AltWeeklies Wire
In the Wake of Mitchellnew
It was a report about drugs in baseball, but I felt like I was watching a tennis match.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jim Buckley |
02-04-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Should Latinos Support Clinton or Obama?new
The Latino vote is significant and can definitely be the swing vote for any presidential candidate. In turn, Latino voters must demand substance over rhetoric.
Pasadena Weekly |
Randy Jurado Ertll |
02-04-2008 |
Commentary
Gambling on the Futurenew
California propositions 94-97 would deliver billions of Indian gaming dollars into state coffers, but at what cost?
Pasadena Weekly |
André Coleman |
02-04-2008 |
Commentary
The Edwards Eclipsenew
Whatever happened to that John Edwards guy, the one who was nominated for vice-president four years ago?
Pasadena Weekly |
John Seeley |
02-04-2008 |
Commentary
John McCain's Integrity Lite
John McCain knows the difference between right and wrong. He just doesn't care.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-04-2008 |
Commentary
Et Tu, Bill?new
Dear Bill Clinton,
I didn’t go so far as a lot of folks did in declaring you the county’s first “black” president, but you were damn close. That’s why I’m hurt that you have become so vicious, so “un-sportsmanlike” in your demeanor in recent days. You appear rattled. Why the venom?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
02-04-2008 |
Commentary
Finding An Organic Balancenew
Eating organic can be expensive, but with a few simple guides, you can maximize healthy eating options without breaking the wallet.
Jackson Free Press |
Sarah Christine Bolton |
02-04-2008 |
Food+Drink
Fired Movie Director Runs for Congressnew
A movie theater director in Paducah was fired after confronting Sen. Mitch McConnell about the Iraq war, and blames him for her demise. Now she’s running for Congress.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
02-02-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Is Vermont Developing an Enviro-business Corridor?new
Other micro-regions have used their specialty products to "brand" themselves — think Omaha steaks or Silicon Valley microchips.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
02-01-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Carbon Copy?new
Just what is carbon trading, anyway?
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
02-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Dillinger Four, Pretentiousness Zeronew
Formed in 1994 (“The Year Punk Broke, Part Two”), the band has weathered the rise of a mass-marketed underground culture, the birth of the Internet generation and the growth of a political climate that has little respect for dissenting viewpoints.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
02-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dillinger Four
Milwaukee Nun Arrested During Peaceful Protest Against the Warnew
Conviction raises questions about the right to freedom of speech.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-01-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Six Shotsnew
There are several ways to approach Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo, and while none of them make this bad movie much better, they do make it more interesting.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
The Best Best Picture Nominees in Decadesnew
This is supposedly a bad time for movies, but scanning through the Academy Awards' back pages, I don't think there's been a stronger slate of Best Picture nominees since the mid-'70s.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
Don't Say 'Gay'new
A proposed Tennessee law would ban any discussion of homosexuality in elementary and middle schools.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
02-01-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
