AltWeeklies Wire
Items from Luggage Screened at Airports Go Missingnew
Getting home from the airport, David Stark opened his suitcase to find a handwritten red, white and blue notice from the Transportation Security Administration informing him that his bag had been opened and searched. What Stark did not find was the laptop computer he had packed.
Westword |
David Holthouse |
11-01-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Religious Right Tries to Topple Texas Congressman Chet Edwardsnew
In Texas' newly formed 17th District, Republican Arlene Wohlgemuth, backed by an array of right-wing, special interest groups, takes on seven-term Democratic Congressman Chet Edwards.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
Top 10 Colorado Skateparksnew
Even the best skaters don't agree on the best concrete rides. Older "vert dogs" tend to prefer deep bowls and steep transitions, while the younger "street rats" look for stairs, rails and ledges. But both camps can find something to love at these skateparks.
Tags: sports & fitness
Colorado Skaters Head for the Hillsnew
Skater-owned skatepark firms get public-sector business not from big cities with big budgets and big crowds, but from small towns. In Colorado, this means skaters in search of the best concrete rides have to head for the hills.
Tags: sports & fitness
Vote Like Your Life Depends on Itnew
In its endorsement of John Kerry, the Shepherd-Express cites the situation in Iraq, the likelihood the draft will be reinstituted and George W. Bush's opposition to stem-cell research as some of the reasons Americans' lives depend on who gets elected to the presidency.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
11-01-2004 |
Commentary
George W. Bush in His Own Wordsnew
The interesting thing about being president, Bush has said, is that he doesn't need to explain why he says things. Many of his inexplicable quotations are compiled here.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Corey Anderson |
11-01-2004 |
Politics
Fox's Fall Season: O.C.-riffic Series and Highbrow Hijinks
The O.C. returns Nov. 4 to tell everyone how it's done in Orange County. Arrested Development brings back comedy you have to pay attention to.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
10-31-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Standing By Our Mennew
Two wives in Jackson, Miss., speak out about why their husbands said no to the command in Iraq. They emotionally ask the world not to demonize the men for refusing a dangerous mission with insufficient gear and back-up.
Jackson Free Press |
Brett Potter |
10-29-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Alabama Dreamin'new
Hoffman gives an "Alabama Twist" to the Kleinmans—a compelling drama about a classic Southern family, except that they're Jewish.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-29-2004 |
Fiction
State Behaving Badlynew
Families of prisoners, and the ACLU, are alleging that the state is still abusing incarcerated citizens, more than 30 years after Mississippi’s prison system was declared unconstitutional.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-29-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
House of Strainnew
The Grudge tries in vain to combine American and Japanese horror genre sensibilities, with clunky, derivative, disappointing results.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
10-29-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, The Grudge
Comb Yo' Head, Wear a Weave, Iron Yo' Clothesnew
Satirist and filmmaker Ken Stiggers reminds fellow African Americans why they need to turn out to vote Tuesday—in a way that only he, and Grandma Pookie, can.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
10-29-2004 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Zen and the Art of Optimismnew
Donna Ladd explains why Election 2004 scares her so—and how she is finding optimism, and a bit of zen, in the political changes in her own front yard in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
10-29-2004 |
Commentary
For the Rest of Your Lifenew
If you are under 30, there’s a very good chance that justices appointed by Bush or Kerry between 2004 and 2008 will still be deciding cases as you hit your 50s. This may be the single most important issue voters face on Election Day.
Jackson Free Press |
Mark Wiggs |
10-29-2004 |
Commentary
Absentee Ballots Get the Absent-Minded Approachnew
A reporter who lives in a city where the practice of absentee voting is so deeply entrenched that even dead people do it decides to see what happens when he applies for an absentee ballot.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
