AltWeeklies Wire
The Identity Makersnew
In the age of terror, are the people who make fake identification documents for the Hispanic community noble public servants -- or national security risks?
SF Weekly |
Cristi Hegranes |
07-26-2005 |
Immigration
War of the Energy Worldsnew
A coalition of Nevadans say wind and geothermal power could achieve the same goals as a coal-burning plant proposed for the Nevada desert without environmental devastation.
Reno News & Review |
Deidre Pike |
07-26-2005 |
Environment
Tags: Sierra Club, San Diego, acid-rain-causing nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (SOx), cartographer, Friends of Nevada Wilderness, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, Public Resource Associates, Sempra Energy compressed coal-burning plant, Smoke Creek Desert, supply power to California. David Rumsey, the Gerlach General Improvement District and the Pyramid Lake Tribe, toxic emissions, Washoe County, Western Resource Advocates, Wildlife
Grand Jury Indicts Divorce 'Mediator'new
A grand jury in Arizona's Maricopa County indicted mediator Gary Karpin, known as "Dr. Gary," of 14 counts of theft and two counts of defrauding clients.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
07-26-2005 |
Children & Families
The Last Suppernew
When a restaurant manager breaks company rules for religious reasons and gets fired, the path to God is paved with lawsuits.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
07-25-2005 |
Religion
A New Saintnew
Living like a pauper himself, a young man from Florida spends every nickel and dime to save Haiti's children.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
07-25-2005 |
Economy
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial profiling, taser gun
Crown of Thornsnew
A photographer documents her battle with a compulsive hair-pulling disorder, turning obsession into art.
Miami New Times |
Julienne Gage |
07-25-2005 |
Science
Doctor Nicenew
Steven Hotze uses a warm, easygoing manner to peddle natural hormones to women, at thousands of dollars a pop. So who cares about credentials or documented results?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
07-25-2005 |
Science
Enjoying the Momentnew
Unable to anticipate or recall pleasure, people with anhedonia can have fun only in the present tense.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-25-2005 |
Science
Oklahoma (In)Justicenew
Accused of killing a cop's son, one woman learns the hard way that in Oklahoma City justice isn't blind. It works for the prosecution.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Mayor Changes Story, Admits Leaknew
Soon after taking office, the new mayor of Jackson, Miss., changed sworn testimony, now admitting that he leaked a document to the city's Gannett-owned daily when he was head of the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
07-24-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Celebrated AIDS Doctor Indictednew
A Southern California doctor and his nurse have been indicted for health-care fraud following reports in OC Weekly that the doctor shortchanged patients on the AIDS drugs they thought they were receiving.
Tough Lesson in Gun Buyingnew
Amaya Hanshaw joined the Air Force under the GI Bill so she could pay for college later. Instead, she might be starting a prison sentence for buying two pistols.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rebecca Ford |
07-22-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Contradictory Science on Fluoride Baffles Decision-Makersnew
Some Americans have questioned water fluoridation since it became a common policy in the 1950s. Then, they were considered wackos. But a recent influx of research on fluoride is giving skeptics more credibility.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Little Housesnew
As housing markets boom in many parts of the country, more people are losing their homes -- legally -- to predatory lenders.
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
07-21-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
