AltWeeklies Wire
Don Perata: The Man, the Machine, the Investigationnew
The current federal investigation of California State Senate President Don Perata most likely began with a tip from a jilted lover bent on revenge. Express reporters examine the sources of Perata's power and what he's done with it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon, Chris Thompson and Will Harper |
12-13-2004 |
Politics
Trick Daddy Puréenew
A reviewer slices and dices a veritable buffet of new albums in a few sentences each.
Ridge's Shabby Legacy Has Silver, Gold Liningnew
In August, Tom Ridge filed his financial disclosure report with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The security chief, it turns out, discovered how to make a buck or two for himself during the fog of terror.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
12-13-2004 |
Commentary
Bishops' Pastoral Letter on Election Alienates Catholicsnew
Steve and Shayla King left their parish of 30 years because they were offended by a missive suggesting Catholics might endanger their eternal salvation if they didn't vote for a candidate who would protect innocent life. The letter issued in their diocese was intimidation, Steve King says.
Why Shoppers Ought to Think Twice About Ordering Onlinenew
Writing from prison, Internet scammer Brandon Samuel Brooks explains how, between the ages of 15 and 20, he stole about $100,000 from unsuspecting rubes over the Internet.
The Pitch |
Tony Ortega |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: UPS, web, fraud, police, eBay, scam, auction, Blue Springs, Home Shopping Network, Paypal, porn site, technogeeks
Testicular Cancer Survivor Throws a Ballnew
Ryan Steele was 19 when he discovered he had testicular cancer, a disease that tends to strike men when they're young.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
12-13-2004 |
Science
Judge Who Signed Christian Pledge Not Fit for Benchnew
Leslie Rothenberg, now a candidate for Florida's Third District Court of Appeal, signed a Christian Family Coalition pledge promising to oppose gay marriage and domestic partnerships "with my votes, powers, and privileges of public office."
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
12-13-2004 |
Commentary
Teens Complain of Beatings and Humiliation at Boot-Campnew
On a boy's first night at Growing Together, a boot camp-style drug treatment center for adolescents in Lake Worth, Fla., he says he got a visit from "The Naked Crusader." A New Times investigation discovered that physical and sexual abuse are common there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Singer's Oceanfront Home Is Still a Musical Meccanew
Herbert Tobin owns the five-bedroom home at 461 Ocean Boulevard in Golden Beach, Fla., that Eric Clapton named an album for. He hates telling pilgrims from as far away as Japan that they can't see Clapton; he's long gone.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
12-13-2004 |
Music
True Glovenew
Glen Johnson pounded away in the boxing ring for years before earning his big break. On Dec. 18, he and Antonio Tarver will square off in Los Angeles for the HBO World Championship Boxing event.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
12-13-2004 |
Sports
Two Little Words: Can Hospitals Say I'm Sorry?new
A new program called "Sorry Works" turns the usual approach by hospitals to medical errors on its head--and it's catching on surprisingly well.
Abstaining from the Truthnew
Popular abstinence-only curricula teach schoolchildren falsehoods and stereotypes
Coming Out About HIVnew
Decades into the AIDS epidemic, it's still risky to disclose your HIV status--and sometimes risky not to.
Woman Protests NAACP's Involvement in Her Divorcenew
Elease Love, an African-American former forklift driver, doesn't think that the staff attorney of the Houston chapter of the NAACP should have represented her husband, a master carpenter named Fabio Avendano, in their bitter divorce.
Houston Press |
George Flynn |
12-13-2004 |
Race & Class
Legislator Wants to Limit Access to "Morning After" Pillsnew
Frank Corte Jr., a San Antonio Republican, is the author of a bill in the Texas Legislature that would protect the jobs of pharmacists who refuse to fill prescriptions -- like the "morning after" pill -- on moral grounds.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix and Patrick Williams |
12-13-2004 |
Sex
