AltWeeklies Wire
WWII Loneliness Lives Onnew
One writer recounts the story of loneliness that filled the life of a grandmother who spent her young life in a Japanese internment camp during WWII while her friends were killed in Hiroshima.
Illinois Times |
Yoshimi Yoshimura Golden |
08-22-2005 |
Immigration
If Terrorists Target Springfield...new
Springfield is no London or New York City, but that’s no reason not to have an $800,000 anti-terrorism drill.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
08-05-2005 |
Policy Issues
Meditation Frustrationnew
Shining a light on inner demons proves hard work at a course at the Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center. But this method -- sometimes used to reform hardened criminals -- is said to be capable of alleviating all addictions and anxieties.
Illinois Times |
Karen Fitzgerald |
07-11-2005 |
Science
Liberty and Health Care for Allnew
Emergency physician David Gill deplores the fact that more than 45 million Americans have no health-insurance coverage. He's running for Congress, pushing for a single-payer plan.
Illinois Times |
Mary Rickard |
07-11-2005 |
Science
Privileged Twentysomething Finds (Homeless) Shelternew
Eric Anglada gave up a life of privilege in order to live at a Catholic Worker home in central Illinois, where he cooks meals and tends to the needs of the poor. The past two-and-a-half years have been "the happiest" of his life, he says.
Illinois Times |
Luiza Ilie |
06-21-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Illinois Pharmacists Assert Right of Refusalnew
A staunch group of pharmacists have been blocking prescriptions for emergency contraception and, in some cases, birth-control pills as well. They're willing to fight Gov. Rod Blagojevich to do so.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
06-21-2005 |
Sex
Tags: morning-after, pill
Activists Combat Corporate Media With Alternativesnew
As newspapers lose readers and consumption of mainstream media continues to decline, independent media -- often run by volunteers -- is sprouting all over America.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
05-23-2005 |
Media
Conduct Unbecoming an Officernew
Four Illinois State Police investigators are ripped by a prosecutor, but they dodge indictments. It’s the latest charge of misconduct against state police investigators.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Sister Soldiersnew
For two veterans of the 1544th Maintenance Company, a year in Iraq meant mortars, memorial services and Mary Kay cosmetics. The 1544th had the second-highest casualty rate of Army National Guard units serving in Iraq.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-12-2005 |
War
Tribute to a Mother Who Gave Birth in a Barracknew
A Japanese-American daughter wonders about her birth in a U.S. concentration camp during World War II.
Illinois Times |
Yoshimi Yoshimura Golden |
05-09-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: childbirth
Delivery of Poinsettia to Priest Got Him Framed, Man Saysnew
Parolee Tommy Munoz says his arrest for attempted burglary after he tried to deliver a Christmas flower to a church rectory was the result of police misconduct.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Alpaca Farming Spikes in Illinoisnew
Illinois farmers jump on the alpaca bandwagon but learn that it’s easier to produce baby alpacas than to make a profit.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
04-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
Are You an Idiot? Blame the Medianew
Broadcast journalism has never been this awful. That's because most of the major broadcast outlets have been gobbled up by a handful of companies in recent years.
Illinois Times |
Rod Helle |
04-15-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
State of Illinois Revokes Veteran's Silver Star Platesnew
Joe Wilkins, a prominent Vietnam veteran, had his Silver Star and Purple Heart license
tags revoked in response to an Illinois Times investigation raising questions about the medals he claimed.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-15-2005 |
War
Precious Medalsnew
Vietnam veteran Joe Wilkins, who built a distinguished career in academia and local and state government, claims he was twice wounded in combat and earned the nation's third-highest decoration, a Silver Star. The military says otherwise.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-05-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
