AltWeeklies Wire
Steroid Users Keep Juicing, Avoiding Prosecutionnew
Often overlooked in the daily discussions of steroids and their effect on sports is that not only are they prohibited by athletic organizations, but they're illegal to possess -- just like cocaine and pot and meth.
Tags: Health & Science
Police Lose Their Cool, Unleash Their Horsesnew
Police and media reports blamed scuffles at a recent Haliburton demonstration on activists. However, Houston Press reporters observed a different scene, one that was supported by available videotape of the incidents.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
06-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Restoring Texas' Claim to Capital Punishment Famenew
After 23 years, executions in Texas have lost their buzz. No longer is the state appalling the conscience of the world. Fortunately, there is a solution: torture.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
06-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Good Cop Wastednew
The 1999 WTO debacle brought down Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, one of America's most progressive cops. Now he's published a memoir offering a frank look at his rise and fall, and the challenges of reforming law enforcement.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
06-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Can We Stop Domestic Violence?new
Advocates for battered women have reframed family violence as a preventable public health problem. But for this hidden “epidemic” to be viewed in the same light as smoking or drunken driving, more money, research and attention are needed.
INDY Week |
Barbara Solow |
05-30-2005 |
Children & Families
Pseudoscience in Autism Treatment
For a public hungry for answers, pseudoscientific efforts at reaching autistic people prove to be the perfect breeding ground for heartache and fraud.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
05-29-2005 |
Science
Talk Firstnew
The nation’s first demobilization program to include mandatory one-on-one counseling has just debriefed its first wave of Iraq-war Army National Guard soldiers. So far, so good.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
05-27-2005 |
War
Microsoft Deletes Ralph Reednew
Microsoft is ending its relationship with choirboy-lobbyist Ralph Reed, but the company's ties to others in the seemingly infinite loop of the Republican lobbying scandal are deep -- in D.C. and Seattle.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Real OxyContinnew
OxyContin was hailed as a miracle pain reliever upon its release. Some addicts find it works a little too well.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jamie Gadette |
05-26-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Iraq: When Will We Get Out?new
Congressman Barney Frank, David Cobb, G. Gordon Liddy, Rabbi Michael Lerner, and others share their views with the Phoenix.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-26-2005 |
War
Smut Doctors Broadcast Filthy Radio to the Worldnew
Two reprobate strip-club disk jockeys interview up-and-coming stars in the adult-film industry for their live Monday evening Internet radio show.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
05-25-2005 |
Media
Hostility Among Haitians Crops Up in Miaminew
Amateur filmmaker Doumic Romain accuses Haitian-American cops of harassing and falsely arresting Haitians in Miami.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
05-25-2005 |
Immigration
The Rights of (Corporate) Mannew
How We the People became second-class citizens.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
05-25-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Drought of 2005new
Cascade Mountain snowpack is scant, so Seattle utilities have carefully measured and managed every drop of water.
Seattle Weekly |
Kirsten DeLara |
05-25-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Obesity Expert Works for Cokenew
The director of Baylor College of Medicine's Nutrition Research Center, John Foreyt, is a paid adviser for Coca-Cola Company's new Beverage Institute For Health and Wellness.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-24-2005 |
Science
