AltWeeklies Wire
Arizona Bill Legalizing Firearms in Public Buildings Approaches the Finish Linenew
Senate Bill 1201, otherwise known as the firearms omnibus bill, would make it legal to carry firearms into government and public buildings. The bill passed the Senate by a 21-8 vote last month, before moving on to the House, where it was progressing through the legislative process as of our press deadline.
Tucson Weekly |
Shain Bergan |
04-12-2011 |
Politics
Jerry Butler: Soul Survivornew
Jerry "Iceman" Butler was an A-list soul singer, playing with Curtis Mayfield and Otis Redding. Today, he mulls taxes and health care as the longest-serving member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
04-12-2011 |
Music
Robert Redford Takes Stock of America in 'The Conspirator'
Robert Redford's first directorial effort since his 2007 anti-war polemic Lions for Lambs is a striking Civil War courtroom drama not far removed from a film like Bruce Beresford's Breaker Morant.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-12-2011 |
Reviews
Could a Nuclear Meltdown Happen in South Louisiana?new
The nuclear disaster that continues to unfold at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant raises questions about safety in south Louisiana, a hurricane-prone region powered by three nuclear reactors in the state and neighboring Mississippi.
Gambit |
Julien Gorbach |
04-12-2011 |
Environment
Zero Salary for Congress
The Maximum wage for Congress, the president and other high-ranking elected representatives should be set at the lowest pay received by an American citizen.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
04-11-2011 |
Commentary
The Way Things Weren't: Oregon Trail Odyssey 'Meek's Cutoff' is Just Plain Odd
Kelly Reichardt's minimalist cinema-of-the-inane hits a painfully low ebb with an anti-western lacking any sign of a narrative arc.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
Lamenting Lithuania with Ruta Sepetysnew
Inspired by her own father's childhood experiences, Sepetys' debut novel Between Shades of Gray tells the tale of a Lithuanian teen deported over the Arctic Circle to Siberia in 1941.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
04-11-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Rep. Tim Scott Losing Redistricting Lotterynew
If there is a drawback to being a Congressional member, it's that the campaign never stops. Voters weigh your political fate every two years, so the next campaign officially begins the day after you're elected.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
Is Net Neutrality Doomed to Failure?new
The debate over net neutrality hasn't gotten much smarter since 2006, when Ted Stevens, of Alaska, opposed the Net Neutrality Act by infamously declaring that the Internet was "a series of tubes" -- but it has intensified along predictable partisan fault lines.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
04-11-2011 |
Tech
'Curveball' Tells the Story of Toni Stone, the First Female Negro League Baseball Playernew
Stone's life and career -- from neighborhood pickup game to cross-country barnstorming to obscurity in retirement -- are aptly recounted in Martha Ackmann's Curveball: The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone, the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
04-11-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Rise and Uncertain Future of 'Pirate' Radio in Bostonnew
If there's any hope for unlicensed stations to go legit, it's the Local Community Radio Act, passed by Congress in December after a 10-year campaign by proponents of hyper-local radio. However, details of how the legislation will be administrated are still hazy. And some experts say the measure comes too late, and with too little backbone.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
04-11-2011 |
Media
Republicans Balance Arizona's Budget, but at What Cost?new
Republicans balance the state budget on the backs of the working poor, the universities and the state parks.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-11-2011 |
Politics
Andres Valdez: The Dog Whisperer of San Antonionew
Valdez is working to save San Antonio's dogs -- and restore our humanity.
San Antonio Current |
Barbara Renaud Gonzalez |
04-11-2011 |
Animal Issues
The Old Slave Mart is One of the Few Museums to Expose America's Shameful Pastnew
Although we as a country are about to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and the end of slavery, the history of those slaves is still a taboo subject for many museums. But in Charleston, this subject has finally become a part of plantation tours and museum exhibitions.
Charleston City Paper |
Michael Smallwood |
04-08-2011 |
History
ClimateStupid: Why One Innovative Energy Program in Colorado Was Killednew
When Boulder County's ClimateSmart loan program was suspended last year, it left hundreds of local homeowners holding the bag -- a bag they now need to fill with money.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
04-08-2011 |
Environment
