AltWeeklies Wire
Dodging the Ditches at GMnew
General Motors' Arlington plant is in the middle of an eight-week furlough. But even with a set return-to-work date, union members are worried about their jobs.
The Texas Observer |
Michael Hoinski |
07-02-2009 |
Business & Labor
You're Not an Environmentalist If You're Also a NIMBYnew
As both Berkeley and Oakland debate their downtown plans, there is growing recognition that the fight against global warming requires greater urban density.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-02-2009 |
Environment
The Orlando Police Beatnew
June 16, 8:50 pm: Passed along without comment: "The suspect gained entry to the storage room by kicking open the door. The suspect attempted to remove a leaf blower but was confronted by the complainant and was threatened with an umbrella, at which time the suspect left the leaf blower and fled the area on foot."
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-02-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Christopher Muhammad, the Man Who Cried Dustnew
Muhammad's fight with Lennar over toxic dust has resulted in a restraining order against him, an accusation that he's a shakedown artist, and grudging respect from his rivals.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
07-02-2009 |
Environment
If Your Love is Cheap, Windows Loves Your Bandnew
Microsoft's Sponsored Songs program is the latest in a series of variably successful attempts by large companies to use independent music to reach a new audience. If it is to be a long-term strategy, though, many say it must form a stronger bond between the bands and brands it links.
Mark Sanford Must Gonew
The governor's true sin was being an idiot.
Charleston City Paper |
Staff |
07-01-2009 |
Commentary
Sanford's Story is the Greatest Since Secessionnew
South Carolina falls victim to another huckster.
Charleston City Paper |
Will Moredock |
07-01-2009 |
Commentary
Sanford Biopic 'The Earth Moved' is a Sexy Affairnew
Not only can Twitter topple regimes and replace newspapers, but it can see into the future. And thanks to Twitter, we now have a review of The Earth Moved, a sexy film about the love affair between S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford and his soulmate Maria.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
07-01-2009 |
Commentary
Mark Sanford: The Conservative Hero That Could Have Beennew
When Gov. Mark Sanford went disappeared last week, I wasn't worried about it, knowing that he was one of the few politicians who would never let me down. Then Sanford was "found," and I was let down.
Charleston City Paper |
Jack Hunter |
07-01-2009 |
Commentary
Mark Sanford's Bizarre Journey From the Trail to Argentinanew
Questions about Gov. Sanford's future linger after he abandoned the state, severing contact with his staff, state officials, and his family from June 18 until June 23. After admitting an affair, it was revealed that Sanford appears to have created a diversionary trip to spend time with his mistress during a 2008 taxpayer-funded trade mission to South America.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
07-01-2009 |
Politics
Reaction Jackson: How to Mourn a Messnew
Mourning Michael Jackson felt oddly overdue, as if the sudden death he'd suffered 24 hours earlier were nothing compared to the slow one he'd been undergoing for the previous 24 years.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
07-01-2009 |
Music
Snuffed: How Big Tobacco Killed the Texas Smoking Bannew
With the tide of public sentiment so strong against them, Big Tobacco's well-paid minions adopted ninja tactics, lobbying members behind closed doors and over the telephone to snuff out a high-profile bill with such widespread public support.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
07-01-2009 |
Politics
City on the Make Keep Pushing With Latest Albumnew
There's something irresistible about how difficult it is to label City on the Make's music, and it's part of what makes their latest album, Keep This on Fire, so intoxicating.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
07-01-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Michael Jackson: A Eulogynew
Why and how Jackson became the most famous person the century ever knew is a matter for the anthropologists. For us, here and now, Jackson was elemental and impossible to ever fully understand; fearsome and heartbreakingly beautiful; at once mortal and deathless.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen |
07-01-2009 |
Music
The Mark Sanford Emails: Why Did 'The State' Hold its Fire?new
It was South Carolina's The State newspaper that tore open the sordid story of Gov. Mark Sanford's transcontinental tryst. But while it was a gale-force blow, one question remains: Why had the newspaper held its breath for so long?
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
07-01-2009 |
Politics
