AltWeeklies Wire
The Great American Experimentnew
Being slapped with an "anti-religious" label because you support a certain political candidate regarded as "Democratic" or "liberal" is cruel. And it’s a lie. Standing up for the separation between Church and State is not anti-religious; it is as pro-religious as you can get.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
If We Are the Bodynew
Emily Braden takes back her religion: "The sanctimony of some Christians has stereotyped our belief system as one of intolerance and hate, but I know better."
Jackson Free Press |
Emily Braden |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Flanking Action: Arlen Specter Makes his Bargainnew
Arlen Specter is a moderate, pro-choice Republican with a not-undesirable history of coloring outside partisan lines. That recurrent independence upsets hardcore partisans and especially administration operatives for whom absolute fealty to the "official" agenda trumps everything.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bob Barr |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Don't Panic: Did the Fallujah Offensive Shatter the Iraqi Insurgency?new
If you ask Lt. Gen. John Sattler, the Marine who commanded the operation to recapture Fallujah from insurgents, he'll say yes.
Ask someone who's telling the truth, however, and you'll get an entirely different answer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: terror
Pinholster Revolutionized Basketball, Then Moved onnew
Every boy in Atlanta forty-three years ago knew the name Garland Pinholster. When I heard his name in another context the other day, I realized how remarkable it was that a sports legend from so long ago found such longevity after the cheering stopped.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Steroid Scandals Can't Erase Fine Moments in Baseballnew
One-time Yankees superstar Jason Giambi’s disgrace -- and the photos of his sickly body -- provides more of a deterrent to impressionable kids than any new rules about steroid use that the Major League Baseball’s management and players union can agree upon.
Baltimore City Paper |
Russ Smith |
12-08-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, drug testing
Political Tonicnew
To ease post-election stress, it helps to have a CD player and some great music.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
12-03-2004 |
Commentary
Shop Local, Buy Americannew
Wal-Mart doesn’t always have the low prices, it pushes American companies overseas, it imports the bulk of its products, it’s predatory against local businesses, it destroys small downtowns, and new stores change entire small towns for the worse.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: hottopic
Don't Panic: Is Brazil Trying to Develop Nuclear Weapons?new
It's not that the world is necessarily concerned about a nuke-wielding Brazil attacking or antagonizing its neighbors. What's gotten the international community's metaphorical panties in a knot is Brazil's evasive behavior with International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-02-2004 |
Commentary
Acts of Charity in Times of War
I have a difficult time justifying this hypocrisy in my own mind, or even explaining it to a child who sees the wars as a nightly occurrence on the news, which then segues into a report on holiday festivities, shopping and charitable acts of kindness by people of fame and fortune.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
12-01-2004 |
Commentary
A Special Perspective on Adoptionnew
For a limited time only, it's OK to take a break from controversial current events and simply say something nice for a change.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
11-30-2004 |
Commentary
Behind the Veil: What's Up With Gay Marriage?new
Aside from a few deluded lovebirds who were inexplicably driven to imitate the most overrated institution in heterosexual culture and the do-gooder attorneys who then felt compelled to represent them, no gay person I know well has ever wanted to get married.
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
11-24-2004 |
Commentary
Humbug Square: Even a Mean Boy Can Learn to Givenew
My old friend Tom Glenn walked onstage in front of 900 people at the Georgia World Congress Center last week, and I couldn't help but marvel at how strange it felt to see someone I knew as a goofy kid grow up to amount to something.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-24-2004 |
Commentary
Don't Panic: Has Iran Halted its Nuclear Weapons Program?new
On Nov. 14, Iran promised it would temporarily halt the nuclear weapons program that it denies having. The Iranians didn't promise it in those terms, though. They simply promised to temporarily halt their uranium enrichment and related activities.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-24-2004 |
Commentary
Tits in a Twistnew
Simply put, getting a mammogram is not fun.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan and Nancy Sullivan |
11-20-2004 |
Commentary
