AltWeeklies Wire
Smuggler's Woenew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
New Haven Advocate |
Paul Bass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Why Luis Can Readnew
AltWeeklies Award - Education
New Haven Advocate |
Carole Bass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Hit & Runnew
AltWeeklies Award - Column-Political
New Haven Advocate |
Paul Bass |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes While Washington Stalls on Immigration Reformnew
A million people, most believed to be undocumented immigrants, will file income tax returns with the IRS this year using Individual Tax Identification Numbers, in the hopes of establishing a work history to show the government they are worthy of citizenship.
New Haven Advocate |
Nick Keppler and Betsy Yagla |
04-15-2008 |
Immigration
Connecticut May Ban Idling Vehiclesnew
The legislature wants to snuff out endless idling with a bill that would make it an infraction to idle longer than three minutes, and would transfer enforcement powers from state environmental officers to local police. But the bill exempts some of the worst polluters of all: big diesel trucks.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
04-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Why is Connecticut's DOT So Screwed Up?new
The governor wants to split the agency, but outside contractors with big paychecks and utter incompetence are the hallmarks of the state agency.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel D'Ambrosio |
04-01-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Caught Up in a Mortgage Servicing Swindlenew
How two sisters fell victim to a national mortgage scam, and how it could happen again.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-25-2008 |
Economy
Walking in Baghdadnew
Cautiously exploring a worn-torn city.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
03-25-2008 |
War
News You Can Losenew
The New Haven Register lays off its Capitol reporter, sparking fears about the future of statehouse coverage.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
03-25-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Iraq Five Years Laternew
As the war turns five, New Haven photojournalist Daniel Smith travels unembedded from East Rock to Iraq to assess war-weary Baghdad, and finds a fragile calm.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
03-25-2008 |
War
The Sloppy Terroristnew
The war on terror on trial in New Haven.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Cyclists Hope to Make New Haven a Model Bike Citynew
Is City Hall along for the ride?
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-04-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Biz Leaders Want to Kill Connecticut's Business Entity Taxnew
Rethinking the tax to help struggling small businesses might make sense, but as proposed the deal is a corporate giveaway that shifts the tax burden from businesses to families, says Shelley Geballe, president of Connecticut Voices for Children.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
02-12-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Guilty Until Proven Innocentnew
A private investigator has uncovered new evidence that could exonerate two men doing time for a 1993 New Haven murder. His work's so persuasive, the state has reopened the case.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Somebody Please Snitch!new
New Haven's no-snitch culture left 138 shootings unsolved last year. One suspect's trial exposes the intel gap hampering local cops.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
