AltWeeklies Wire
Midwives Fight for Home Births and Autonomynew

North Carolina's high rate of combined fetal and neonatal mortality rank it in the bottom sixth of the nation. The state is also one of only 11 in the country where the practice of midwifery outside the supervision of physicians is illegal. Some don't think that's a coincidence.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
05-29-2008 |
Children & Families
Does the Return of a Neighborhood Mean the Poor Have to Leave?new

In one "revived" Durham neighborhood, the dozen or so new homeowners have formed a strong and unified voice, advocating for much-needed neighborhood revitalization and historic preservation. But longtime renters, many of whom are low-income and have few housing options, occupy most of the crumbling homes.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
05-15-2008 |
Housing & Development
Erick Daniels Could Get New Trialnew
The convicted robber won another chance to prove his innocence claims last week when a superior court judge granted him a hearing that could overturn his conviction and lead to a new trial.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
05-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The Politics of a Pregnant Mannew
The Beaties have pushed our buttons and our boundaries about sexuality and gender identity because we're so used to thinking in binary terms: man/woman, masculine/feminine and gay/straight. The world's more complicated than that, as Thomas Beatie is certainly showing us.
Guards Sound Alarm Over Security at Nuclear Plantnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
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"Inside the Herald-Sun," "Technobarons of the 21st Century," "Tangle of Telco Law"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
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"Paxton May Have Overpaid," "Rock Talk Is History at WRDU," and "Big Cable"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
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Deep Troublenew
After 22 years at the helm of the Durham-based Divers Alert Network, Peter Bennett is being forced out. Board members of the $14 million nonprofit say that in addition to helping divers, DAN's leader and his allies also were helping themselves.
INDY Week |
Jennifer Strom |
04-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor