AltWeeklies Wire
DIY Journalismnew
Veteran Vermont journalist Dan Gillmor has spent two years focusing on citizen journalism, and he says your newspaper should be doing the same.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
04-12-2006 |
Media
Farmers Squawk Over ID Plannew
The federal government wants to track the locations and movements of all domestic livestock with the National Animal Identification System.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-07-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
House, and Senate, Callsnew
Lobbyists are doctoring the health care debate in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
04-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Uncivil Libertiesnew
Vermont Renewal fights against what founder Steven Cable calls the "valueless, culturally toxic agenda" of the "homosexual lobby" -- now some bloggers are fighting back.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
03-31-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Why the AP Fired Christopher Graff
The veteran Vermont AP bureau chief was sacked for perceived partisanship.
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
03-23-2006 |
Media
Jumping Shipnew
Navy sailor Pablo Paredes is among a growing number of U.S. military personnel who have refused to serve in our current wars.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-10-2006 |
War
Shorn Againnew
Before the Girl from Ipanema went walking, she undoubtedly went waxing, and now Brazilian waxes are all the rage in the U.S.
Seven Days |
Nancy Stearns Bercaw |
02-01-2006 |
Sex
Protest Leads to Prisonnew
Vermont peace activist Robin Lloyd was sentenced to jailtime for trespassing at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (formerly School of the Americas) in Fort Benning, Ga., during a protest.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
02-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can't Get Enoughnew
A Vermont "life coach" helps men break out of their sex addiction.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-01-2006 |
Sex
Dying in Solitary in a New York Prisonnew
The medical staff at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone, New York knew a 19-year-old inmate had a seizure disorder; their failure to treat him resulted in his death.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Playing Armynew
Developers are making a killing on Full Spectrum Warrior, the latest U.S. Army-commissioned video game. As a training tool, though, it blows.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
10-12-2005 |
War
Dr. Moo: A New Cow Doc Bucks the National Vet Trendnew
Large-animal vets are a dying breed; one of the rare professionals to undertake this dangerous work is a 27-year-old female cow doc in dairy-rich Vermont.
Seven Days |
Paula Routly |
10-12-2005 |
Animal Issues
Heart of Darthness: Confessions of a Former Skywalkernew
While most girls her age were playing house, writer Cathy Resmer played Star Wars. When kids from her neighborhood acted out scenes from the movies, she was always Luke.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
05-19-2005 |
Media
Vermonter's Internet Ax-Grinding Attracts National Attention
A Vermont blogger, best known for starting the first grassroots Howard Dean Web site, is now affecting political change by raising money for web-media campaigns targeted to local races.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
10-20-2004 |
Media
