AltWeeklies Wire
Teens and STDs: The Silent Epidemicnew
Many were shocked when the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported last year that one in four teenage girls had contracted a sexually transmitted disease -- but Milwaukee experts weren't. Milwaukee has a long-standing problem not only with teen pregnancy, but with teen STDs as well.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Science
Meet the Replacements Again with Deluxe Reissuesnew
Gather 'round, children, and you will hear stories of the early '80s, when "alternative" music was still called "college radio" and good old punk rock was still relevant. Well, kinda relevant.
Shepherd Express |
Blaine Schultz |
05-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Healthy Living with Laura Veirsnew
With her acoustic guitar, Daria sunglasses and poetry-laden lyrics, Laura Veirs certainly fit the mold of a typical modern folk singer-songwriter. For her most recent album, however, Veirs broke that mold, aggressively smashing it into tiny shards.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-16-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Protestant: True Hardcore Believersnew
It is often taken for granted that hardcore punk is -- and perhaps should be -- the domain of the young. Yet a funny thing happened after I turned 30. Faced with a new round of anxieties and insecurities, I found myself reconnecting with hardcore.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
05-16-2008 |
Reviews
McCain Promises to Appoint Ultraconservative Supreme Court Justicesnew
"Elections have consequences," McCain said last week. "One of the consequences is the president of the United States gets to name his or her nominees to the bench." That statement sent a shiver down the spines of many voters, not only because Bush has tipped the U.S. Supreme Court decidedly to the right, but because Justice John Paul Stevens just turned 88 years old.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Politics
Power Plant's Water-Intake Pipe Moves Aheadnew
Riverkeeper's Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called it "a giant fish-killing machine," but the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources just gave a preliminary OK to We Energies' plan to build a 1.5-mile-long water-intake pipe into Lake Michigan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Environment
Racial Disparities Prevail in Wisconsin's Justice Systemnew
New studies from The Sentencing Project, Human Rights Watch, and a governor's commission show the state's justice system treats black and white drug offenders differently.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tony Horwitz Shows Folks What They Didn't Know in 'A Voyage Long and Strange'new
The book's chief attraction, even more than its historical revelations about discovering North America, lies in armchair traveling with a personable, entertaining companion.
Shepherd Express |
Roger K. Miller |
05-09-2008 |
Nonfiction
Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano Show Soulnew
That the mariachi genre has become associated with a tourist brochure image of Mexico is unfortunate.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
05-09-2008 |
Reviews
Music Industry 101 with Marty Willson-Pipernew
Decades ago, The Church could waste money with the best of them.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
John McCain's Evangelical Supporters are Scarynew
Sen. Barack Obama's connection to Rev. Jeremiah Wright has dominated the political conversation in recent weeks. But that has blotted out information about Republican nominee John McCain's support from religious leaders who also hold controversial views.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-09-2008 |
Politics
National Voter Registration Group Causes Chaosnew
The group's goal seems admirable enough -- to register some of the millions of unmarried women who aren't engaged in the political process so that they can vote in the 2008 primaries and general election. Unfortunately, the efforts of Women's Voices. Women Vote. is causing chaos and confusion in the states they've targeted, including Wisconsin.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-09-2008 |
Politics
Garrison Keillor's Radio Daysnew
Lake Wobegon hits the road.
Shepherd Express |
Harry Cherkinian |
05-02-2008 |
Media
The Intimate Confessions of Tegan and Saranew
The Quin sisters charm, mope and brood their way through the album, calculating each emotional ebb and flow to manipulate their romantic interests.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
05-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Think You Know John McCain?new
The Republican presidential candidate makes much of his loyalty to and support for this nation's armed forces, as well as the suffering he endured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. So why won't he support a new and improved version of the G.I. Bill for those who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-02-2008 |
Politics
