AltWeeklies Wire
Gary Locke: A Corporate Champion at Commercenew
Washington's former governor takes to D.C. a record of favors for Boeing and Microsoft.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-16-2009 |
Politics
Quincy Jones Can't Help But Look Back on His Life and Legacynew
Jones' mesmerizing coffee-table history is cobbled together from the scraps of a life collected by his sister-in-law Gloria and bookended by a Maya Angelou preface, a Clint Eastwood foreword, a Bono introduction and a Sidney Poitier afterword.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
03-16-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
With T.O., the Cowboys' Loss Is Buffalo's, Um, Lossnew
Without the sabotaging, self-aggrandizing receiver who for the last three seasons has constructed impressive stats while imploding the locker room, the Cowboys are a less talented team. They're also a better team.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
03-16-2009 |
Sports
From Harvest to Home: Rethinking How We Eatnew
What if all outside lines into the state were severed -- would we have enough food to survive? Even an agricultural state like Idaho might have a harder time than anyone imagines.
Boise Weekly |
Rachael Daigle |
03-13-2009 |
Business & Labor
Oklahoma Lawmaker Talks About Plotting Diabolical Forcesnew
The Oklahoma lawmaker wanting to erect a Ten Commandments monument on the state Capitol grounds talks about diabolical forces plotting to destroy "our economic basis of free enterprise."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
03-13-2009 |
Politics
Simplify, Simplifynew
Voluntary simplicity is not just good for your budget and peace of mind; it's also good for the planet.
Jackson Free Press |
Brandi Herrera Pfrehm |
03-13-2009 |
Culture
Six Hours of St. Patrick's Day Musicnew
This Pogues box set will ensure no one ever questions your Irish sympathies.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
03-13-2009 |
Reviews
Too Blessed to Be Stressednew
Joy for the economically challenged comes with the stimulus package working in full effect, baby.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
03-13-2009 |
Comedy
Tennessee Republicans Think $2.13 an Hour Is Adequate Paynew
State House Democrats are attacking Republicans for opposing an increase in the minimum wage for hardworking waitresses.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
03-13-2009 |
Economy
Tags: Tennessee, minimum wage
Fields of Plasticnew
Researchers Brian Mooney and Douglas Randall are looking into growing plastic along the fringes of Missouri farmland.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-13-2009 |
Environment
New Gay-Marriage War Coming to Californianew
Whether or not the California State Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8, one thing is certain: The battle to legalize or ban gay marriage in California will not end with the justices’ ruling due before June 3.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
03-13-2009 |
Civil Liberties
A Tough Churchgoing Mom Is at the Center of the Los Angeles Serial-Killer Mysterynew
L.A.’s elusive Grim Sleeper has murdered with impunity for 23 years. The strange journey of his only surviving victim began with a rape and shooting that at the time seemed tragically commonplace.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
03-13-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Underground Dinner Parties Add Mystery to Bored Diners' Schedulesnew
Paired is a series of underground dinner parties in which a chef partners with an artist and creates a meal inspired by the artist's work.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
03-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Military Deserters Again Flocking to Canada to Avoid Warnew
Of the estimated several hundred deserters living in Canada, just around 40 have come forward to file asylum claims. The others, living under the radar without legal status and likely waiting to see how their peers' cases pan out, have little to stoke their hopes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Megan Feldman |
03-13-2009 |
War
LiveNation Battles Neighbors Over Big Concertsnew
LiveNation is re-envisioning the landmark landscape of San Francisco's Nob Hill to include a more regularly booked concert hall.
