AltWeeklies Wire
Why Doesn't US Airways Have its Vindicated Employees' Back?new
The three flight attendants who reported a pilot reluctant to de-ice an aircraft's wings were hit with a defamation lawsuit in 2006. Although the lawsuit was dismissed, it looks unlikely that their employer will assist them with their legal bills.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
03-17-2009 |
Business & Labor
Tags: US Airways, whistleblowing
Has the Sanchez Family Been Wrongly Targeted by Sheriff Joe Arpaio?new
Here's the rub: In spite of their last name, none of the Sanchezes is Mexican. They are all Yaqui Indians; they are all American citizens; they are as legal as the sheriff's family. They are, however, brown.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
03-17-2009 |
Immigration
Christian Former Cops Fight a Battle of Wit, Skill and Strategy with Imaginary School Shootersnew
Since a 2006 school shooting in Missouri, the state has been trying to get Missouri's schools prepared for another attack. Beating out more than a dozen agencies across the country for the one-year, $100,000 contract was Christian security firm Strategos.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
03-17-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Post-Hardcore Titans Thursday Headline the Taste of Chaos Tournew
With Common Existence, Rickly and company have reexamined the essential pieces of post-hardcore, spinning them into a web sticky with British shoegaze guitar textures and a humanities degree's worth of source subject matter.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Arielle Castillo |
03-17-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Brutal and Mysterious Murder Opens a Pandora's Box of DNA Privacynew
Privacy, it seems, trumps justice. It's an issue that plagues law enforcement across the country. And it stinks.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Chuck Strouse |
03-17-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Liberty City Six Judge Refuses to Pay Private Investigator After He Speaks Outnew
P.I. Rory McMahon got screwed by a federal judge for speaking out against her.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
03-17-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Through Being Coolnew
If even McDonald's is making fun of hipsters now, the pretentious shits who live to be in the know about the latest band, boutique or blog — and, more importantly, to make sure everybody else knows they're in the know — are officially just this side of irrelevant.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
03-17-2009 |
Music
Tail-Chasing MacGuffins Hobble Owen and Roberts in 'Duplicity'
Writer/director Tony Gilroy -- the director of Michael Clayton and The Bourne Ultimatum -- runs his ship aground with a smarty-pants crime romance set amid the world of corporate espionage.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Killzone 2': Killing By Rote
Killzone 2 is a technical triumph, but it replaces dynamic combat with a sense of soldiering-on that’s as uninspired as the game’s title.
The Inlander |
Marty Demarest |
03-16-2009 |
Video Games
A Burning Disparity at the Pittsburgh Fire Departmentnew
Pittsburgh has just 11 female firefighters and hasn't hired a new one this century.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-16-2009 |
The War on Women
The COR of Beliefnew
For 40-plus years, the Community of Reconciliation has shown how faith can bring us together -- and how hard that really is.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
03-16-2009 |
Religion
Boulder Struggles to Balance Conservation with Recreationnew
Boulder's draft Grasslands Ecosytem Management Plan was lauded by conservationists as a long overdue effort to inventory the city's grasslands and investigate the threats those lands face. But the document has drawn fire from a coalition of recreationists who believe that the plan exhibits an "anti-trail" bias.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
03-16-2009 |
Environment
County Budget Bloodbathnew
A frightening look at what could happen if the County of Santa Barbara is forced to cut ten percent.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chris Meagher |
03-16-2009 |
Economy
Tags: Santa Barbara, budget cuts
Carpinteria School Board to Decide Mascot Issuenew
After a year of community tension, the Carpinteria mascot controversy may be settled on Tuesday, March 17, when school board trustees are scheduled to review committee recommendations. Based on the committee’s findings, the images may be retained, removed, or altered.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Cathy Murillo |
03-16-2009 |
Race & Class
The Astounding Adventures of Colorado's Own Superheronew
To the Wall Creeper, it seems that with each passing moment the world is getting worse, the shadows deepening, the hands ticking closer to midnight. That's why he's taking a stand, hopefully before it's too late.
