AltWeeklies Wire
I Sing the Scooter Electric
A former gas guzzler ponders hurricanes, climate change and the Car of the Future, before settling on an electric scooter.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Jennifer Lowe |
09-28-2005 |
Environment
'Every Gangsta Got His Day'new
Brad Braxton knows who shot him; before he goes to a gangster's final destination, he has a choice to make.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
09-27-2005 |
Crime & Justice
For Evacuees, Phoenix Looks Like the Promised Landnew
After sitting on a freeway bridge for three days with no food, evacuees of New Orleans are grateful to be in Arizona.
Phoenix New Times |
Jimmy Magahern |
09-27-2005 |
Disasters
Members of Polygamous Sect Barricade Their Homesnew
The head of a breakaway Mormon sect is in hiding, and his followers on the Arizona-Utah border appear to be steeling themselves against law enforcement agencies.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
09-27-2005 |
Religion
Talk Show Hosts Heap Scorn on Katrina's Victimsnew
As if the people imperiled by Hurricane Katrina didn't have enough going against them, now they're the latest targets of hate radio.
Miami New Times |
Bob Norman |
09-27-2005 |
Media
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: The New New Orleans
An evacuee who returns to New Orleans discovers how complicated and hazardous it can be to accomplish even a simple mission like feeding a friend's cat. Fourth in a multi-part series
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
09-26-2005 |
Disasters
Suffering in Haiti Largely Forgottennew
Filmmaker Kevin Pina, who was arrested while reporting in Port-au-Prince on Sept. 9, seems to be the only American reporter working full-time to publicize the misery in Haiti.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
09-26-2005 |
International
Fishin' for Evildoers on the Pacific Coastnew
The Alameda County Sheriff's Department believes it is the only county agency in the nation that defends its residents with a fully manned antiterrorist gunboat.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-26-2005 |
International
Veterans Give Somber Mood to Antiwar Protestnew
Saturday’s march in Washington, D.C., was sobered by the presence of hundreds of military family members and alienated Iraq war vets, whose voices have given the antiwar movement a new center of gravity.
The Village Voice |
Sarah Ferguson |
09-26-2005 |
War
Katrina Nibbles Away at the U.S. Economynew
Gulfport, Miss., was poised to benefit from the passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement -- until Hurricane Katrina damaged its port.
The Village Voice |
Erik Sass |
09-26-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Cuba, CAFTA, transportation, Flood, shipping, casinos, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro
Good Cop, Bad Cop: The State of the Iraqi Policenew
Of all Iraq's security forces, the regular uniformed police are the most vital to maintaining security in this troubled country; they're also the most corrupt and the least reliable. First of two parts
The Village Voice |
David Axe |
09-26-2005 |
International
Columnist's Report of Threats Raises Questionsnew
Rocky Mountain News columnist Bill Johnson says an anti-abortion protester repeatedly threatened him over a two-year period, but a reader thinks the protester is fictional.
Mother Opposes Her Son's Warnew
A woman joining in this weekend's antiwar protests considers her son a trained killer and a mercenary, but she's proud of him, too.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
09-23-2005 |
War
Silence Surrounds Spring Creek 'Runner'new
When teen Adrian Sanders tried to escape his handlers en route from a specialty boarding school in western Montana, he ended up semi-conscious at the bottom of a 30-foot cliff. Why is Sanders County silent about the who, what, when, where and why?
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
09-22-2005 |
Science
Jumping the Cutnew
Even as Bitterroot National Forest officials continue taking comment on a controversial timber cut, they've already spent $160,000 toward enacting a plan that 98 percent of the public says it doesn't want.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
09-22-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
