AltWeeklies Wire
Illinois Pharmacists Assert Right of Refusalnew
A staunch group of pharmacists have been blocking prescriptions for emergency contraception and, in some cases, birth-control pills as well. They're willing to fight Gov. Rod Blagojevich to do so.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
06-21-2005 |
Sex
Tags: morning-after, pill
PBS or just BS?
A GOP-run CPB means the USA is SOL.
Only an ideologue would miss the point that publicly funded broadcasting is good for the public.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
06-21-2005 |
Media
Wal-Mart's True Naturenew
For every acre paved, another will be saved.
For the first time, a mammoth corporation has pledged to conserve wildlife habitat equivalent to the acreage it develops. The surprise is that it's Wal-Mart. But is this just a sneaky scheme to divide the left?
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
Border Squeeze-Playnew
A move to streamline security at the Mexican border as jobs are being consolidated has some officials worried.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
06-16-2005 |
International
Tags: illegal, immigrants
Environmental Cyclenew
San Francisco is the master of the art of hypocritical, Earth-friendly rhetoric. Official support for bicycle commuters could lessen the cognitive dissonance.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
06-16-2005 |
Environment
Roses for an Unmarked Killing Fieldnew
In his blog, John Sugg follows the trial of Edgar Ray Killen, accused of the 1964 killings of three civil rights workers in Mississippi.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
06-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fun With Numbersnew
One of the most loaded statistics around, sex-offender recidivism rates, is also one of the most commonly misstated.
No More Lethal Goofsnew
Hospitals jump on board a campaign to accidentally kill fewer patients.
Spring Creek's Short Leashnew
Montana's behavior modification programs watch their troubled teen charges like hawks. Recent lawsuits and allegations of abuse raise the question: who's watching them?
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
06-16-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Suicide Bridgenew
Cleveland's Y-Bridge has served as the launch site for 43 suicides since 1981. But unlike most bridges that seduce jumpers, the bodies fall onto buildings and houses, and into backyards and playgrounds.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
06-16-2005 |
Children & Families
Setback For Imprisoned Mannew
After 13 years in prison, a Georgia man sought to prove that evidence used to convict him of armed robbery has since been discredited. But he was denied.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
06-16-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Christ by the Slicenew
Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan is spending millions to build a City of God in suburban Florida.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
06-16-2005 |
Religion
General Electric Writes Legislation for N.C. Congressmannew
Why would a North Carolina congressional representative introduce legislation to stall GE's clean-up of the Hudson River? And why would he let the company write it? Congressman Charles Taylor did just that.
Mountain Xpress |
Brian Sarzynski |
06-16-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Overqualifiednew
Broke and out of work, two Harvard-educated actors tackle the tutoring racket.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
06-15-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Free at Last?
If the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rules in his favor, Curtis Edward McCarty’s date with death could be reversed. The death row inmate hopes to lead a normal life after 20 years behind bars.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
06-15-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
