AltWeeklies Wire
Dasen Undonenew
Dick Dasen was a compassionate Christian and one of the most successful businessmen in Flathead Valley, Mont. Then cops discovered he was paying young meth addicts for sex. Find out how lawmen built their case and toppled a pillar of the community.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
06-23-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crystalmeth
Social Security for Non-Nerdsnew
Here's a guide to the debate that will affect your family for generations to come, but that you have likely been avoiding like the plague.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
06-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Fresh Airnew
There are signs that the party of Teddy Roosevelt - our first conservationist president - may be reviving its care for the environment, and wonders whether or not the Bushoids will listen.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
06-23-2005 |
Environment
Food Fearsnew
Fresh imports could threaten American farms.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-23-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Dentists Peddle Snoring Curesnew
A snorer attending a sleep society convention in Denver finds out the right side of his face is off kilter and he has a receding mid-face that's fixable.
Confessions of a Snorernew
Snoring can be harder on a sleepless partner than the snorer, but in some cases, that horrendous sound is a sign of serious health problems.
City Council Delays Vote on Panhandling Bannew
Atlanta City Council decided June 20 to postpone its vote on a ban against panhandling within a designated "tourist triangle" downtown.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
06-23-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Ikea Opens on Site of Old Industrial Wastelandnew
The June 29 opening of Ikea, a Swedish home furnishing store, at the mega-development Atlantic Station will mark a major milestone in Atlanta's growth into an actual metropolis, like Chicago or Boston.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
06-23-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
After Killen: What's Next for Mississippi?new
A Neshoba County native spent a week at the Edgar Ray Killen trial asking victims' families, activists and everyday citizens if Mississippi is ready to now do the hard work of racial honesty and reconciliation.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
06-22-2005 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Policing Gaysnew
Nashville cops use confidential informants to target gay chat rooms and lure homosexual men into trading and selling drugs. This undercover operation changed the life of one man who may well be innocent.
Nashville Scene |
Matt Pulle |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Beat By The System: An Abused Woman's Story
Larae Rebecca Geiger didn't have an easy childhood or one that promised great things. Neither did it suggest she’d be brought down in a rain of bullets before her 30th birthday.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crystal Meth Marks New Crisis for Gaysnew
The gay community has an addiction crisis that is not reported in the media because that would require straight people to take responsibility for the harm they've caused.
The Village Voice |
Patrick Moore |
06-22-2005 |
LGBT
Cop, Judge and Jurynew
When a police officer in Hollywood, Fla., confronted a drug dealer, he allegedly took his drugs and money. Where the Oxycontin went is unknown.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
06-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Is San Francisco Still a Gay Mecca?new
Yeah, pretty much ... but if someday it wasn't, would that be so terrible?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
06-21-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Privileged Twentysomething Finds (Homeless) Shelternew
Eric Anglada gave up a life of privilege in order to live at a Catholic Worker home in central Illinois, where he cooks meals and tends to the needs of the poor. The past two-and-a-half years have been "the happiest" of his life, he says.
Illinois Times |
Luiza Ilie |
06-21-2005 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
