AltWeeklies Wire
Turkish Anti-Evolution Group Joins the Debate in Kansasnew
A spokesman for a murky Turkish creationist group was expected to testify before a subcommittee of the Kansas State School Board in its unorthodox "trial" over science teaching standards.
Wild, Wild Jim Westnew
Outed and accused of sexual abuse, the mayor of Spokane, Wash., might have dodged one of his own barbaric bullets.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
05-11-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Sleeping on Back Gives Some Babies Misshapen Headsnew
To avoid Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, pediatricians have said babies should sleep on their backs. An unintended and sometimes harmful consequence is that more children are developing flattened skulls.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
05-11-2005 |
Science
Routine Traffic Stop Escalates Into Violence and Turmoilnew
A dispute over a violent arrest -- like a small-scale Rodney King incident -- became part of a struggle for control of Pahokee, Fla., a clash of wills over what the volatile town can and should be.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
'Mark the Shark' Poses With Wrong Catchnew
One of the dead sharks in a photo that charter-fishing captain Mark Quartiano distributed to publicize his latest catch appears to belong to a protected species.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
05-10-2005 |
Environment
Jury Rigged?new
Recent charges of ethnic bias in picking death penalty juries have not only scandalized prosecutors in California's Alameda County. They've put the entire system on trial.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tribute to a Mother Who Gave Birth in a Barracknew
A Japanese-American daughter wonders about her birth in a U.S. concentration camp during World War II.
Illinois Times |
Yoshimi Yoshimura Golden |
05-09-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: childbirth
Delivery of Poinsettia to Priest Got Him Framed, Man Saysnew
Parolee Tommy Munoz says his arrest for attempted burglary after he tried to deliver a Christmas flower to a church rectory was the result of police misconduct.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
05-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
War-Zone Pollsternew
Steven Moore set up shop in Baghdad as an opinion pollster and focus-group organizer in the chaotic environs of Iraq.
Sacramento News & Review |
Sasha Abramsky |
05-06-2005 |
International
Tags: international
In the Shadow of the U.S. Opennew
Just a chip shot away from the site of the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, N.C., are neglected African-American neighborhoods with no city water, sewer or trash collection. Activists hope to grab some of the golf tournament's spotlight to get local leaders to address the problem.
Newsroom Labor Dispute Reflects Decline of Dailiesnew
Gannett's paper in Rochester, N.Y., the Democrat and Chronicle, has been losing readers. Reporters think the media giant's push for high profits has diminished the quality of news coverage.
City Newspaper |
Krestia DeGeorge |
05-06-2005 |
Media
Diplomatic Exchangenew
The Iraqi president's son visits to forge new connections.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
05-05-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Coulter's Folliesnew
In her recent dealings with the Tucson media, the right-wing columnist has shown that she is not too concerned with civility -- or the facts.
Tucson Weekly |
Walt Nett |
05-05-2005 |
Media
Improper Proposalnew
The Real ID Act would gut border environmental laws.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-05-2005 |
Environment
The Weighting Game
Is being fat a choice, or is it just the way some people are? Should government pass legislation against obesity, or is that discriminatory? Welcome to the super-sized debate...
The Inlander |
Cara Gardner |
05-05-2005 |
Policy Issues
