AltWeeklies Wire
Cease and Desistnew
Louisville police should stop using Tasers until more is known.
LEO Weekly |
Michael Lindenberger |
09-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Future of Public Housing?new
Gentrification and the revamping of public housing are certainly related, and they form the crux of a civic story that's been playing out nationally for a while now -- Louisville has gotten a taste with Park DuValle and the new Liberty Green.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
08-21-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Smart Is As Smart Doesnew
Reality says we may want to change our land use policies before it's too late -- but how?
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-14-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tubing on the Alaskan’s Pipelinenew
How is a feckless U.S. senator running interference for Big Media?
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
07-31-2006 |
Media
Tags: net, neutrality
Therapy of Notenew
A spoonful of music helps the medicine go down, so to speak.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
07-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bye, Bye Birdie?new
A House subcommittee has proposed cutting nearly $100 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's budget.
LEO Weekly |
Elizabeth Kramer |
06-26-2006 |
Media
Give Peace a Chancenew
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is sending 25 people on a mission to Iran to change perceptions.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
05-15-2006 |
International
Tags: War on terror, Iran
Queer Logicnew
Does Gov. Ernie Fletcher hate gay people?
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
04-24-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
A Keepernew
Working for Barry Bingham Jr. was a true honor.
LEO Weekly |
Billy Reed |
04-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Barry Bingham Jr., 1933-2006new
Bingham was a visionary media mogul who led by example.
LEO Weekly |
John Yarmuth |
04-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Let the Sun Shine Innew
No one seems to know if Louisville's Arena Authority is a public entity, which helps arena advocates do their work behind closed doors.
LEO Weekly |
Billy Reed |
03-13-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: FOIA
Seymour Hersh's Stream of Consciousnessnew
Preparing for a public appearance, Hersh says he won’t follow an outline, but instead will just "talk about what’s going on" -- as he does in this interview with Elizabeth Kramer, in rapid-fire sentences infused with fervor.
LEO Weekly |
Elizabeth Kramer |
03-01-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Hunting for the Truthnew
Hunter Thompson was the quintessential advocacy journalist. There was nothing remotely reliable about his reporting. Some would say the same thing about Fox News, The New York Times, LEO, Rush Limbaugh, Dan Rather and the wide world of bloggers.
LEO Weekly |
John Yarmuth |
02-28-2005 |
Media
Reservists Reluctant to Seek Mental Health Helpnew
The Iraqi-Afghanistan Combat Care Coordinator at the Louisville VA Medical Center says soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are reluctant to take advantage of the Veteran Administration’s mental health services for post-traumatic stress. Some fear having documentation that they sought help in VA files.
LEO Weekly |
Michael L. Jones |
01-11-2005 |
War
Boys Killed by Mortars When U.S. Raid Interrupted by Insurgentsnew
A Texas-based platoon's planned raid on a mosque goes wrong after soldiers spot a roadside bomb and are attacked by mortar rounds. Two Iraqi boys are killed. Terry Boyd's article and photos are reprinted from Stars and Stripes.
LEO Weekly |
Terry Boyd |
05-27-2004 |
International
