AltWeeklies Wire
Questions of Faithnew
The race between Rep. Bennie Thompson and challenger Clinton B. LeSueur, both African Americans, to represent Mississippi's only black district is centering around questions of faith and the government's role in legislating religion.
Jackson Free Press |
Ayana Taylor |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
Young African-American Republican Runs Far-Out Campaignnew
Leslie Farr was a train conductor until he made a disparaging remark to passengers about a delay caused by a train carrying John Kerry and John Edwards. He's taking on William Lacy Clay Jr. for a seat in the House.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Missouri, Republican Party
Voter Rapathynew
J-Kwon is merely another pinky-ringed cog in the ambitious machine known as the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. The organization is a noble, unprecedented attempt to enchant the disenchanted. Can it succeed?
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback Escapes Political Harm for Role in Iraq War,new
Before Bush launched the first missiles on Baghdad, Ahmad Chalabi seemed to be a constant companion of the hawkish senator from Kansas. Now Chalabi fights for his political life while his Iraq-invasion co-conspirator is breezing to re-election.
Readers Respond to Suspension of Daily Reporters Who Attended Concertnew
Newspaper management suspended two St. Paul Pioneer Press reporters who attended a Vote for Change concert, saying they violated newsroom policies on political activities. City Pages runs 12 letters to the editors on the action that the daily paper never published.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jim Walsh |
10-29-2004 |
Media
The Alternative Guide to Mississippi and U.S. Politicsnew
The 2004 JFP Politics Blog includes biographies of candidates for the presidency, House of Representatives, Mississippi Supreme Court and other offices, along with a discussion of major issues like gay marriage and health care.
Jackson Free Press |
Ayana Taylor |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
Alibi Personals: Candidates Seeking...new
A tall, dark and lovely Democrat, a semi-functional nondrinking alcoholic and a happy-go-luck lawyer are all seeking some special someones.
Weekly Alibi |
Michael Henningsen |
10-29-2004 |
Comedy
An Enigma's Enigmatic New Albumnew
Voices are manipulated to the point of unrecognizability, sometimes sounding like machine guns; sometimes like animals; sometimes like trumpets, theremins, Jew's harps, and asthmatic robot monkeys. Yet Medulla is the most beautiful CD in the singer's catalog.
Illinois Times |
René Spencer Saller |
10-29-2004 |
Reviews
Doctors Rule Birth by Shootingnew
When she became a shooting victim in Springfield, a North Dakota tourist had to take antibiotics to ward off infection. The drugs counter-acted her birth
control. Nope, she didn't name the baby Colt or Winchester.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-29-2004 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Confessions of a ‘Candyfreak’
An addicted author delves into the bittersweet world of the candy industry.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
10-29-2004 |
Business & Labor
Want Real Change? Vote Prohibitionnew
The oldest third party in the nation, the Prohibition Party is once again aiming for the White House. Standing in its path are ugly internal divisions, a voting contingent of 208 and a little thing called the 21st Amendment.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
10-29-2004 |
Politics
His Velocity: Keeping Up With Dave Eggersnew
While Heartbreaking Work fried Eggers' grief over his parents' death in a vat of irony -- a necessary tic, no doubt, in de-sanctifying the memoir -- these stories do not have their guards up. They are raw, unfiltered and have the quivering texture of lived experience.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
10-29-2004 |
Fiction
Fall's Guardian Angelnew
It's the season of the squash.
Missoula Independent |
Ari LeVaux |
10-29-2004 |
Food+Drink
Tags: squash
Seeking Tax Transparencynew
A Montana legislator sues the state for the right to see corporate tax records. Why are they private in the first place?
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
10-29-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Bison Range Reversalsnew
Critics of a groundbreaking agreement between the feds and the Confederated Salish Kootenai tribe to manage Montana's National Bison Range look north to Alaska, and find oil in the details.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
10-29-2004 |
Environment
