AltWeeklies Wire
High and Drynew
Wyoming's distaff Faulkner returns to home turf.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
12-09-2004 |
Fiction
Still Ranting After All These Yearsnew
Spoken-word firebrand Jello Biafra is the punk man's Noam Chomsky.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
12-09-2004 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Jerking a Roundnew
So you've bagged your deer. Now it's jerky time.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
12-09-2004 |
Food+Drink
Double Cross?new
When 12 Missoula radiologists declined to sign a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health care insurer called the doctors a monopoly and sued for antitrust violations. What are the Blues really after?
Missoula Independent |
Keila Szpaller |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
How to Cope With the Nonfestive Partnernew
Women with partners who "didn't believe" in the holidays share their crappy-gift histories.
New York Press |
Judy McGuire |
12-09-2004 |
Advice
Mistaken Identitynew
Montana went for Bush, but elected its first Democratic governor in 16 years. Washington pundits see a hunter/environmentalist split, but it just doesn't exist.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Montana's Silent Voices of HIV/AIDS speak out.new
Five Missoula women living with AIDS, in their own words.
Missoula Independent |
Charles Finn |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The X Factornew
Montana's House District 12 legislative race is officially tied at 1,559 votes apiece. How the state settles the tie will determine the balance of power in the Montana state house.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe Feldman |
12-09-2004 |
Politics
The Rise of the Religious Leftnew
There is a group of religious folks -- rarely mentioned by major media outlets -- in Mississippi and across the nation. Tired of having their God's name used to support political ideas they don't like, they’re now ready to mobilize and speak up.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
12-09-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion
The Great American Experimentnew
Being slapped with an "anti-religious" label because you support a certain political candidate regarded as "Democratic" or "liberal" is cruel. And it’s a lie. Standing up for the separation between Church and State is not anti-religious; it is as pro-religious as you can get.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Nikki Giovanni, Spoken Word Superstarnew
Yolande Cornelia “Nikki” Giovanni Jr. is a renowned writer and activist who prides herself on being "a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English." You can also call her a superstar in the world of spoken-word poetry.
Jackson Free Press |
Thabi Moyo |
12-09-2004 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Shop Local at Bruh Jo-Jo's Discount Dollar Sto'new
Has life in the Bushes gotten you down this holiday season? When trying to make a dollar outta 15 cents, are you a dime away from a hot dog or two bucks away from a bed? And is yo' telephone 'bout to disconnect while waitin' on the next paycheck?
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
12-09-2004 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
If We Are the Bodynew
Emily Braden takes back her religion: "The sanctimony of some Christians has stereotyped our belief system as one of intolerance and hate, but I know better."
Jackson Free Press |
Emily Braden |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Only Cowards Resign First, Speak Out Secondnew
Health and Human Services chief Tommy Thompson leaves the Bush White House having overseen the most kooky, dangerous sex education the government has ever promoted.
New York Press |
Michelangelo Signorile |
12-09-2004 |
Commentary
Media Spun the Bhopal Disaster to Diminish Guiltnew
Twenty years ago, the media praised Union Carbide Corporation for the way it handled the accident in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands. Today the injury to the people of Bhopal continues. Neither UCC nor its new parent company Dow has coughed up a dime to clean up the contaminated water supply.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
12-09-2004 |
Environment
