helping you.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
03-05-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wine
Questioning Ralph Nader's Veep Choicenew
What impact will the Nader-Gonzalez ticket have?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
03-05-2008 |
Politics
Salvia: The Next Casualty in the War on Drugsnew
Let us herald the last legal days of the strong, natural hallucinogen salvia divinorum in Virginia. Raise your hand if you've ever heard of it before.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
03-05-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Afghanistan: Less Winnable Than Iraq
Barack Obama wants to double down on Afghanistan with a mini-surge. But the "graveyard of empires" is an even worst lost cause than Iraq.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-04-2008 |
Commentary
