AltWeeklies Wire
Brian Nichols and Georgia's Indigent Defense Crisisnew
Stalled death-penalty cases across the state await infusion of money.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-27-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Safe Housenew
Surrea Oglesby has saved 40 child prostitutes from the streets. But nothing could prepare her for a girl named Katelyn.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Christine Van Dusen |
02-27-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
The Bureaucrats' Revengenew
Why are school officials so afraid of providing equal funding to charter school students?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
02-27-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Beltline a TAD Off Track but Not Derailednew
Franklin, lawmakers and advocates look at alternate funding schemes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
02-20-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunitionnew
Dueling gun bills in Georgia show legislative sausage-making at its worst.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-13-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
From Baghdad to Georgianew
An Iraqi refugee finds safety in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
02-13-2008 |
Immigration
Georgia Banks on New Reservoirsnew
Critics decry the lack of conservation measures in the state's fight against the drought.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
02-06-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Danger Zone at the Atlanta Detention Centernew
Guards complain about short staffing, low pay and scary incidents.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
02-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Oops, They Did it Againnew
Atlanta faces budget shortfall as large as $100 million.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-23-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
One Man's Battle Against Midtown Prostitutesnew
Armed with a flashlight, a video camera and pepper spray, the longtime Midtown resident takes the MPSA's white pickup truck on regular predawn patrols of his neighborhood's tree-lined residential streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-17-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Peachtree Streetcar Pushes for Fundingnew
Will intown residents be willing to foot most of the bill?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
01-10-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
2009's Mayoral Candidates Will Face a Changed Atlantanew
It's quite likely that, for most Atlanta residents, the name of Sidney Marcus rings a bell only as a cut-through street linking Piedmont Road and Ga. 400.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
01-03-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Mayor's Daughter Admits Guilt, Will Assist Cocaine Probenew
Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin's daughter, Kai Franklin Graham, pleaded guilty in federal court Dec. 18 to playing a minor role in her ex-husband Tremayne Graham's crime ring.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
12-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tap Water Wears a Bow Tie When Put in a Bottle & Soldnew
It would be the most ironic of ironies, but we'd probably be too dehydrated to laugh.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
12-13-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Atlanta's Drug Warnew
Cops say gangs are driving the city's crime surge.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
12-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
