AltWeeklies Wire
Liberty and Justice for Somenew
Gay pride and prejudice remain in the forefront almost 40 years after Stonewall.
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
When 'Sick' Happens to Younew
One woman's struggle with the health care system proves there really is no good time to get sick.
Tags: Health & Science
Mapping Sex Offendersnew
Doesn't anyone believe in rehabilitation anymore?
Immigration Bluesnew
Nothing illustrates this country's failure to define its values like the ongoing struggle over what to do about the estimated 12 million people who are currently living and working here illegally.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
04-20-2006 |
Commentary
An Uncommon Christmas Talenew
Christian Carion's unique World War I holiday story manages to to be moving without becoming maudlin.
Going Greennew
Indiana governor Mitch Daniels’ efforts to push the state toward bio fuel technology and use has both environmental and economic consequences.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
04-14-2006 |
Environment
Sexual Miseducationnew
The majority of sex education classes in Indiana's public middle and high schools are leaving out vital topics, according to a new study.
Tags: Education
From Communism to Kool Mildsnew
David Sedaris is well-read and well-suited.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
03-30-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Sedaris
Whistleblower Thought She Did the Right Thing … and Got Fired
Despite federal and state whistleblower laws, Cheryl Vara believes she was fired from Menards in Carmel, Ind., last April for refusing the request of a supervisor to falsify documents and for contacting OSHA after a serious accident left an elderly co-worker nearly paralyzed.
NUVO |
Laura McPhee |
12-17-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Haiku News: Year in Review
Each year, NUVO Managing Editor Jim Poyser culls through the hundreds of published news haiku to select the 50 best haiku that sum up the year.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
12-14-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: 2004, yearinreview
'Outraged' Over Health Insurance: Gannett Should Get Real Instead
Gannett Newspapers is instituting a "Spousal Insurance Surcharge" that could cost employees up to $150 a month. The nation's largest newspaper corporation ought to channel its frustration about the high cost of health care by advocating for single-payer, universal health care.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
10-13-2004 |
Commentary
A Slacker's Guide to Back to Schoolnew
Armed with a few bucks in change found in the seats of their cars, a meal card and a collective 14 semesters of college slacking, NUVO's team of interns transforms a high-maintenance diva into a certified, apathetic, college slacker.
"Raising Helen" Raises No Eyebrowsnew
While the direction, camerawork, editing, music and script are bland, there are pleasures in some of the performances from what must be the nicest cast ever assembled.
Haiku News Writer Tells All in Seventeen Syllablesnew
For those with little time to read a newspaper, NUVO's managing editor summarizes the news in haiku like this one: we have been assured/by Diebold that every/GOP vote counts.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
08-07-2004 |
Commentary
The Real Rupert: Nice Guys Sometimes Finish Firstnew
Forget "The Bachelor," ditch "Average Joe" and fire "The Apprentice" -- "Survivor" is the granddaddy of all reality shows. And of the more than 100 players who have tried to "outwit, outplay and outlast" each other during the show's four-year run, by far the most popular (and definitely the most recognizable) is a burly, bearded, tie-dyed Hoosier named Rupert.
Tags: TV
