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License Deniednew

After personally navigating the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles -- an infinitely complex, post-9/11 bureaucratic labyrinth beyond my wildest nightmares -- the noise about the rampant theft of citizenship becomes a lot harder to believe.
Dig Boston  |  Chris Faraone  |  11-15-2006  |  Policy Issues

SAFE-ing Gracenew

The mayor's SAFE committee could work after all.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  11-02-2006  |  Policy Issues

Lost Soulsnew

Thousands of bodies go through the L.A. coroner's office each year -- including the ones nobody ever comes to pick up.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Joe Piasecki  |  10-30-2006  |  Policy Issues

Oversee This, But Not Thatnew

Gov. Haley Barbour tries to have it both ways as he celebrates a court decision withholding funds from the state's anti-smoking effort.
Jackson Free Press  |  Adam Lynch  |  10-27-2006  |  Policy Issues

The Young and the Helplessnew

New York City evicts a social service center, and leaves a hole in the heart of the South Bronx.
The Village Voice  |  Mara Altman  |  10-26-2006  |  Policy Issues

Stand Upnew

A new ordinance shoves Portland's homeless aside.
The Portland Mercury  |  Matt Davis  |  10-19-2006  |  Policy Issues

Water Warsnew

Water companies offer no process of appeal, leaving some customers with high bills out to dry.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Jared Neumark  |  10-04-2006  |  Policy Issues

Broke as a Smokenew

Powerful state legislators explore ditching the 25-foot rule as barkeeps struggle to weather a butt-free recession.
Seattle Weekly  |  Philip Dawdy  |  09-27-2006  |  Policy Issues

Smoke 'Em While You Got 'Emnew

The Pioneer Square smoking ban moves ahead.
The Portland Mercury  |  Scott Moore  |  09-21-2006  |  Policy Issues

Where is Anita Hill?

Fifteen years after Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations rocked the nation, her name has all but disappeared from the University of Oklahoma campus.
Oklahoma Gazette  |  Emily Jerman  |  08-31-2006  |  Policy Issues

HIV Positivenew

We talk about the history and future of HIV with Dr. Robert Gallo.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Laura Laing  |  08-23-2006  |  Policy Issues

Fiber vs. Wi-Finew

San Francisco pursues dual -- and dueling -- solutions to the digital divide.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones  |  08-23-2006  |  Policy Issues

Standing Up for Us Allnew

This year's AIDS conference slams federal foot-dragging and provides a forum for the forgotten.
NOW Magazine  |  Mike Smith  |  08-18-2006  |  Policy Issues

Ranger Dangernew

Are national forests becoming war zones?
Tucson Weekly  |  Tim Vanderpool  |  08-09-2006  |  Policy Issues

The New Nukesnew

As the planet heats up, some prominent environmentalists now agree with George W. Bush that nuclear energy may be our last best hope -- has panic set in?
Sacramento News & Review  |  R. V. Scheide  |  08-03-2006  |  Policy Issues

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