AltWeeklies Wire
AWOL Over Atrocitiesnew
Sgt. Ricky Clousing tried to report abuses but was rebuffed.
Ideas Don't Cost an Arm & Legnew
Tackle Design's idealistic young partners are making things the world needs -- and they want your help giving those things away.
Tags: Health & Science
Like Hogs to Slaughternew
The walkout at Smithfield Packing is the latest collision between an industry built on cheap labor, a dysfunctional immigration system, and homeland security policies drafted in a reality-proof bubble.
INDY Week |
Kirk Ross |
11-30-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'A Wake-Up Call'new
North Carolina regulators blast guard training at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
10-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Teaching Over MySpacenew
Prof. Tom Hoban says the social networking site is ideal for his sociology class, but the administration says it's the wrong space for teaching.
Making it Legalnew
With gay marriage still far off, there are steps same-sex couples can take to get similar legal protections -- but you'll probably need an attorney.
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Missing the Trainnew
A trip to Charlotte reveals what a Triangle commuter train could have been -- and still can be.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-21-2006 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Necessary Evilnew
What happens when nonprofit charitable organizations face the confounding quandary of having expenses and obligations that exceed their income?
INDY Week |
Derek Jennings |
09-14-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Duke University in Black & Whitenew
As Duke students return to campus for a new year, journalist and alumnus Ed Rickards draws on his 43 years of experience with the university's administration to put the lacrosse debacle in historical context.
INDY Week |
Ed Rickards |
09-07-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Katrina by the Numbersnew
We excerpt from the most comprehensive study of the Gulf Coast after hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, produced by the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham.
Are We Next?new
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina was an indelible sign of things to come -- so why are we looking the other way?
Sammy Flippen's Clemency Bidnew
No two capital murder cases are alike, but even at that, Sammy Flippen's case seems altogether different.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
08-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dreams Deferrednew
A Durham jobs program is failing -- and so are the people it's meant to help.
Tags: Economic Issues
9 Ways You Can Achieve Energy Independence!new
Taking these nine small and medium steps at home will reduce the demand for energy -- and the fossil fuels we burn so voraciously to create it.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
07-06-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Duke Rape Case: Sympathy for the Devils?new
Whatever happens in the Duke rape case, it is a devastating charge, one that Duke and other schools compromised by coach cults and athletic imperialism will fail to address at a terrible price.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
