AltWeeklies Wire
New DNA Methods May Throw Doubt on More Convictionsnew
The reversal in Ted Bradford's case is the first in what Washington convicts hope, and prosecutors fear, may be a new wave of DNA-based appeals that can cloud a case, without clearly deciding it, years after the jury reached its verdict.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Seattle's E-Waste Conundrumnew
Our new state e-waste law won't go into effect for another year. It's a complicated scheme in which industry will take back its wares, at no cost to the consumer, via the Washington Material Management and Financing Authority.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Pews for Jewsnew
A Seattle evangelical is building a local connection to Israel.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
12-10-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Urban Rangers Look & Smell Like Cops, But Don't Get Gunsnew
With more people living downtown, Mayor Greg Nickels wants to make central city parks safer, but the rangers aren't meant to be cops. According to the mayor's proposal, the rangers are supposed "to provide a friendly, welcoming presence" and educate people on park rules and regulations.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
12-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sex, Limes, and Videotapenew
How a night with a porn star turned into a rape case.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
12-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Death Sentencenew
The feds throw the book at King County's jail as inmate fatalities skyrocket.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Seattle Barista's Suit Against Starbucks Heading to Courtnew
The coffee giant's leases may violate antitrust laws.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
12-03-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Starbucks, business & labor
Welcome Aboard Blackwater Airlinesnew
After a deadly crash, one Washington family tries to bring the notorious military contractor to account.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-21-2007 |
War
Tags: Blackwater, war & peace
Tracking HIV Patients' Partners With Less Red Tapenew
The AIDSNET Council is drawing up a proposal to send to the Washington state Board of Health.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: AIDS, Health & Science
Cops & Courts Turn Abused Spouses Into Voiceless Victimsnew
The "enlightened" approach to domestic abuse has left women passive and powerless.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-05-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
When It Comes to Biodiesel, How Pure Is Too Pure?new
Enviros cry foul at Ford's pump-perplexing warranty policy.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-22-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Shoulder Pads, Pom-Poms, and the Angry Inchnew
Washington's high-school sports regulators find themselves in a transgender bind.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-22-2007 |
Sex
CleanScapes Hopes to Monitor Your Recyclingnew
The company's founder wants to bring the equivalent of the red-light camera to your front curb. Just as the traffic camera captures you running through a stoplight, CleanScapes' incriminating photos would catch you improperly disposing of a milk carton.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
10-01-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Larry Flynt Gives Seattle University an Earfulnew
These days, while the Hustler publisher is more quaint than edgy, he's still making a pitch for the acceptance of graphic material in a world where the internet has made the pages of his magazine look tame.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Let's Goat Crazy!new
Pygmy goats are awfully cute, but is the Seattle City Council's bid to equate them with cats and dogs such a good idea in a modern metropolis?
Seattle Weekly |
John Metcalfe |
09-18-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
