AltWeeklies Wire
DeMint Finds Success Before Failure on Earmarksnew
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has bad-mouthed the practice for six years, and he's leading a charge in the Republican caucus to drive out earmarks all together. But he's not going to get what he wants.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-16-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jim Demint, Earmarks
Code Rednew
When nine people are charged with keeping a city livable, things get a little messy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
Poverty Living at Luxury Pricesnew
Stimulus funds should not be used to bankroll a private project that has already displaced poor and elderly people while promising poverty-level jobs.
Pasadena Weekly |
Peter Dreier |
11-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Pasadena Manor
City Hall East a Necessary Compromisenew
The relaxed affordable housing requirements reveal changes at the city's negotiation table.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
11-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Under New Managementnew
What would changing to a 'strong mayor' really mean to Colorado Springs? San Diego has embraced the change.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-02-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Bill Louis, Term Limits
Evangelical Christians Reinvent the Haunted Housenew
A Charleston church presents an alternative not only to traditional Halloween, but to the darker and more violent hell houses that have garnered so much controversy in the last 20 years.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
10-27-2010 |
Policy Issues
Sheheen: Who Do You Trust?new
Gubernatorial candidate questions Haley's ability to lead as questions grow about her delinquent tax filings, revelations of misleading employment history and insider contracts.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
Man With a Plannew
To save community centers, Eric Phillips needs to sell Council on staff and salary reductions -- and himself.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
For Fulton's Sake, Downsize County Governmentnew
The county's scope of programs and spending should reflect the new reality.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
10-13-2010 |
Policy Issues
Legalization’s Opponentsnew
Critics of California's Prop. 19 -- which would legalize marijuana -- range from skeptical to rabid. Some of them come from inside the movement.
North Coast Journal |
John Geluardi |
10-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Marijuana, Proposition 19
Sen. DeMint Making Money On His Opposition to Federal Grantnew
Sen. Jim DeMint is turning his principled stand against federal aid for Charleston into a call for more campaign cash.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
All Crimes Are Hate Crimesnew
Georgia doesn't need a hate crimes statute.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Jim McPherson |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
Another Chancenew
Motherhood Program helps women move from jail to job.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
10-04-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Public Option: It's Alive! Sort ofnew
Oregon could be the first state to resurrect the public option from the political grave where Americans thought it had been interred.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: HCR
Preventive Measuresnew
Spooked by looming health care reforms, Colorado insurance companies are dropping kids-only coverage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
