AltWeeklies Wire
Business Over Biologynew
Recent survey results found for every five Fish And Wildlife Service scientists, at least one has been directed to exclude or alter information from a USFWS document. Critics say pro-business power has run amok at the agency.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-10-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Silent Treatmentnew
Southern Arizona joins the pack in law-enforcement secrecy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-28-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Colorado Cash Flownew
Draining the Colorado River Delta costs billions of dollars each year in lost services and habitat for fish.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-20-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Power Plotnew
As the former Public Service Co. of New Mexico drops plans to extend power lines from Southern Arizona into Mexico, it sets the stage for a battle between Tucson Electric Power and the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-13-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Giving Griefnew
Giving away a car? You should know that some for-profit companies end up taking 30 percent of that donation.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-16-2004 |
Business & Labor
Beaten Pathsnew
Illegal immigration and smuggling is tearing apart the landscape of Southern Arizona causing environmental havoc. The Bureau of Land Management claims it's a little bit of a losing battle. As soon as one area is picked up, another area needs to be worked on.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
12-10-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Environmental Emergencynew
With the most closed or abandoned mines in the nation, Arizona faces an environmental crisis. Polluted river headwaters and groundwater cause activists to fear what will happen to the water table.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-03-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Media Maneuversnew
As Pulitzer's newspapers are for sale and Gannett leads as a media giant, the future of some local newspapers is uncertain.
Tucson Weekly |
Chris Limberis |
12-03-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
History Repeatingnew
Three Vietnam veterans talk about the war in Iraq and reflect on their experiences as soldiers. Watching the news connects them back to a far-away time and place that none of them has ever entirely left. Now they fear history is repeating itself.
Tucson Weekly |
Renée Downing |
11-11-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Hate Crimenew
While Tucson has a progressive reputation, the 2002 death of Philip Walsted serves as a reminder that anti-gay hatred remains.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-04-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Battleground on the Homefrontnew
Weary homeowners team up to fight homeowner assocations' heavy-handed rules and arbitrary enforcements.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-28-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Ghost Storiesnew
A new Tucson-based publication seeks to inform and entertain the paranormal enthusiast.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
10-28-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Sheep Suitnew
The state of Arizona may finally dun the developer responsible for destroying a quarter of a bighorn herd.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-22-2004 |
Animal Issues
Car Country, USAnew
In Southern Arizona, confiscated cars mean big bucks for government agencies and contractors--and watchdogs say the system's being abused.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Welcome to PANdemoniumnew
On Nov. 2, Arizona residents will vote on a proposition that could result in state workers being jailed if they fail to verify whether applicants for welfare are in the country legally. Protect Arizona Now risks ensnaring the state in a legal quagmire — with national consequences.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
09-16-2004 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, Immigration
