AltWeeklies Wire
A Judge Takes a Standnew
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declared war on a respected judge after he called a prosecutor's actions racist.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
12-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Bird Watchingnew
On Tuesday, George W. Bush announced his long-awaited plan to save us all from pandemic avian flu -- by showering the pharmaceutical industry with money and favors.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
11-07-2005 |
Politics
Grass in Massnew
The Bay State inches toward legalizing medical marijuana.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
09-19-2005 |
Science
The Government's $4 Billion-a-Year Weed Habitnew
Enforcing marijuana laws costs more and more every year. And for what?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
09-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Immigrant Dealers Feed Americans' Hunger for Heroinnew
Most of the heroin dealers in downtown Denver are young Mexican and Central American men. Many of them are selling heroin to pay off thousands of dollars in debt to smugglers who spirited their families into the country.
Westword |
David Holthouse |
10-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Mexico, cocaine, Afghanistan, methamphetamine, drug, black-tar heroin, Colorado Department of Human Services' Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, drug dealers, Enforcement Administration, HIV infection rates, Honduras, intravenous drug users, Nicaragua or El Salvador, Opium, treatment centers, undercover narcs, crime & justice
A Trip Down Peyote Waynew
This Southern Arizona church flouts federal law by offering peyote to all -- for a price.
Tucson Weekly |
Glenn Weyant |
06-09-2004 |
Religion