AltWeeklies Wire
High School Student Joins Climate Debatenew
As an extra-credit assignment for her honors Earth Science class, Byrnes created a website devoted to her in-depth analysis of the causes of climate change, arguing that climate change is a result of natural variance, not human action.
Portland Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
05-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Call to Actionnew
Who's going to talk about anything other than money, sex, drugs, cars, violence?
Portland Phoenix |
Joe Kosnow |
05-23-2007 |
Reviews
Saying the Unspeakablenew
Even as a connoisseur of hip-hop since 1990, I still found new light bulbs going off in my head as I watched this film.
Portland Phoenix |
Sonya Tomlinson |
05-23-2007 |
Reviews
Maine Inmate Sues Prison Officials in Federal Courtnew
The case could be important in preserving the media's access to prisons and inmates.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
05-18-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Meet Portland's Craftiest Indie-Record Labelnew
Each release from L'Animaux Tryst (Field) Recordings is a tiny, elaborate hand-made gift, packaged like a mix-tape you'd make for your all-time biggest crush.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
05-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
What Senator Collins Won't Tellnew
Sen. Susan Collins steadfastly refuses to criticize "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," but she's going to be the lead Republican senator backing a federal employment non-discrimination act coming up shortly.
Portland Phoenix |
Tony Giampetruzzi |
05-18-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Ducking the Questionnew
Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins don't discriminate against gays, so why are they letting the military get away with it?
Portland Phoenix |
Tony Giampetruzzi |
05-10-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Taste of Sanctimonynew
The true victims of animal cruelty cannot speak for themselves, so the stories of activists carry a special burden in this movement -- but these activists don't so much love animals as disdain the rest of us.
Portland Phoenix |
Brian Duff |
05-10-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Getting Dirty At the Promnew
Cape Elizabeth High School students are riding a bus to their "Green Prom" this Saturday -- those who aren't arriving in stretch Escalades, that is.
Portland Phoenix |
Hannah Jones |
05-10-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
How Far Should the Drug Legalization Movement Go?new
Peter Christ wants to legalize all drugs. And Jonathan Leavitt wants Christ's message to sway lawmakers into relaxing medical-marijuana laws. But Leavitt may have the wrong guy, and Christ may have the wrong message.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
04-20-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
UMaine Refuses to Out Downloading Studentsnew
School officials are opposing recording-industry efforts against alleged illegal downloading of music.
Portland Phoenix |
Emily Parkhurst |
04-20-2007 |
Music
Aging Landfills Emit Dangerous Gasesnew
Methane is no longer the only worry at landfills -- as they age, scientists are finding more hydrogen sulfide.
Portland Phoenix |
Bill Cutlip |
04-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Speaking Youth To Powernew
The League of Young Voters is trialing corporate-marketing technology in the field of youthful political activism, hoping to learn how to turn the American political system to progressive ends.
Portland Phoenix |
Jeff Inglis |
03-30-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Activists Start DIY Impeachment Effortnew
According to the rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, any state legislature can present a resolution to impeach the president -- Deborah Gordan and Stan Lofalia of MaineImpeach.org hope Maine will be the first state to do so.
Portland Phoenix |
James Mixon |
03-30-2007 |
Politics
Grin + Bear Itnew
It's all very innovative and unusual, just the sort of one-of-a-kind pastiche you'd expect from a member of Brooklyn's preeminent experimental pop group, Animal Collective -- what makes Panda Bear's second solo project such a revelation are its lyrics.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Panda Bear, Person Pitch
