AltWeeklies Wire
A Matter of Numbersnew

Experts say it's only a matter of time before an animal disease disaster strikes the unsecured U.S.-Mexico border.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
01-19-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Body Worknew
The Mexican dead take a long and winding road back home.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-19-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Reliable Roadanew
Memories flood back when it's time to give up a dependable vehicle.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
01-19-2006 |
Commentary
Breaking the Cycle of Lazinessnew
In a field filled with contradictions, this youth basketball coach sets an example.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
01-19-2006 |
Commentary
Gas Bill Aid Falls Shortnew
Once the natural gas market was deregulated, competition didn't bring down prices -- the market became more susceptible to gas price fluctuations.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
01-19-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Revolution Has Begunnew
In a region where spending resources on great design often is viewed as frivolous, governments and cultural institutions usually concentrate on the bare minimum -- until now.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-19-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Rise of Reggaetonnew
Make way for reggaeton, the latest Latin musical style to sweep the world and just maybe the one with the most promise of finding a permanent, prominent place in global popular culture.
Boston Phoenix |
Wayne Marshall |
01-19-2006 |
Music
Will Teaching Affect Karma?new
Why suffer a two-hour drive just to be called "unhelpful" by students?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tray Butler |
01-19-2006 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns, Karma Cleanser
Open Sesamenew
They don’t give out awards for best titles, otherwise Albert Brooks’s Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World would be in the running. Instead, all it got him was trouble with the studio.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-19-2006 |
Movies
What is the Hajj?new
There's more to the Hajj than just showing up at the right time -- there's an elaborate ritual to follow.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-19-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Eddie Can Fix Anythingnew
All my local friends are far too fed up with me, or just too generally useless, to help me renovate a whole house, but from the start Eddie was unfazed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
01-19-2006 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
About Last Nightnew
The number of rape victims who believe they were drugged is climbing -- although methods to prove their claims remain elusive.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
01-19-2006 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Nursing With Noodlesnew
To succeed as a cold ailment, broth needs noodles.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
01-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Hostile Encountersnew

Bill O’Reilly is famous for attacking guests who dare disagree with him -- so why do liberals keep going on his show?
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
01-19-2006 |
Media
Ode to a Wine Barnew
Here is a rhyme, plucked straight from the vine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
01-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew