AltWeeklies Wire
Running on Greasenew
An Ohio man is busy re-tooling diesel engines to run on a fuel you can typically get for nothing -- used cooking grease.
The Athens NEWS |
Jim Phillips |
09-02-2005 |
Environment
Hijacked Softwarenew
Criminals recently defrauded a local company out of more than $5,000 in pilot-training software. It could be a simple case of credit-card fraud--but Brett Bell thinks it's the work of terrorists.
Boulder Weekly |
Daniel Boniface |
09-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Security Shell Gamenew
A whistle-blower targets what he believes are misspent border funds.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-01-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Cowboy's Drugstorenew
Prescription drug addiction -- and the crime it spawns -- is on the rise in Montana, even as the state falls behind in efforts to curb abuse. How late is too late?
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
09-01-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Power Playnew
With a municipal cooperative's offer to buy NorthWestern Energy on the table, the Independent takes a hard look at Montana's pitch for a public utility.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
09-01-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Snap Judgmentnew
Commercial real estate photographer Tanya Ortega de Chamberlin is constantly harassed by hyper-vigilant terror foes for photographing government buildings and an oil refinery. Wanting to make her job a bit easier, she spoke out--and lost it.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Ted McDonough |
09-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Daily Travestynew
A concise, angry critique of the media's inital coverage of Hurricane Katrina.
Tags: Hurricane Katrina, Cable TV news
A Crawford Diary: Keeping Vigil With Cindy Sheehannew
At the campsite where a grieving mother waits to talk to President Bush, small white crosses line the road. Each bears a name of one of the approximately 1,900 soldiers who have died in Iraq.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cheri DelBrocco |
09-01-2005 |
War
Passing Judgmentnew
The scramble to pigeonhole Supreme Court nominee John Roberts misses the point.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey A. Silverglate |
09-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Jurassic Arknew
One of the world’s richest women is spending her millions to stockpile the genes of Colonial-era livestock in case of catastrophe.
Boston Phoenix |
Brian C. Jones |
09-01-2005 |
Science
Submerged: An Evacuee's Journal: Getting Out
After Hurricane Katrina, the editor of New Orleans' alternative paper wonders if there is any way back to the city he loves.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Michael Tisserand |
08-31-2005 |
Disasters
Alternative Weekly Merger on the Marchnew
The nation's two largest alternative newspaper publishers have been in intense negotiations over a merger that would create a 17-paper chain controlled to a significant extent by venture capitalists, according to documents obtained by the San Francisco Bay Guardian.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
08-31-2005 |
Media
Breakaway Mormon Sect Builds Temple in West Texasnew
Residents of Eldorado, Texas, wonder how the practice of polygamy and allegations of criminal wrongdoing against the sect's elusive leader will affect their town.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-31-2005 |
Religion
Leisurely Bush, Fumbling Feds Look Bad After Katrinanew
Just as on 9-11, the president waited until he achieved "situational awareness" before taking any rash action in response to the hurricane. Only the Coast Guard looked good.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
08-31-2005 |
Disasters
When the Levee Brokenew
Knowing that New Orleans has a poverty rate triple the national average provides a little context for such incidents as Tuesday's riot in the Wal-Mart parking lot, where even the cops were spotted lifting some electronics.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
08-31-2005 |
Disasters
