AltWeeklies Wire
Cuban Detour to Texasnew
Cubans reroute to Mexico before heading north to the U.S.
Dallas Observer |
Russell Cobb and Paul Knight |
01-14-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Miami's Top Cop Breaks the Lawnew
Chief John Timoney refuses to testify about his free use of a Lexus SUV.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tex-Mex Horse Meatnew
Horse slaughtering has stopped in Texas, but the horses are still dying -- now in Mexico.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
01-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
New DNA Methods May Throw Doubt on More Convictionsnew
The reversal in Ted Bradford's case is the first in what Washington convicts hope, and prosecutors fear, may be a new wave of DNA-based appeals that can cloud a case, without clearly deciding it, years after the jury reached its verdict.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
No Man's Landnew
If a homeless person is shot in the woods, do the police really care?
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
01-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Man Who Is Creating a World Without Povertynew
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus on microcredit, his Grameen Bank, and his call for the creation of "social businesses" where profits would go not to investors but for poverty reduction.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Richard Appelbaum |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Targeting Irannew
Former Chief U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter talks about the Bush administration's agenda for Iran and why he thinks war may be inevitable.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
01-14-2008 |
International
Tags: Iran, international
Some Sportswriters Are Jumping Print for the Webnew
Dana O'Neil is one of many big daily newspaper sportswriters who's recently made the jump to online reporting.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
01-14-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Forget HMOs ... Computers are Rationing Health Carenew
Though you may not realize it, you give away your medical records every time you see a doctor who must be paid under an insurance plan.
Metro Times |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
01-14-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Planet Aid: Help to the Poor or Charitable Pandora’s Box?new
Some people are asking whether the national nonprofit is siphoning donations away from other, well-established local charities, or actually benefiting the poor people it claims to help.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Squeezing the Squeegeersnew

The war against Halifax's street peddlers has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with criminalizing poverty.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Case For Innocencenew
While researching his only non-fiction book to date, author John Grisham discovered the Innocence Project, and joined efforts to help the wrongfully convicted in prison.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Walking a Fine Linenew
New unit tries to protect sex workers -- too bad laws still put them in danger.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
01-11-2008 |
Sex
L.A.'s Smog Propagandistnew
Too bad for our health that Joe Coto gets less press than Bill Burke.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Alan Mittelstaedt |
01-11-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Lock 'Em Down, Lock 'Em Upnew

Did Lock 'Em Down Records exec Dewanzel Singleton lead a well-choreographed double life, or did the DEA finger an innocent man?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
01-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice