AltWeeklies Wire
"Justice Perverted," "Attention-Starved," "Magical Thinking"new
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Sentencesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Column
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Anonymous |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on 'Defense of Marriage' Lawnew
Opponents and allies of a bill that proposes amending Pennsylvania's state constitution to define marriage as one man and one woman got a chance to tell lawmakers how they felt April 10.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
04-21-2008 |
LGBT
Methadone Clinic Helps Clients with Java Therapynew
A Pittsburgh methadone clinic opens coffee shop to give its clients a place to go after their treatment.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ali McNally |
04-14-2008 |
Science
Breaking Up a Homenew
For many Pittsburgh neighborhoods, tearing down buildings is all anyone can think to do.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
03-31-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Rally CAPnew
Pennsylvania governor, advocates looking for support to get healthcare plan into the hands of the uninsured.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
03-17-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Art of the Dealnew
There's big money in studying art ... if you own the school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
03-17-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Pittsburgh's Abortion Clinic 'Bubble Zones' Upheldnew
A protester thought the city's bubble zones around abortion clinics was infringing on her free speech. A federal judge recently told her she was wrong.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Pennsylvania Again Trying to Ban Gay Marriagenew
Some state legislators are again trying to pass a state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, despite a losing effort in 2006.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
03-10-2008 |
LGBT
Will Surveillance Cameras Make Pittsburgh Any Safer?new
When security-tech expert Bruce Schneier hears that millions of dollars are coming to Pittsburgh from the federal government to put surveillance cameras on our bridges, buildings and highways, "I just sigh and think, 'More money wasted.'"
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
03-03-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Equal Justicenew
Law professor Anthony Infanti uses anecdotes and his own experiences to examine Everyday Law for Gays and Lesbians in new book.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ali McNally |
02-25-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Metamorphosisnew
For over a century, the Carnegie Museum's section of Invertebrate Zoology has saved examples of millions of insects. Now, they're trying to help save the world.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Justin Hopper |
02-11-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Tackling the Diversity Issuenew
Sometimes a summit allows people to cooperate to find solutions to racial profiling and violence.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Ali McNally |
02-04-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Pregnant Questionsnew
Prenatal testing offers parents more information, but presents agonizing questions as well.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bonnie Schindler |
12-03-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Anti-War Groups Spread their Message to Black Friday Crowdsnew
"On this particular day, it's important to remind people that this worship of consuming is feeding into a culture of spending," said Edith Wilson, a Codepink member. "As I watch these people walk by, I wonder, 'What are they thinking about for the future?'"
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Carrie Potter |
12-03-2007 |
War
