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Drone Trainingnew
As demand mounts for unmanned missions, the Air Force launches drone training.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-27-2010 |
War
Tags: drones, Air Force Academy
Honorably Terminatednew
"Honorably terminated" teachers -- some nationally recognized -- say they can't get so much as a callback about jobs in the Chicago Public Schools. One colleague's bureaucratic nightmare has given them reason to fear the worst.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Dave Glowacz |
09-27-2010 |
Education
What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Become Crime Victims?new
A former immigration officer blackmailed an undocumented immigrant to have a sex with him. Victims confront a dilemma: Do they report the incidents to police and risk deportation? Or do they continue to be victimized?
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
09-24-2010 |
Immigration
Shot By Drug Smugglers?new
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-24-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Public Option: It's Alive! Sort ofnew
Oregon could be the first state to resurrect the public option from the political grave where Americans thought it had been interred.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: HCR
Preventive Measuresnew
Spooked by looming health care reforms, Colorado insurance companies are dropping kids-only coverage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Terminal Peoplenew
The closure of the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco was a chance to help some of the city’s most hardcore homeless. But many didn’t want help, and others couldn’t be helped.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
09-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Homeless, Transbay Terminal
What You Don't Know About Your Doctor Could Hurt Younew
Why overburdened Utah regulators can’t keep the (bad) doctors away.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
09-22-2010 |
Science
Tags: HCR, dward Eyring
Global Village of the Damnednew
A year ago this month, world leaders and protesters descended on Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit. Is the city - or the world - any better off?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
09-21-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: G-20
Exclusive: Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline Remains A Neocon Pipe Dream
I personally confirmed it: There is no Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline. The Bush Administration killed thousands of people, partly for a pipeline-that-will-never-exist.
Boise Weekly |
Ted Rall |
09-21-2010 |
War
In Sickness and in Healthnew
An unusual group provides wisdom and support for partners of vets and soldiers with PTSD.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-20-2010 |
War
Saving Ryannew
Why it was left to two Portland judges to bring a heroin junkie back from the brink.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
09-20-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Portland, Ryan Santana
Confessions of a Pregnant Wine Writernew
Just how much wine can one safely consume during pregnancy? Depends on whom you ask.
East Bay Express |
Blair Campbell |
09-17-2010 |
Science
Censored in a Brave New Worldnew
Project Censored: The top 10 big stories the major news media didn't report in 2009.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
09-16-2010 |
Media
Tags: Project Censored
