AltWeeklies Wire
An 'Organic' Solutionnew
When it comes to fertilizer use in Canada, "organic" doesn't mean what we think -- and if the multi-billion dollar fertilizer industry has its way, farmers may soon be using synthetic fertilizers to grow "organic" food.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
10-15-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Colorado Rockies Mascot Must Go!new
The most embarrassing mascot in the major leagues is a fossil on the field -- Dinger should be as dead as a dodo.
Tags: sports & fitness
Colorado Rockies Score Front-Page Saturationnew
More and more sports stories are winding up on the front page -- but such placement isn't always a winner.
Tags: media
State of Confusion at the Halifax Refugee Clinicnew
Why did founder Lee Cohen abruptly shrink the clinic's mission, leaving frustrated ex-staff concerned about the fate of dozens of active cases?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mike Fleury |
10-15-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Annie Lennox Combines Pop Magic and Political Purposenew
Lennox has created the most personal and revealing music of her career on her two most recent albums.
Boulder Weekly |
Alan Sculley |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Annie Lennox
New Immigration Rules Could Empty the Kitchensnew
Tough rules leave restaurants looking for cooks with green cards.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
10-15-2007 |
Immigration
Why Jim McDermott Thinks Global, Disdains Localnew
Seattle's nine-term representative in the House seems more like an appointed ambassador of leftist good will than the elected representative of a Pacific Northwest city.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
10-15-2007 |
Politics
Does City Council Candidate Venus Velazquez Have a Race Problem?new
Or does Seattle?
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
10-15-2007 |
Politics
Denver's Bike Messengers Are a Union Dividednew
Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
10-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
War on Hugo Chaveznew
An outlaw and former spook takes on the Venezuelan dictator.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
10-15-2007 |
International
Bush's $hameless Vetonew
The president's most noticeable piece of roadkill to date, victim of veto number four, is the bill to fund health insurance for children of lower-income families.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
10-15-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: SCHIP
Tegan and Sara's Double Lifenew
Commitment and break-up. Love and loss. The duo brings diverging but connected perspectives to The Con.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Shannon Webb-Campbell |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tegan and Sara, The Con
Matthew Good is In Good Companynew
Only the outspoken provocateur could turn an overdose, divorce and bipolar diagnosis into Hospital Music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
10-15-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hospital Music, Matthew Good
Paul Farmer, the Good Doctornew
Twenty years ago, the medical anthropologist and physician founded Partners In Health, a nonprofit international health organization that has become a worldwide leader in raising the standards of healthcare for patients in need from Africa to South America.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Thomas Tighe |
10-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Second Rate? Or Second City Syndrome?new
Local artists and musicians wonder why Chicago is barely represented in the Museum of Contemporary Art's big show about art and rock.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
10-15-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
