AltWeeklies Wire
Alternative Fuels Aren't Solving Phoenix's Air-Pollution Problemnew
And it's doubtful that they will anytime soon.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Robrt L. Pela Does Not Recyclenew
Seriously, if you come to my house and want to toss out your empty water bottle or your paper cup from Starbucks, you can put it right in with last night's leftover sashimi and the packing peanuts from my latest eBay purchase, because there's just one trashcan in my kitchen.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
Our Endorsement: Barack Obama for Presidentnew
We want Barack Obama to be president -- not because he can hit a three-pointer in a 100-degree gym in street clothes, but because he's got that big game. And because he brings that game when the heat is hottest.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
04-22-2008 |
Commentary
Can't Get a Catholic Exorcism in Kansas City?new
James Vivian, who learned his demon-banishing skills from the star of the British reality show The Real Exorcist, is here to help.
Missouri DOT Tosses Cyclists Over the Handlebarsnew
The bill killed by the state's Department of Transportation would've required the state to put up signs reminding motorists to watch out for bicycles.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
04-22-2008 |
Transportation
We're All Destroying the Earth, and Buying an Organic Handbag Ain't Gonna Helpnew
These days, helping the environment is Big Business. It's not just media hype, and not just sweatshirts made from post-consumer Diet Coke packaging.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
04-22-2008 |
Environment
Ask a Mexican!new
"Is it racist to call a Mexican working at a coffee shop a 'beaner'?"
Tags: humor & satire
Do You Have Multiple Personality Disorder?new
The resurgence of interest in multiple personality disorder, clinically labeled "dissociative identity disorder," could be a good thing if it spreads awareness and shows people there is a solution. Or, it could mean a whole new generation of delusional people will be diagnosed with a disorder that doesn't exist, and they won't get the help they need.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-22-2008 |
Science
Meet the Klansman Who Helped to Found Orange Countynew
How Dr. Henry William Head's KKK membership was wiped from the Orange County history books is really a story of how local scholars highlight selected parts of our story.
Biggest U.S. Neo-Nazi Group Sets Up Shop in Detroitnew
The National Socialist Movement has moved its HQ to a majority African-American city, the metro area of which is also home to the country's largest Middle Eastern population, a sizable Jewish community and thousands of other immigrants. Why?
Metro Times |
Staff |
04-22-2008 |
Religion
Mubarakah Ibrahim and Her Muslim Sisters Break Stereotypes and Empower Womennew
In the two years that Ibrahim has owned New Haven's Balance Fitness, her business has been making waves far beyond the health industry. She has become something of a poster child for a breed of Muslim women who are publicly defying the stereotypes of suppressed, submissive women of Islam.
New Haven Advocate |
Alexis Fitts |
04-22-2008 |
Religion
War Zones, Shipwrecks and Romance Caught on Cassettenew
What follows are excerpts from three tales, discovered on discarded cassette tapes. Three men, at different stages in their lives, reflect on relationships -- with their parents, with strangers in a strange land and even with a buzzing 1920s city named Detroit.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-22-2008 |
Culture
'An Elementary Education' Takes On School Choicenew
The new documentary asks, "Is the need for school choice greater than the need for community?"
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
04-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Is Obama Dodging the Gay Media?new
Some gay news outlets say Obama is ignoring them, but many in the LGBT community continue to support his candidacy.
New Haven Advocate |
Erin Lynch |
04-22-2008 |
Politics
Fighting for Women's Rights in Pakistannew
Pakistani Muslim and feminist Shanaz Bukhari Bukhari fights to end domestic violence and wife burning.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-22-2008 |
International
