AltWeeklies Wire
Technobarons of the 21st Centurynew
Telephone and cable companies are trying to create a vertical monopoly, which could
destroy the free market, along with everything else we love about the Internet.
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
05-17-2006 |
Business & Labor
400 Channels and Nothing For Us?
Public access TV and a lot more is at stake if big telcos have their way with local cable laws.
DIY Radio: Podcasting 101new
Podcasting has become a powerful international media tool -- learn how to get in on the fun.
Going South to Save Companion Animalsnew
Our president and most media reports say life is improving along Mississippi's Gulf Coast since Katrina struck. They should ask the people who have to live there. An animal rescue mission reveals the human chaos still churning in the hurricane zone.
Tags: FEMA, katrina hurricane
From 'Senator No' to Senator N&Onew
When a noted North Carolina historian wrote a book review blasting Jesse Helms' new memoir, The News & Observer in Raleigh balked and ran it next to a right-wing homage to Helms.
The Disaster That Shouldn't Have Been
Warnings about problems at FEMA were sounded soon after Bush put a political appointee in charge of the agency.
Growth Rules!new
An Independent Weekly investigation of an obscure North Carolina board finds that business trumps the public interest on the state's Rules Review Commission, which has the last word on all state rules and regulations.
INDY Week |
Jennifer Strom |
07-08-2005 |
Policy Issues
How to Read a Beachnew
Duke University professor emeritus Orrin Pilkey is one of the nation's leading experts on beaches, and his book, How to Read a North Carolina Beach, shows how beaches really work.
INDY Week |
Kirk Ross and Orrin Pilkey |
06-30-2005 |
Environment
Rip-off Americanew
Payday lending was supposed to have been outlawed in North Carolina. So why are its storefronts still around, collecting $1,254 in fees on a $255 loan?
High Court Blows Smoke on Medical Marijuananew
People in pain are hurting -- but the drug company that makes a pot pill isn't.
INDY Week |
Peter Eichenberger |
06-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Can We Stop Domestic Violence?new
Advocates for battered women have reframed family violence as a preventable public health problem. But for this hidden “epidemic” to be viewed in the same light as smoking or drunken driving, more money, research and attention are needed.
INDY Week |
Barbara Solow |
05-30-2005 |
Children & Families
Bye-bye Outer Banksnew
A movement to address climate change is building across North Carolina, but it faces opposition from powerful corporate interests. Meanwhile, our coast is disappearing.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
05-16-2005 |
Environment
In the Shadow of the U.S. Opennew
Just a chip shot away from the site of the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C., are neglected African-American neighborhoods with no city water, sewer or trash collection. Activists hope to grab some of the golf tournament's spotlight to get local leaders to address the problem.
Leading With Her Heartnew
Manlin Chee, an outspoken immigration lawyer, is in federal prison after she was targeted by an FBI sting operation. Her case raises questions about the fate of those who speak up for immigrants.
INDY Week |
Barbara Solow |
05-02-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Triangle Unwirednew
Around the country, some cities say providing cheap wireless Internet access is as essential as water. Why not in the North Carolina Triangle?
INDY Week |
Fiona Morgan |
03-28-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: North Carolina, technology, Internet, BellSouth, broadband, Carrboro, digital divide, Durham, Raleigh, verizon, Wi-Fi, WiFi, wimax, wireless
