AltWeeklies Wire
Coming Out About HIVnew
Decades into the AIDS epidemic, it's still risky to disclose your HIV status--and sometimes risky not to.
To the Last Drop: Water Scarcity Is a Local Problem in the Northeastnew
Though many in the northeast think of water woes as a problem of the Southwestern desert, our aquifers are running out too.
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
12-07-2004 |
Environment
Workers Compensation Board Softens After 9/11new
New York's Workers Comp Board got less bureaucratic in a hurry after 9/11 -- and some of the changes have stuck.
Metroland |
David King |
11-29-2004 |
Policy Issues
Right-Wingers Oppose Trans-Rights Billnew
In what might be a taste of the post-election climate, right-wing religious groups turned out en masse to protest a proposed trans-rights bill in Albany County, though one passed the City of Albany in April without a peep.
The Wreck Next Doornew
A homeowner doing his best to renovate an old house finds out just how much a slumlord next door can get away.
Metroland |
Darryl McGrath |
10-14-2004 |
Policy Issues
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
The Army Wants Usnew
The Army's "Spirit of America" show ventures into a non-military town, and citizens' reaction hasn't been entirely positive.
A Dose of Suburbia: Chain Drugstores in the Citynew
Chain drugstores have been taking aim at downtowns and urban neighborhoods for several years now, and even as the industry shrinks, they are clinging to their unpopular building models that emphasize drive-throughs and lots of parking out front.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Foie Wha? Tempers Run High Over Foie Grasnew
Some claim foie gras (fatty liver of force-fed ducks) is heaven on toast, and some claim it’s animal cruelty. Who’s right?
Metroland |
Ashley Thiry |
08-26-2004 |
Animal Issues
Suitcases From a State Asylum and the People Behind Themnew
When a state mental hospital closed, staff found hundreds of suitcases belonging to over 100 years of patients -- many of whom never left. These suitcases bring into focus the lives of their owners, and lead to examination of what's considered normal.
Design for Living: Affordable Housing Doesn't Have to Be Uglynew
Though the public image of affordable housing is still horrendous high-rises, a quiet revolution among architects is creating some affordable housing that those with money would want to live in.
A Protest State of Mind: the Mental Patients Liberation Leaguenew
Questioning forced treatment, drugging, and even psychiatry itself, the Mental Patients Liberation League fights back against its exclusion from New York's mental health discussion.
Removable Alien: Ansar Mahmood Suffers Setbacknew
Ansar Mahmood, picked up in post-9/11 sweeps and convinced by a public defender to plead guilty to harboring illegals, has become a cause celebre across the country -- but that hasn't saved him from deportation.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
07-15-2004 |
Immigration
Faith of the Fathers: “Under God” Argument Is More Than Academicnew
What's it like when your child's classmates tell her she's going to hell?
Metroland |
John Rodat |
07-06-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Still Smoldering: Bar Owners Love to Hate the Smoking Bannew
Butt-riddled pavement, the scent of stale beer and bar owners with tighter belts all have become signs of New York’s stiff-upper-lip approach to its year-old smoking ban.
Metroland |
Ashley Hahn |
07-06-2004 |
Policy Issues
