AltWeeklies Wire
Sympathy for the Scalpernew
It was my hope to demystify the ticket broker industry. I wanted to find out where the hell they got their tickets. I wanted to see what connection there was between the broker in his well-appointed office and the scalper on his grimy street corner.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
03-10-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Freedom of Information Winnersnew
In honor of those who protect our right to know, the Bay Guardian presents the winners of the 20th annual James Madison Freedom of Information Awards.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
San Francisco Bay Guardian Staff |
03-09-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Exit Signsnew
An older Wyoming couple ease their physical--and political--pain through "united self-deliverance," highlighting the growing number of senior citizens who choose to take their lives into their own hands.
Rocky Mountain Bullhorn |
Bethany Kohoutek |
03-09-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Nonprofit Gold Rushnew
San Francisco spends billions on nonprofit contracts without adequate oversight. It's a recipe for disaster.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
03-09-2005 |
Policy Issues
Trying Ethics on for Sizenew
Los Angeles-based American Apparel is one example of a wacky strain of capitalism, a delightfully oxymoronic collection of disparate efforts that flies under the banner of socially responsible business. Profit-making enterprises such as these aim to do well while doing good.
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
03-09-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Immigration Debate Turns Ugly at Company-Sponsored Forumnew
A panel at a forum sponsored by First Data Corp. was skewed with open-border activists, an opponent charged. She claims First Data has a vested interest in promoting illegal immigration because customers of its STAR ATM network and Western Union subsidiary include many Latinos.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
03-09-2005 |
Immigration
Weapons of Mass Improvisationnew
The roadside bomb has mass appeal among insurgents and is having a massive impact.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Safe at Home, Ill at Easenew
The biggest group of Washington state soldiers who served in Iraq are starting to return, and it's not clear we're ready for them.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-09-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Alternative War Newsnew
Dahr Jamail left his comfortable existence as a mountain guide and freelance writer in Anchorage to go to Baghdad and become one of America's only unembedded journalists in Iraq.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Beyond the God Pod
A new era of Christian programming is making life better for some female prisoners -- the ones who believe.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Silja J.A. Talvi |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: faith-based initiatives, prisons
"Pulitzer's Pain" and "Pulitzer's Gain"new
AltWeeklies Award - Media Reporting
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-09-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Education Reform Programs Come in One-Size-Fits-Allnew
The Kansas City, Mo., School District has spent millions on a reform effort that forces teachers to read dumbed-down literature, like Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, to their students -- and be timed by stopwatches while they're doing it.
Prosecution Witness Put Under the Microscope
Joyce Gilchrist was the star forensic witness for Oklahoma County prosecutors. She sent hundreds of people to jail -- several on death row, some already executed. But a case before the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sheds light
on what some called "Black Magic."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Scott Cooper |
03-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: DNA
Anti-Abortion Crusader Faces Manslaughter Chargenew
Evangelist Donald David Diener endangered his 4-year-old stepdaughter by leaving her unattended while she played near water deep enough to drown in, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says. He awaits trial on counts of child neglect and aggravated manslaughter.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
03-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prosecutors, Joshua Weintraub
Woman Gets Slapped With Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Labelnew
During a custody battle, Dr. Susan Diamond was labeled as having a psychiatric disorder in which a parent fabricates or aggravates a child's illness in order to get attention. But the diagnosis is a controversial one.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
03-08-2005 |
Science
Tags: psychiatry
