AltWeeklies Wire
Smartpark, Dumb Enforcement?new
Tom Dehen didn’t know he could be threatened with arrest for walking on Portland city property with a camera and a sketch pad.
Willamette Week |
Joshua Bolkan |
03-11-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties, Portland
Oregonians Want Green Energy at Any Pricenew
There are a variety of explanations for the lack of outcry about Oregon's subsidies for wind farms. But perhaps most important, the idea of subsidizing renewable energy has the strong support of Gov. Ted Kulongoski, other political leaders and -- if polls are correct -- a large portion of Oregonians.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
03-11-2009 |
Environment
A Good Story and a Little Tenacity Is Enough to Get You Out of Parking Ticketsnew
In New Haven's Hall of Records, go upstairs if you want to pay full-price for your parking tickets. Go downstairs if you want deep discounts — with practically no questions asked.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
03-10-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: New Haven, parking tickets
Legal Precedent in Trooper Murder Leaves Detroit Journalist Unprotectednew
For a third time, a federal judge has ordered reporter David Ashenfelter to reveal his sources.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
03-10-2009 |
Media
Craig Monteilh Says He Spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine for the Fedsnew
Ex-convict, con man, convert -- an early conversation with the man who says he spied on the Islamic Center of Irvine on behalf of the feds.
OC Weekly |
Matt Coker |
03-10-2009 |
Crime & Justice
10 Emo Songs That Don't Sucknew
Though most emo is rightfully reviled by anyone who isn't a teenager with a ridiculous haircut, there have been plenty of amazing songs released in the past 10 years or so that are, nonetheless, quintessentially emo. Those songs, and the bands who recorded them, deserve their due.
Phoenix New Times |
Martin Cizmar |
03-10-2009 |
Music
Tags: indie rock, emo music
A K.C. Jail Is Falling Apart, But Shutting It Down Might Be Destructivenew
Nancy Leazer, Superintendent of Kansas City's Municipal Correctional Institution, has made shuttering this crumbling facility far more complicated.
The Pitch |
Carolyn Szczepanski |
03-10-2009 |
Crime & Justice
R&B Queen Erykah Badu's Egyptian Mystiquenew
Mystical, mysterious Dallas native Erykah Badu is one of the leading ladies of neo-soul, and she reached full cosmic fruition with last year's politically charged, simmeringly funky New Amerykah Vol. 1: Fourth World War. With Vol. 2 due this spring, she broke it down from her house in South Dallas last week.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
03-10-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Debate For and Against Casinos, Might There Not Be a Third Way?new
If gambling is coming back to Galveston, then a return to institutionalized illegal gambling might still be the way to go.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-10-2009 |
Politics
Bringing Casinos to Texas Would Require a State Constitutional Amendmentnew
Bringing any casinos to Texas will require an amendment to the state constitution, which will require a two-thirds vote of both houses in the Legislature and a simple majority vote of the Texas electorate.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-10-2009 |
Politics
Tags: gambling, Texas state constitution
Is Casino Gambling in the Cards for Galveston?new
Backers say casinos can save the water-logged city, while opponents say they will bring nothing but ruin.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
03-10-2009 |
Business & Labor
What's the Deal with Those Tramping Street Kids?new
There’s a problem in San Luis Obispo. A transient problem. And the problem isn’t the local homeless population, those faces people have grown used to seeing, who in some cases may be old high-school classmates. Instead, the problem is this latest influx of street kids: lots of them.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Patrick Howe |
03-10-2009 |
Culture
Tags: homeless youth, San Luis Obispo
Reasons To Be Cheerful, 1-9
Everything's going to hell. But there's a lot of reasons for optimism in an age of suckitude.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-10-2009 |
Commentary
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Cuts Its Own Pathnew
Whatever doesn't kill the Trail of Dead makes it stronger.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
03-09-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
After the 'Rocky' Taps Out, the 'Post' Acts Like It Won By a Knockoutnew
If the Denver Post rests on its laurels now, it could soon join the Rocky Mountain News as part of journalism history.
