AltWeeklies Wire
Flight Delayednew
Former New Orleans Hornets player Chris "Birdman" Andersen fell from NBA grace after a positive drug test -- the first player to be banned from the NBA for drug use since 1999 -- but he plans to soar again after his two-year suspension.
Tags: Drugs
LEAP Aheadnew
Testing of students in Orleans Parish schools will be used to judge the viability of Louisiana's takeover of failing institutions.
Tags: Education
Lock and Loadnew
Fear of crime is driving more and more New Orleanians to buy handguns -- and get permits to carry them on the street.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
03-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
By Selling Cockfighting Mags, Is Amazon.com Breaking the Law?new
One man joins the Humane Society in a quest to get the online retail giant to stop selling cockfighting material.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
03-20-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Connie Morris' Farewell Fuck-Younew
Three weeks before the end of her term, the state paid the outgoing Board of Education more than $2,300 for one hell of a road trip.
Bottle Rockernew
Pendergast crafts tight, by-the-numbers country-pop.
Well, Hello Again, Suckersnew
Our hearts warmed when the TV sports guy gave up his smokes for sweeps week -- then we learned he got paid to do it.
Tags: media
Bureaucratic Delays Leave Guatemalans in a Bindnew
The U.S. government has recently rejected thousands of Guatemalan asylum claims that had been pending for years -- but civil rights groups, arguing that applicants aren't to blame for long paperwork processing delays, are challenging the orders.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
03-20-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, asylum
What Can We Learn from Traditional Healers and Indigenous Plants?new
In the fight against AIDS, a professor pays a visit to some African witch doctors.
Royce West, Political Man of the Hournew
With Dallas Democrats' return from the dead, state Senator Royce West is poised for bigger things, like maybe paychecks.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
03-20-2007 |
Politics
Sterilized by Stereotypesnew
Much of Open Fire sounds like it was recorded in 1983 by a bunch of guys who were listening to British heavy metal and reading the lyrics of American black metal.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
03-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alabama Thunderpussy, Open Fire
Like a Smooth Ride on a Raw Nervenew
The Ascension is definitely Otep's best yet, and easily one of the best records of the year.
Phoenix New Times |
Niki D'Andrea |
03-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: OTEP, The Ascension
Family Feud at the Phoenix Fire Dept.new
No one could blame new fire chief Bob Khan for setting up his own administration -- but to the Brunacini family, the changes weren't a housecleaning, they were a demolition.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
03-20-2007 |
Politics
'Dancing With the Stars' Returns for Another Seasonnew
This time it's going to be a bona fide marijuana freakout!
Orlando Weekly |
Wm.™ Steven Humphrey |
03-19-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Goes Graphicnew
Fans suck down new comics series.
Orlando Weekly |
Ian Grey |
03-19-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
