AltWeeklies Wire
Sick Puppiesnew
Who torched a dog to death, and how might this crime help shed light on the recent unsolved murder of Oscar Cruz?
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
08-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Big Brother is Keeping Tabsnew
The latest version of the Patriot Act puts a new strand of red tape in the way of cold med purchasers.
Long Island Press |
Tim Bolger |
04-18-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Reporters Wrestle With Storynew
A big mistake in the coverage of WWE's CEO Vince McMahon raises many questions.
Long Island Press |
Josh Stewart |
02-14-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Auditory Processing Disorder: The Hidden Disabilitynew
If you notice that your child often asks you to repeat what you say, he or she may be wrestling with Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, a condition that can mimic autism or ADD and is beginning to gain a lot of attention.
Long Island Press |
Mo Ibrahim and Robbie Woliver |
11-02-2005 |
Science
Nanny 911: Massapequa Mom Arrested For Assaultnew
Caribbean caretaker Cindy Carter fights off Fontaine Sheridan, the mother of her charges, in Long Island showdown.
Long Island Press |
Lauren Wolfe |
08-19-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Gossip Columnist Says Newsday Unfairly Ended Her Contractnew
Liz Smith contests Newsday's claim her column is ending because her contract expired. She says the matter is "all about money" and "making the newspaper look better to its Chicago owners."
Long Island Press |
Kenny Herzog |
04-01-2005 |
Media
Despite Setback, Advocates Work to Overturn Rape Convictionnew
A growing legion of supporters, including ex-cops, believe 43-year-old Ronald Bower has wrongly spent the last 14 years in prison on rape charges -- even though a justice denied a motion to vacate his conviction March 23. A Long Island Press investigation considers the evidence that someone else was the "silver-gun rapist."
Long Island Press |
Amy Fisher with Robbie Woliver and Lauren Wolfe |
03-24-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Newsday's Monopoly Control Warps Coverage, Critics Saynew
Newsday is accused of using its position as Long Island's only daily paper to strong-arm county officials, nonprofit directors, local leaders and rival publications, and even to influence pieces of legislation to further its political or commercial agenda.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
01-03-2005 |
Media
Insurgency Draws In Ordinary Iraqis Angered By Occupationnew
Interviews with Iraqis paint a picture of an insurgency fueled not only by foreign extremists and Saddam loyalists, but also by an intensely nationalist political agenda aimed at removing the U.S.-led occupation force and its allies.
Long Island Press |
Borzou Daragahi |
11-19-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
U.S. Media Not as Free as Latvia'snew
In a new report ranking press freedom around the world, the U.S. comes in at a cool 22, behind Latvia, Lithuania and a slew of Nordic countries. And for a country that tries to lead by example when it comes to democracy, 22 is not the greatest place to be in.
Long Island Press |
Lauren Wolfe |
11-19-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Unbelievable! Newsday Continues Its Circulation Fraudsnew
Even with federal agents and Long Island Press hot on its trail, Newsday continues to dump ad circulars directly at dumps and recycling centers. It also reactivates deadbeat customers to inflate its circulation figures, the Long Island Press reports.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
11-10-2004 |
Media
Jihad! Iraqis' Holy Men Make Bold Declaration Of Warnew
If Sunni clerics are a window into the soul of the violent resistance to U.S. aims in Iraq, the landscape they reveal couldn't be bleaker for U.S.-led forces.
Long Island Press |
Borzou Daragahi |
10-04-2004 |
International
Man Serving Time May Not Be the Silver-Gun Rapistnew
A New York City police officer was charged, and acquitted, of two assaults that have some similarities to those committed by the silver-gun rapist more than a decade ago. (Second of two parts)
Long Island Press |
Amy Fisher |
09-24-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Iraqis Slow to Embrace Democracynew
As Iraq's interim National Assembly begins its work, many Iraqis express a profound alienation from the political process that's supposed to pave the way to their first democratic government.
Long Island Press |
Borzou Daragahi |
09-24-2004 |
International
Newsday Distribution Company Overcharges Retailersnew
DSA Direct, a subsidiary of Newsday parent company Tribune, is jacking up its bills by a dollar here and a dollar there, effectively earning an extra ten or twenty dollars per retailer each week, according to documents obtained by the Long Island Press.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
08-27-2004 |
Media
