AltWeeklies Wire
Coming Out About HIVnew
Decades into the AIDS epidemic, it's still risky to disclose your HIV status--and sometimes risky not to.
Woman Protests NAACP's Involvement in Her Divorcenew
Elease Love, an African-American former forklift driver, doesn't think that the staff attorney of the Houston chapter of the NAACP should have represented her husband, a master carpenter named Fabio Avendano, in their bitter divorce.
Houston Press |
George Flynn |
12-13-2004 |
Race & Class
Legislator Wants to Limit Access to "Morning After" Pillsnew
Frank Corte Jr., a San Antonio Republican, is the author of a bill in the Texas Legislature that would protect the jobs of pharmacists who refuse to fill prescriptions -- like the "morning after" pill -- on moral grounds.
Dallas Observer |
Paul Kix and Patrick Williams |
12-13-2004 |
Sex
Seductress of the Saintsnew
Sandra Camille Bridewell told her seatmate on a plane that she was a missionary in need of assistance. In fact, she is a swindler, known in Dallas as the Black Widow, who gains the confidence of the generous by pretending to be a super-spiritual minister with a hotline to Jesus.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
12-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Beaten Pathsnew
Illegal immigration and smuggling is tearing apart the landscape of Southern Arizona causing environmental havoc. The Bureau of Land Management claims it's a little bit of a losing battle. As soon as one area is picked up, another area needs to be worked on.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
12-10-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Councilors Seek Culprit Who Let Reporter Listen Innew
The Pittsburgh City Council hunts the member who let a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter listen in on a conference call, but its closed-door conversation may be the real crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
12-09-2004 |
Media
Put On That Sweater or Die!new
People afflicted with the rare allergy, cold urticaria, can break out in hives when subjected to cold air or even a scoop of ice cream. Several minutes of exposure to the cold could cause the victim's throat to swell shut.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Lindsey Thomas |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Pro-Choice Advocates Face the Fetal Frontiernew
Pro-choice activist Frances Kissling has penned a provocative article in the current issue of Conscience, the journal of Catholics for a Free Choice, encouraging fellow advocates to acknowledge the moral and emotional complexity of abortion.
The Village Voice |
Sharon Lerner |
12-09-2004 |
Sex
Tags: George W. Bush, Abortion, John Kerry, Planned Parenthood, Gloria Steinem, Amy Richards, C-sections, Ellie Smeal, executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Feminist Majority Foundation, fetal pain, Laci's Law, Lynn Paltrow, Rosalind Petchesky, selective reduction, triplets, Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act
Double Cross?new
When 12 Missoula radiologists declined to sign a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest health care insurer called the doctors a monopoly and sued for antitrust violations. What are the Blues really after?
Missoula Independent |
Keila Szpaller |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Montana's Silent Voices of HIV/AIDS speak out.new
Five Missoula women living with AIDS, in their own words.
Missoula Independent |
Charles Finn |
12-09-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Rise of the Religious Leftnew
There is a group of religious folks -- rarely mentioned by major media outlets -- in Mississippi and across the nation. Tired of having their God's name used to support political ideas they don't like, they’re now ready to mobilize and speak up.
Jackson Free Press |
Casey Parks |
12-09-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Media Spun the Bhopal Disaster to Diminish Guiltnew
Twenty years ago, the media praised Union Carbide Corporation for the way it handled the accident in Bhopal, India, that killed thousands. Today the injury to the people of Bhopal continues. Neither UCC nor its new parent company Dow has coughed up a dime to clean up the contaminated water supply.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
12-09-2004 |
Environment
Wanted: Readers Equipped to Read the New York Timesnew
It was said a generation ago that The New York Times was written so anyone with a sixth-grade education would be able to understand it. Now the paper, which uses headlines like "Lame Duck Confit," is probably not within the grasp of sixth-graders, or, for that matter, much of its readership.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
12-09-2004 |
Media
Is Bush the Antichrist?new
A Seattle minister's contention that Dubya is doing the devil's work signals an apocalyptic battle between Christians right and left.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
12-09-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion
When Bossy Turns Badnew
An article in the medical journal The Lancet has raised several new concerns about mad cow disease: More people appear susceptible; the disease might be transmitted by blood transfusion; and mild forms may exist.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
12-09-2004 |
Science
