AltWeeklies Wire
Pre-emptive Strikenew
Mecklenburg County legislators are fighting for an exemption to a North Carolina law preventing counties from banning smoking in public places.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
07-05-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: smoking
Stressing Out on Deadlinenew
Here are some alternative methods of stress relief.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
06-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Greener Pastures for Greenvillenew
This is the history of a slum neighborhood and how one man turned it around.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
05-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Charlotte Pride is Delayed, Not Deadnew
They're here, they're going to have a festival -- get used to it.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
04-27-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Bad Boys, Bad Boysnew
Patrolling the streets of one of Charlotte's most dangerous districts meant a night of mostly false alarms.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Jared Neumark |
04-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Postmodern Christianitynew
Emergent churches offer up double half-caf Jesus with a shot of Derrida.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
04-06-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
What's next for the Big O?new
Stifled Charlotte Observer staffers hope McClatchy brings commitment back to journalism.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
03-23-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
A Ripple Effect?new
North Carolina isn't likely to join other states in banning abortion, but all bets are off if Roe is overturned.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
03-16-2006 |
Sex
With OCD, the Devil Is in the Detailsnew
There are many artistic depictions of obsessive-compulsive disorder -- including a fine one in the recent release The Aviator, about pilot and magnate Howard Hughes. Psychologists recommend various approaches to treating the misunderstood affliction.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Timothy C. Davis |
12-15-2004 |
Science
Big Brother in Your Carnew
The U.S. Department of Transportation and various corporations are jointly developing futuristic-sounding technology which could drastically reduce traffic fatalities, but it has potentially dire consequences for Americans' privacy.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
09-30-2004 |
Policy Issues
Transcription Done Abroad Jeopardizes Patient Privacynew
A medical transcription service in India threatens to post U.S. patients' records on the Web unless it's paid a certain amount for its services.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-07-2004 |
Science
Flu Scare Yields Vaccine Makers $450 Million in Added Profitsnew
Warnings of a "killer" flu strain that led Americans to be inoculated in record numbers last fall were overblown hype, driven by experts connected with flu vaccine companies.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-07-2004 |
Science
Ex-Marine Expresses Remorse for Taking of Civilian Lives in Iraqnew
American troops killed a lot of innocent people in Iraq, and that's the cause of the Iraqi revolt against the occupation, the honorably discharged Staff Sergeant Jimmy Massey says.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Paul Rockwell |
06-02-2004 |
International
