AltWeeklies Wire
What Beauty Pageants Can Teach America About Race Relationsnew
Barack Obama's lightning-fast ascendancy notwithstanding, I wonder if we're placing too much emphasis on his historic run and creating a false barometer by which to measure how far America has come on race relations. Fact is, in contests that are every bit as protracted and ornery as presidential primaries, blacks have been winning for nearly a generation.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
04-25-2008 |
Race & Class
"Crime Scene," "Dirtiest Story Ever Told," "Guide to Strip Production Shows"new
AltWeeklies Award - Cover Design
Las Vegas Weekly |
Benjamen Purvis |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Hepatitis C Scare Affecting Donations at Blood Banksnew
One of the symptoms of the mass panic that seized the public following the hepatitis C outbreak in February was an unambiguous decline in blood donations throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Joshua Longobardy |
04-18-2008 |
Science
Is a Race War Underway in Las Vegas?new
Are local incidents between blacks and Hispanics isolated flare-ups or harbingers of a larger problem?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
04-18-2008 |
Race & Class
Cops Behaving Badly?new
The Henderson Police Department faces public scrutiny for excessive force.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Joshua Longobardy |
04-04-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Taser Use Leads to Wrongful-Death Lawsuits in Vegasnew
The controversy surrounding the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's use of Tasers is such that its public information office, which just six months ago supplied the media with information meant to contextualize its use of the weapons, has now clammed up.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Damon Hodge |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Why Your Kid is Stupidnew
One teacher's take on mandatory testing.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Roger Phillips |
03-14-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Is V-Day Different From Any Other Day at a Brothel?new
Legal brothels have populated Nevada since the 19th century and continue to flourish. On a day dedicated to all things love, we hit the road to find out what life is like at Pahrump's world-famous Chicken Ranch.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson and Benjamen Purvis |
02-21-2008 |
Sex
Should Las Vegas Consider a Future Without the Monorail?new
It seems that the Las Vegas Monorail, the nearly four-mile mass of train track and troubled finances, can't catch a break. Despite rising ridership, the little rail that could is still in a world of hurt.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson |
02-14-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
