AltWeeklies Wire
The ACLU in Texas -- The Early Yearsnew
On March 8, the Texas ACLU will celebrate its 70th anniversary. The Observer and the ACLU have always had a special relationship, perhaps never closer than when Dave Richards rented both organizations space in his office building in the 1970s.
The Texas Observer |
David Richards |
03-10-2008 |
History
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Phil Van Cise: Scourge of Denver's Underworldnew
Fearless DA Phil Van Cise cleaned up Denver -- and it cost him his career. Can a new justice center right an old wrong?
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Love on the Rocksnew
An unassuming amateur paleontologist shuns the limelight.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
01-28-2008 |
History
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A Scuttled Reservoir Yields Texas Treasurenew
A reservoir project rejected by voters more than a decade ago is set to become one of the most important living-history sites in the nation.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
01-09-2008 |
History
Prison Riot!new
Cuban refugees took over the Atlanta Federal Pen 20 years ago. It turned into the longest prison takeover in U.S. history.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-28-2007 |
History
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Chicago as its First Photojournalists Saw Itnew
Rich Cahan and Mark Jacob have just published a record the first years of journalistic photography, Chicago Under Glass: Early Photographs From the Chicago Daily News.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-12-2007 |
History
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Cathy Wilkerson: Exploding the '60snew
She survived the infamous Weatherman bomb-factory explosion, life underground, and prison. In Flying Close to the Sun, she offers her life and times for all time.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
10-25-2007 |
History
Signs of Early Civilizationnew
Just two hours away from Orlando is a sanctuary of midcentury architectural design: the Sarasota School, an enclave of residences and public buildings that sprung up in the '40s and '50s.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
09-28-2007 |
History
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Missing Linknew
The jury's still out on area church's new Lincoln claim.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
09-27-2007 |
History
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On History's Trail in Los Angelesnew
Take it from a tour guide -- there are more ways than ever to explore the city's past.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mike Sonksen |
09-14-2007 |
History
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Bukowski and Me
Blood, literature and a night in the drunk tank: Poet Alan Justiss recalls his wild years with photographer Claude Powell and poet Charles Bukowski.
Folio Weekly |
Alan Justiss |
09-04-2007 |
History
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Ghost Hunting in South Carolinanew
Southern Paranormal Investigation and Research visits Charleston's Old Jail, the final home for some of city's most infamous murderers and crooks until shuttered in the 1930s.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-31-2007 |
History
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Grave Concernsnew
Cemetery conservation is both a passion and a demanding profession.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
07-26-2007 |
History
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What the Detroit 'Riot' Meantnew
Forty years on, the city's root problems remain.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-24-2007 |
History
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But What If They Weren't Gay?new
The worst internal scandal in NSA history was blamed on Cold War defectors' homosexuality -- but formerly classified Pentagon and NSA documents appear to clear them of the sexual charges.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
07-23-2007 |
History
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