AltWeeklies Wire
The Charged Debate on Tasersnew
They were supposed to make both police and citizens safer, but critics in Pittsburgh and elsewhere say stun guns are dangerous -- and that police are too quick to use them.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
11-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Tasers, crime & justice
Cyclists Turn to Ghost Bikes to Show Dangers They Facenew
But does anyone actually see them or the message?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
10-23-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Pennsylvania's Hate Zonesnew
In some areas of the state, bigotry based on sexual orientation is still legally acceptable.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
10-23-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Pittsburgh Reaches Settlement with Antiwar Demonstratorsnew
The agreement will keep the 24-hour antiwar protesters within two marked sections of sidewalk along Forbes Avenue, and will keep city police officers from citing any more protesters for "obstructing passageways" while sitting or lying there during the rest of their nearly month-long fast and picket.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Marty Levine |
10-01-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Post-Gazette Breaks Judicial Seal in Scaife Divorce Casenew
Despite his best efforts, some of the most sensitive documents filed in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher Richard Mellon Scaife's divorce are now a matter of public record -- but Scaife is fighting to have those documents hidden again, with a legal petition that is itself sealed.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Why'd an All-Woman Variety Show Ban a Trans Magician?new
Jessi Seams expected everyone to embrace her identity as a transwoman, but she didn't expect this.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
10-01-2007 |
Sex
Erotic Story Obscenity Case Goes to a Jurynew
Karen Fletcher's text-only website included six stories depicting the rape, torture and murder of young children -- her attorneys say she's being charged with a thought crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Innocence Institute to Become a Victim?new
Point Park University's widely touted Innocence Institute -- which has helped free nearly a dozen wrongfully convicted Pennsylvanians from prison -- is in jeopardy, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may have signed its death warrant.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Programs Hope to Reduce Home Foreclosuresnew
Pennsylvania homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure can expect to see some help this summer -- both from the government and from grassroots advocates.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
07-09-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Smoking Hookah Not as Safe as Originally Thoughnew
The World Health Organization says hookah is not a harmless alternative to cigarettes.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
07-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Evading Background Checks for Gunsnew
The history of a single handgun shows how "straw purchasers" hold neighborhoods hostage.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
05-29-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fighting Dirty Wordsnew
Could successful prosecution of written stories -- even "vile" ones -- set a dangerous precedent?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Highlights from Local TV Newsnew
A bank robber dons a Ronald Reagan mask; kids drive a tractor to school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Frances Sansig Monahan |
04-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Transit Agency Denies Ads Based on Contentnew
And now the Port Authority of Allegheny County faces a lawsuit by the League of Young Voters Education Fund and the American Civil Liberties Union -- an attempt by the agency to have the case was thrown out last month.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Violet Law |
04-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Pittsburgh Panel Debates Use of the N-wordnew
In doing so, it explored the fascination and fear surrounding the notorious word.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
04-05-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
