AltWeeklies Wire
Proposed Mortgage Solution May Not Help Everyonenew
The five-year freeze on mortgage interest rates proposed by President George W. Bush last week is projected by most housing experts to assist only about 20 percent of those facing foreclosure -- those who have managed to keep up with their increasingly expensive mortgage payments.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
12-14-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Renters are Latest Victims of Subprime Mortgagesnew
Rent hikes and foreclosures lead to evictions.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
11-30-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Importance of Buying Localnew
The owners of Beans & Barley, the natural foods grocer and café on Milwaukee's East Side, expected to take a hit last year when the national chain Whole Foods opened a super-sized store just a few blocks away, but they were still surprised by the number of customers they lost.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
11-30-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Who Are the Cuban Five?new
We interview legendary civil rights lawyer Leonard Weinglass for more on the complicated history.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Timm |
11-12-2007 |
International
Campaign for Fairness Continues in Wisconsinnew
The approval of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and civil unions for both same-sex and straight couples last year hasn't deterred the gay and lesbian community and their allies.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-12-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Dispatches from the Congonew
For the past decade, the Milwaukee Zoological Society's Bonobo and Congo Biodiversity Initiative has been dedicated to studying and protecting the elusive bonobo.
Shepherd Express |
Gay Reinartz |
11-12-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A Weather Underground Leader on the Anti-War Movement, Then & Nownew
He's 60 now and has renounced violence, but former Weathermen leader Mark Rudd is still a major critic of war and a major supporter of mass mobilizations that create change.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-06-2007 |
War
The Battle Against the Staph Superbugnew
John Weigelt, M.D., says that alcohol-based hand sanitizers help to kill community-acquired MRSA, as does washing with regular soap and water.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Climate Change in Milwaukee?new
Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit educates and entertains.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-29-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
'They Wanted to Pressure Me to Stop Asking Questions'new
Hardball's Chris Matthews talks about the war and the press.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
10-29-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Mortgage 'Rescuers' Are Often Scammersnew
A new bill in Wisconsin would crack down on fraudulent helpers.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-23-2007 |
Economy
Medical Marijuana Users Are Caught in the Crossfirenew
Among the casualties of the war on drugs are those who use marijuana to relieve their pain and suffering.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-22-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Want Saner Marijuana Laws?new
If the $42 billion war on pot isn't working, what will?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
10-22-2007 |
Drugs
Is Wisconsin's 'Welfare to Work' Program Working?new
Ten years later, Wisconsin Works still has many flaws.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
10-12-2007 |
Policy Issues
Muslims in Milwaukee Show Many Shades of Faithnew
If you were to render an accurate portrait of Muslims in Milwaukee, you'd have to draw on a very broad palette, one that accommodates diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, not to mention different schools of Islamic thought -- from Shiite to Sunni.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-05-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
