AltWeeklies Wire
Rifts in Church Reveal Plight of Christian Homosexualsnew
Peter Mitchell has "suffered from same-sex attraction" all his life and still feels tempted in "really insecure moments when life is particularly hard," but he's as convinced as anyone that homosexual behavior is a sin.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-07-2007 |
Religion
Power Co. Claims Green Future, but Wants New Coal Plantnew
Coal-fired power plants are the top culprits among greenhouse gas emitters. It's estimated that Santee Cooper's proposed plant would spew 8.7 million tons of carbon dioxide and 138 pounds of mercury into the air each year.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-31-2007 |
Environment
Greetings from Charleston's Underwater Futurenew
Our unchecked energy consumption -- led by manufacturing, consumerism, and plain old convenience -- has compressed eons of climate change into mere centuries, or perhaps even decades. And the heat is on this low-lying area.
Charleston City Paper |
Lindsay Koob |
09-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
What a Class 1 Rating Means for Fire Departmentsnew
Charleston, S.C., fire department earns Class 1 IO rating, but needs a dozen "immediate" recommended changes.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-31-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Hurricane Study Reveals Reluctance to Leavenew
The Harvard hurricane study may also convince folks to stay home for the next big one.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-08-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Rethinking AIDSnew
Doubters abandon traditional HIV/AIDS theories and treatment.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-29-2006 |
Science
Lighting It Upnew
Mixing irreverent humor and bong hits into an engaging talk format, Nate and Di Fulmer have found themselves on the bleeding edge of a new medium.
Charleston City Paper |
Patrick Sharbaugh |
04-19-2006 |
Media
Americut?new
If Bush's budget is approved, the Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program could be totally eliminated -- as Hurricane Katrina has shown, the blow could not come at a worse time.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-30-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Americorps
Second Stringers: Reservists in Iraq
Reservists, by definition, aren‘t professional soldiers. They’re military amateurs and a lot of them know it. The result is that many reservists in Iraq are scared all the time, and according to some soldiers, that means mistakes.
Charleston City Paper |
David Axe |
03-08-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
American Soldiers Returning From Iraq Are Heroes and Victims
Everything an editor might have felt about the second Iraq War melts away when he sees a Marine, big as a house, hobbling to the aircraft that will carry him and his broken body back to the States for more medical attention.
Charleston City Paper |
Bill Davis |
01-04-2005 |
War
