AltWeeklies Wire
Wounds of War Come Out of Hidingnew
A bill sponsored by Rep. Anthony Verga, D-Gloucester, passed in April authorized a "Hidden Wounds of War Commission," to examine the effects of combat and how the state can better serve its veterans.
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Jessica Hollier |
07-16-2008 |
War
Smack-down Smack-talk Over Samuel Israelnew
The challenge: Whose papers can do a better job ruining a ruined man?
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Media Farm |
07-16-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
What's Mass. Doing to Keep Former Prisoners from Returning to Jail?new
A 2002 study by the Massachusetts Sentencing Committee found recidivism rates had reached 49.1 percent. The Commission to End Homelessness estimated 16 percent of the 25,500 people released each year become homeless. Former prisoners must also navigate Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), the state's rap sheet on anyone ensnared in the criminal justice system.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
The How and Why of Prison Overcrowdingnew
The US prison population grew eight-fold since 1970; more than 2.3 million people are incarcerated nationally, and overcrowding is pandemic in Massachusetts prisons. Two years ago, Massachusetts Department of Corrections facilities were at 134 percent capacity. Now they've reached 143 percent.
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Cara Bayles |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Lack of H-2B Visas is Creating a Seasonal Worker Slump on Cape Codnew
Immigrant labor is the backbone of the summer tourism industry, a remaining bright spot in a dire economy. But a federal crackdown could mean trouble.
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Lindsay Berrigan |
05-01-2008 |
Immigration
"The Mitt Romney Assisted Suicide Initiative," "Landsmark Revisited," and "Brian Lees"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
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Paul McMorrow |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Bomb Baitnew
AltWeeklies Award - Investigative Reporting
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Paul McMorrow |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Verizon and its Employees Struggle to Communicatenew
Dissatisfaction rumbles among the company's 13,000 Massachusetts employees, some of whom want to form a union.
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Cara Bayles |
04-03-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The High Cost of Credit on Campusnew
Giving away gifts is a popular tactic credit card companies use on college campuses, but consumer advocates say many undergraduates end up with late fees, high balances and delinquencies.
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Arvin Temkar |
04-03-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Battle for Benefitsnew
Inside the surge of veterans with PTSD.
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Melissa Jeltsen |
03-27-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Campus Cops: The Brave New World of Private Forcesnew
Just as the political turbulence of the 1960s ushered in a new era of campus safety, this age of school shootings has created a new wave of security.
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Cara Bayles |
03-27-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Whats Up Magazine Finds a New Homenew
Thursday marks a new era for Boston's independent media -- Spare Change News and Whats Up Magazine will merge into one superpaper.
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Cara Bayles |
02-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Debate Over Electric Shocks Rocks the Mass. Statehousenew
"This is a war," Eddie Sanchez said last week during a Statehouse hearing on the controversial Judge Rotenberg Center. The residential school for the autistic, mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed, uses electrical shocks to change its students' unruly behavior, and is the only center of its kind in the country.
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Melissa Jeltsen |
01-24-2008 |
Education
Tags: education
Never-Never Landnew
Can Gov. Patrick's Readiness Project bring funding equality to Massachusetts public schools?
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Cara Bayles |
01-24-2008 |
Education
Is Boston a Racist City?new
Chris Matthews' post-primary accusation gets some face time with ex-mayor Flynn, who calls it "a real cheap shot."
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Cara Bayles |
01-16-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
