AltWeeklies Wire
Mercy Corps is Helping America's Image in Ethiopia One Goat at a Timenew
While Mercy Corps gets major publicity when disasters occur, the nonprofit also works throughout the year on myriad projects. One such effort is in the West Hararghe region in remote eastern Ethiopia, where the group has spent about $1 million since 2002 among the region's estimated 1,000 villages to vaccinate animals in an area the size of Maryland.
Willamette Week |
Don Lieber |
05-21-2008 |
International
Real Estate 'Guru' Mark Bosworth is in Crash Modenew
Anybody reading a recent Better Business Bureau report can sum up Mark Bosworth pretty quickly: a big shot with baggage. The report lists him as the CEO of Mark Bosworth and Associates LLC. It states he also does business as Property Masters of America, Home America Property Management, GoRenter.com, and other LLCs. And it lists 52 complaints against him and his companies in the past three years.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
In Kansas City, Tax Breaks Don't Cure Blight -- They Create Sprawlnew
TIF is a tool that cities can use to spur development in distressed areas. But in Kansas City, TIF is often used to make sprawl.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
05-21-2008 |
Housing & Development
Did Alleged Attack on Self-Described Snitch Happen the Way He Says?new
Evidence seems to support Kamran Mashayekhi's story of being attacked in a Buena Park garage, but did it happen for the reasons he says?
OC Weekly |
Derek Olson |
05-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Sheriff Joe Wants to Read the Mayor's Emailnew
When Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon spoke out against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, he had to know that retaliation would be swift. It didn't take Gordon long to join the list.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-21-2008 |
Politics
College Immaterial for High School Students in Vocational Trainingnew
Good paying jobs, no huge loan burdens, exciting course work -- the new vo-tech attracts more and more hi-tech students.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
05-21-2008 |
Education
Ask a Mexican! Edicion Escoces Especialnew
My recent column regarding the dissimilarities between Scots and Mexicans provoked a surprising amount of angry responses -- by real Scotsmen furious that letter writer Great Scot could be so pendejo.
Hallmark Cares Enough to Send the Very Best ... Jobs to Chinanew
How did Kansas City's card maker bank $4.4 billion in revenue last year? Partly by sending hometown jobs to China.
The Pitch |
Eric Barton |
05-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
'Iron' Deficiencynew
The plot is thoroughly stupid, but fun enough here and there, and Gwyneth Paltrow has never looked lovelier.
Tags: Jon Favreau, Iron Man
Louisiana Gov's Questionable Ties Come Home to Roostnew
The sun may have set on Bobby Jindal's run for the governorship of Louisiana, but his campaign's ties to a pending landfill permit and a conservative 527 group continue to grow.
Tags: Louisiana, Bobby Jindal
Will Louisiana Allow Concealed Weapons on College Campuses?new
Supporters of a state bill that would allow concealed weapons on college campuses in Louisiana say it's a matter of safety. So do the opponents.
Gambit |
Lauren LaBorde |
05-20-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Class-Action Suit by State Employees Could Cost Louisiana Millionsnew
After seven years of class-action litigation, attorneys for 700 state health and social workers convinced a New Orleans judge to hold the state liable for exposing the employees to the moldy, leaky Plaza Tower office building for six years -- despite hundreds of worker complaints.
Gambit |
Greg Thomas |
05-20-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Meat the 21st Century: A Delinquent Vegetarian's Victory Talenew
After almost 11 years of a repulsion-based vegetarianism, one day I just ceased to be repulsed. I'm alarmingly comfortable with relinquishing something that's been part of my very identity for so long. It is a little sad for me, admittedly, but the epicurean future is too tantalizing for it to get me down. Thank you, bacon.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
05-20-2008 |
Food+Drink
This Not-So-Intrepid Reporter's Attempt at a Cleansed and Sober Lifestylenew
I met with a trained holistic nutritionist who focuses on Eastern-influenced health counseling practices, who gave me a two-week-long cleanse/detox plan that I kicked off with some cupping, a practice whereby glass bulbs were suction-cupped to my back to draw out toxins. I found it delightfully uncomfortable.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Meredith Lindemon |
05-20-2008 |
Science
Miley Cyrus with Her Back Exposed! The Horror!new
Disney may own the rights to Hannah Montana, but Miley Cyrus is a human being. Sure, she's a star and a zillionaire and everything, but she's still a teenage girl. The idea that she must studiously avoid anything that smacks of maturity is ridiculous.
Weekly Alibi |
Benjamin Radford |
05-20-2008 |
Commentary
