AltWeeklies Wire
Cake Out in the Rain: Tanker Leaks Liquid Uraniumnew
While the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies was convened in San AANtonio, a truckload of liquified uranium was dripping on the highway in Asheville, N.C. -- and daily shipments of uranyl nitrate are routine.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
07-09-2004 |
Environment
Hidden Angels: The Secret Landscape of Southern Gospelnew
To most Americans, gospel music evokes images of swaying, clapping African-American choirs, but there is another, almost hidden, tradition, that of white gospel music, known to insiders as "Southern gospel." Western North Carolina is its cradle.
Mountain Xpress |
Tracy Rose |
06-11-2004 |
History
Symbionts I Have Knownnew
Certain animals, including chickens, copperheads, cats and dogs, are beneficial to gardens.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-10-2004 |
Gardening
Former Espionage Base Lets Public See Outer Spacenew
High in the mountains of Transylvania County, N.C., a former top-secret, high-tech spy base is now an astronomical education center.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
06-10-2004 |
Science
Meadow Gardens Can Eventually Grow Themselvesnew
Laissez-faire gardening -- letting a garden create itself instead of forcing plants into preconceived patterns -- is the simplest and most natural way to nurture plants.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-08-2004 |
Gardening
Anti-Corporate Activists Draw Attention to Coffee Politicsnew
Coffee and the international trade that governs it affect the fate of migrant farmers, the survival of the rain-forest, and the livelihoods of independent roastmasters. In response to these concerns, a global movement to promote Fair Trade Certified coffees has emerged.
Mountain Xpress |
Stuart Gaines |
06-08-2004 |
Food+Drink
Electronic Systems Could Fail the Voting Testnew
A growing chorus of authoritative voices worldwide maintains that the type of voting machine used in North Carolina's Buncombe County (known in the industry as direct-record electronic devices) is inherently unreliable and prone to tampering in ways that couldn't even be detected.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
06-08-2004 |
Policy Issues
