AltWeeklies Wire
Gypsies, Cops and Thievesnew
Seven years ago, Detective Jack Makler of the Delray Beach Police Department in Florida helped New Times catch a double-dealing Gypsy cop -- now he's accused of the same crime.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
01-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Does Your Vote Count?new
Critics say Colorado's Boulder County is poised to waste millions on new voting equipment and possibly disenfranchise voters in the process.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
01-10-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Offensive Treatmentnew
Despite efforts to ease former prisoners' re-entry into society, Maryland's annual Justice Monday argues much more needs to be done.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
It Doesn't Add Upnew
Bush's estimate of Iraqi War dead doesn't mesh with scientists' figures.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
01-09-2006 |
War
Dirty Moneynew
While Orange County prosecutors zealously pursue pollution by private individuals or small-business executives with big fines and even prison time, the DA rarely hits major corporations or government officials with anything harsher than financial penalties that amount to pocket lint.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
01-09-2006 |
Environment
It's A Crimenew
A guide to high-crime, low-cost housing in Orange County shows that even in the toughest neighborhoods, affordable housing is nonexistent.
OC Weekly |
Ernest L. Kim |
01-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: real estate boom, housing market
Ghost Townnew
Oakland's Fruitvale Village has been heralded as the future of transit-oriented 'smart-growth' development, but its retail establishments are struggling to attract customers.
East Bay Express |
Eliza Strickland |
01-09-2006 |
Housing & Development
Bouncing Backnew
Most of the 5,000 workers who were laid off when Oracle bought and killed PeopleSoft have landed on their feet and put the past behind them.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
01-09-2006 |
Business & Labor
Hit the Streets, Jacknew
Oakland's Men of Valor Academy, a last-chance program for parolees trying to turn their lives around, just closed after losing state funding.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Throw It All Downnew
University of Colorado student Michael Lanahan's life was a puzzle, and his death is a mystery wrapped in a song.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
George Bush: Master Spynew
The unilateral president is exposed in his ignorance of the Constitution he's sworn to protect.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
01-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
The Poopnew
A Dallas man who is serving five years in prison for sprinkling his own dried feces on doughnuts refuses to see a man he haunts.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Run for the Bordernew
Susana Loera is leading a campaign to end ethical violations at the Mexican Consulate in Dallas.
Dallas Observer |
Rick Kennedy |
01-09-2006 |
Immigration
Don't Ask, Don't Benew
A Houston-area man leads the fight against the ban on gays in the military.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
01-09-2006 |
LGBT
Gays and the GOPnew
A small group of Republicans who support gay rights are forming in Maine, and are hoping to attract a handful of others -- they want to number at least 10 by the end of 2006.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
01-06-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
