AltWeeklies Wire
Peace During Wartimenew
With war raging in Iraq, Montana's Jeannette Rankin Peace Center finds itself at a turning point, battling apathy and activist fatigue as it searches for new ways to re-energize the movement.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
08-11-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Time to Grow Upnew
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says a taller, denser downtown is inevitable, even desirable. But critics say bigger isn't better unless you do it right.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
08-10-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
If Terrorists Target Springfield...new
Springfield is no London or New York City, but that’s no reason not to have an $800,000 anti-terrorism drill.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
08-05-2005 |
Policy Issues
Stolen Statusnew
The federal government is considering legislation that would water down some states' identity theft-protection laws.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
08-04-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew
Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Little Housesnew
As housing markets boom in many parts of the country, more people are losing their homes -- legally -- to predatory lenders.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Gospel According to Paul Dorrnew
A little-known political consultant from Iowa is beating back the menace of public education in Minnesota, one school referendum at a time.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Molly Priesmeyer |
07-11-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Growth Rules!new
An Independent Weekly investigation of an obscure North Carolina board finds that business trumps the public interest on the state's Rules Review Commission, which has the last word on all state rules and regulations.
INDY Week |
Jennifer Strom |
07-08-2005 |
Policy Issues
Flare-Up
Health problems. Environmental degradation. A billion-dollar business with ties to the White House. Landowners on Colorado's Western Slope are fighting back against the oil and gas industry.
Rocky Mountain Bullhorn |
Bethany Kohoutek & Joshua Zaffos |
07-07-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
From Potatoes to Plutonium
The document manager for a project to bring all of the country's plutonium-238 production to Idaho says the project will actually make the process safer. But residents near the facility have their doubts.
Boise Weekly |
Leslie Fuger |
06-26-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: plutonium
Social Security for Non-Nerdsnew
Here's a guide to the debate that will affect your family for generations to come, but that you have likely been avoiding like the plague.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
06-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
City Council Delays Vote on Panhandling Bannew
Atlanta City Council decided June 20 to postpone its vote on a ban against panhandling within a designated "tourist triangle" downtown.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
06-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
General Electric Writes Legislation for N.C. Congressmannew
Why would a North Carolina congressional representative introduce legislation to stall GE's clean-up of the Hudson River? And why would he let the company write it? Congressman Charles Taylor did just that.
Mountain Xpress |
Brian Sarzynski |
06-16-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Real Estate: Bubbly or Frothy?new
Economic signs indicate that rising house prices can't go on much longer. Is Alan Greenspan finally ready to admit that the housing market is clinically insane?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Michael Tortorello |
06-02-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Rights of (Corporate) Mannew
How We the People became second-class citizens.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
05-25-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
