AltWeeklies Wire
The Green Office: How to Make Your Workplace More Environmentally Friendlynew
Considering that a third of our daily lives is likely spent in an office, it's important that those hours are healthy ones, and of course, a healthy office is also a more environmentally friendly workplace.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
The Dirt on Dirtnew
The new dawn of chemical farming, Superfund townhomes, and Wal-Mart wetlands.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-02-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The New Art of Health Carenew
How art is being used to help solve problems in modern hospital design.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
03-26-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
No Law, No Hate Crime in South Carolinanew
The circumstances of the January murder of a transgendered teen spotlight a hole in federal hate crime statutes that long-neglected state legislation may fill.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
03-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
After Five Years, There's No End in Sight in Iraqnew
The Iraq War has already lasted a year and a half longer than World War II and is beginning to take its toll in the pockets of ordinary Americans, nearly 4,000 of whom have given their lives as soldiers in the conflict.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-19-2008 |
War
The War on Drugs is Insane, but There's No End in Sightnew
Another casualty of the war on drugs came to my attention recently when I opened my email to find a message from Skip Johnson, announcing that South Carolinians for Drug Law Reform was shutting down.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
02-27-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Facing Construction Slowdown, Brazilian Immigrants Leaving South Carolinanew
Brazilians are leaving the area in droves, propelled by the downturn in the construction industry, the decreasing value of the dollar, and the fear of a statewide crackdown on illegal immigration.
Charleston City Paper |
Jared Goyette |
02-20-2008 |
Immigration
NEFA Works Under the Radar to Fight Terrorismnew
After four years in the shadows, a City Paper inquiry has opened the doors of Nine Eleven Finding Answers, a South Carolina nonprofit with investigators stationed smack in the midst of terror hot spots around the world.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
02-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: WAR, crime & justice
Should We be Taxed for Eating Animals?new
Outside of nearly every presidential rally and campaign stop across South Carolina, you could find members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed in bright pink pig costumes, handing out buttons and literature emblazoned with the slogan "Stop Global Warming: Tax Meat."
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Coal is Cheap and Abundant, but Can it Really Be Clean?new
South Carolina is a battleground in the debate over America's coal future.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
McConnell and Stavrinakis Confront Immigration Policynew
South Carolina leaders offer sane solutions to correct an insane federal government.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
12-19-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Who You Calling a Witch?new
Pagans struggle to come out of the broom closet.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
12-12-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Change in the Weathernew
Climate change is not just for environmentalists any more.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
12-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Charleston's Dirty Little Secretnew
Don't breathe deep -- there are killers in our air.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Young Iraq War Vets Share Their Experiencesnew
To get an idea of what it's like to return to the U.S. after being in a war zone, we spent an evening at a VFW Hall, where several young vets shared their stories over wings and beers.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-07-2007 |
War
