AltWeeklies Wire
Georgia Official Says He'll Quit Doing Business With His Agencynew
Although he confirms doing $30,000 in private business deals with the agency he oversees, state Department of Human Resources board chairman Bruce Cook says he doesn't believe he's violated any state ethics rules.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
11-04-2004 |
Politics
Delta Stewardess Fired For Racy Picsnew
Ellen Simonetti, a Delta employee who wrote a tantalizing blog called "Diary of a Flight Attendant" and called herself "Queen of Sky," was suspended indefinitely without pay last week and then fired after posting pictures of herself in uniform -- with a couple of extra buttons undone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-04-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
New Mexico Still Countingnew
The ballots aren't counted yet, but the verdict is irrelevant.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election postmortem, post-election
Behind the Robesnew
Another book on the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church appears, at first, redundant. What is there left to say? Yet, Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II informs us of new, fascinating stories. One is of a priest who takes on the Vatican on behalf of abuse victims.
Jackson Free Press |
Lawrence Silver |
11-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
I Do Not Concede
Kerry, man, what happened? What happened to the promised armies of lawyers, planes waiting to take them where they’re most needed, etc. etc.? What happened to ‘we’re going to count every vote and every vote will count’?
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election, postmortem
God Had a Plannew
Hanson writes, "I've never been one to believe that people could or should blame how they’ve turned out on circumstance, yet Spencer’s story spoke straight to my soul."
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Future is for the Passionatenew
The future is for the passionate. Post-election activism starts today.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election, postmortem
Kerry Concedes Too Much
John Kerry’s been challenging us with baffling arguments this entire campaign. So why should he stop now?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
Tags: election, post-mortem
Now What, Progressives?new
Two writer/activists discuss strategies for coping with the postelection world and the importance of activism.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election, postmortem
What Must Happen in the White House Nextnew
President Bush must now do the right thing. He needs to send Karl Rove into graceful retirement and become the once-promised “uniter not a divider.”
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: election postmortem, John Kerry
The Dream Is Lost: Bush Gets Mandate for Theocracynew
Not only did George Bush win, but he captured the presidency by a margin of what now looks like 4 million votes. That's a clear mandate and a big green light for the right wing to push ahead with an ideological program.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Election Rant: Kerry Should Have Wonnew
Did it have to come to this? The only real hope for Kerry was to beat the Republicans at their own game by hammering the failures of the administration, but the Democrat's campaign remained largely passive.
Providence Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
11-03-2004 |
Commentary
Bitter Bingonew
Tired of getting hit on in bars? We have no solution for you. But we do have a game that might make you happy when The Guy Who Compliments Weird Things or The Musician/Waiter shows up.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
11-03-2004 |
Recreation
Rough Night at Kerry Headquarters
The crowd at Kerry headquarters in Boston on election night had grown glum, but the mood changed at 10:53 p.m., when Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes were called for Kerry.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
11-03-2004 |
Politics
Who's Got Game in the World of Madden NFL?new
The lives of Madden NFL "ballers" mirror the football players they spend so much time studying, and via the game, being. They tour other cities to play each other, they trash talk, they note their opponents' strengths and weaknesses, they intimidate and psych out the competition, and they often bring home big money.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
11-03-2004 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
