AltWeeklies Wire
Beyond the Box: Orlando's War on Panhandlingnew
The latest in a long history of the city's attempts to curtail panhandling in Orlando, efforts that landed the city on the National Coalition for the Homeless' list of the 20 meanest cities in America in 2003.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-20-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Silly Fetishists, Sex Isn't for Feetnew
An incident in Cambridge last month illuminates the fact that Massachusetts law makes it nearly impossible for anyone without vanilla sexual tastes to commit sexual assault.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
09-20-2007 |
Sex
Have Your Fall Books Yet?new
This autumn, hide inside, shun the cruel farce known as "society" and spend time with the one friend who won't ultimately betray you and leave you for dead: the printed word.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
09-20-2007 |
Books
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.new
Three weeks of local TV news demonstrates one thing: you are in grave danger.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-20-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
My Kingdom for a Legume!new
The American heartland doesn't know beans.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Paul Reidinger |
09-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Three-Point Plan to Save San Francisconew
A radical new approach to affordable housing isn't just an option anymore -- it's imperative.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan and Tim Redmon |
09-20-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
In Immigration Battle, Letters as Leveragenew
Bay Area activists are leading the fight against a new Bush administration crackdown on undocumented workers.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Joseph Plaster |
09-20-2007 |
Immigration
Inside Larry Craig's Closetnew
At some point in my 20s, I chose to come out completely and, at the same time, to forgo any thought of a political career. Sadly, my decision seemed that binary -- I wonder if that's what Sen. Craig struggled with in his youth.
Are Little Boxes Really the Next Wave of Eco-Housing?new
Prefabricated housing is all the rage these days -- who can beat the price and the prospect of actually having a finished home within months of approving a design?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Deborah Giattina |
09-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Nelson Peery Surveys His Tenure in the Communist Partynew
While he is forthright about his ethical struggles and political development, there is a staginess to much of the dialogue that transforms plot turns into vehicles for Peery's soul-searching.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore |
09-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Is 'The Iran Agenda' a Theocratic Democracy?new
Reese Erlich's book discusses moronic policy, complicated politics, and hopes for the future in Iran.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
09-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Dems Line Up for Illinois Primary Racesnew
Several African-American state House members are starting to worry about potential primary opponents backed by Senate President Emil Jones and Gov. Rod Blagojevich, but it's unclear right now how many will get opponents and how involved the two leaders will be.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
09-20-2007 |
Politics
Chasing ACESnew
Illinois incorporates first-ever energy standards into rate relief, but are they garbage?
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
09-20-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Looking for Lessons in a Droughtnew
Southern Illinois has been so dry, it makes you think.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
09-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
Getting the Chile Bugnew
A retired state employee finds his bumper crop in southern Illinois.
Illinois Times |
Julianne Glatz |
09-20-2007 |
Food+Drink
