AltWeeklies Wire
RNC Report: Caught in the Meshnew
Our correspondent narrowly escapes arrest at the corner of 45th and Broadway.
Boston Phoenix |
David Bernstein |
08-30-2004 |
Politics
RNC Report: Who Hates the President? Apparently Everybody.new
Massive protests greeted Republican National Convention delegates in New York City Sunday, demonstrating a widespread animosity against George W. Bush.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
08-30-2004 |
Politics
Some Curves Members Worry About Cofounder's Pro-Life Tiesnew
Gary Heavin, cofounder of Curves, the largest fitness franchise in the world, is a proud pro-lifer who makes charitable donations based on his religious beliefs. Exaggerated reports about those ties spread on the Internet, alarming some pro-choice members.
The Pitch |
Andrew Miller |
08-30-2004 |
The War on Women
Kansas Attorney General Protects Citizens from Lou Reednew
The state of Kansas turned away 1,600 CDs from a shipment of 51,000 that came as part of an anti-trust settlement between the federal government and the recording industry. Nathan Dinsdale visits a public library in the heartland to evaluate what benefit came from being spared Lou Reed, Nas, Soul Asylum and Devo.
Best Political Rap Attacks to Battle Bushnew
Just in time for the Republican National Convention, Jordan Harper gathers some of the best political ammo in hip-hop history.
Riverfront Times |
Jordan Harper |
08-27-2004 |
Music
Bishop Takes a Queennew
In LaCrosse, Wis., Bishop Raymond Burke was known not only for his neo-conservative eccentricities but for gathering fringe religious orders, including one that a parishioner alleges included a transgendered nun.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
08-27-2004 |
Religion
Immaculate Deception: The Archbishop's Dirty Little Secretsnew
Raymond Burke, the new archbishop of St. Louis, seemed to have tended his garden well while bishop of the Diocese of LaCrosse, which reported a low rate of clergy convictions for sexual misconduct. But some members of his former flock say if clergy sex abuse cases were few and far between, it was because Burke was a master at keeping a lid on them.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
08-27-2004 |
Religion
Leftist Radicals Could Play into Murdoch's Handsnew
Today, the right-wing media infrastructure is so pervasive, its opposition researchers, broadcast proselytizers, and think-tankers so disciplined and coordinated, that any leftist misstep is immediately amplified through its echo chamber of talk radio and Murdoch media and spread to every breakfast table in America.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
08-27-2004 |
Commentary
Community Colleges Crack Down on Workplace Bulliesnew
A new workplace antibullying policy passed by the Peralta Community College District board of trustees states that demeaning, intimidating or violent behavior is unacceptable.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
08-27-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bush Brigade Prepares to Take Manhattannew
It's the terrorists the Republicans fear, of course. And, more pressingly, the people.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Steve Perry |
08-27-2004 |
Commentary
Eighteen Thoughts Concerning the Hivesnew
Though the Hives open themselves up to style-over-substance gripes, there is real feeling amidst their artifice and formalism.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Dylan Hicks |
08-27-2004 |
Music
Emerge From Nothingnew
After their debut album, Thee More Shallows were well on their way to something bigger. Then they dropped off the map. But their follow-up has finally arrived, and it is spectacular.
SF Weekly |
Garrett Kamps |
08-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Could You Be a Scott Peterson Apologist?new
Which of Scott Peterson's actions in the week following his wife Laci's disappearance is most suspicious? Who did it? Take the quiz.
How the Nursing Home Industry Got a Guarantee of Huge Profitsnew
Pushing nursing home residents out into the heat for two hours for prefabricated "rallies" was the first step in a carefully orchestrated lobbying blitzkrieg. The result is a bill that changes the way nursing home payments in California are made -- and it could be a budget buster.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
08-27-2004 |
Policy Issues
Pole-Dancing Classes Strip Away Inhibitionsnew
A pole dancing for fitness class in Vancouver offers a total body workout that puts people in touch with their sensuous side, its instructors say. The regime incorporates steps of the stripper's trade.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
08-27-2004 |
Sports
