AltWeeklies Wire
Where Illinois' Sidewalks Endnew
Senators Dick Durbin and Barack Obama blew into Springfield to outline all the money the city's getting from the new federal transportation bill, but none of that pork will fix the streets in poor, black neighborhoods.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
08-17-2005 |
Politics
RIP Sideshowsnew
Oakland's illegal street parties have vanished -- at least for now -- but no thanks are due to the new law targeting spectators.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
08-15-2005 |
Politics
Nyuk Nyuknew
Why do Three Stooges jokes best explain an upcoming Dallas charter election for a new system of city government?
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
08-15-2005 |
Politics
Tags: Texas, Dallas city government
Taxpayers Lose Big on the Timber Salvage Projectnew
Three years ago, the U.S. Forest Service declared an "economic emergency" to justify a huge post-fire timber salvage project in southern Oregon. But environmentalists now suspect a larger political charade, with taxpayers ending up the big losers.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
08-12-2005 |
Politics
Losing the Middle Eastnew
Saudi unrest is just the latest sign of the Bush administration's propaganda failure.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
08-11-2005 |
Commentary
But Earth, Which is His Duenew
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has not attended any funerals of the 37 Mississippi soldiers killed so far in Iraq—26 of them since he took office. He has gone to five visitations, but not a single funeral. Huh?
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-11-2005 |
Commentary
Getting Piggy with Itnew
Citizens Against Government Waste attacks the Ohio state budget the best way they know how—with pig metaphors.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-11-2005 |
Politics
Jesus Is Just All Right with Democrats, Toonew
Many Americans think that Democrats are skeptical of, if not downright hostile to, religion, particularly the Christian variety. Tennessee Democrats are doing something about it.
Nashville Scene |
Roger Abramson |
08-11-2005 |
Commentary
Big Gunsnew
God bless the NRA and its efforts to keep us fully armed!
Tucson Weekly |
Renee Downing |
08-10-2005 |
Commentary
A Problem With Principlesnew
Young Democrats, like their party as a whole, still struggle to show integrity on divisive issues.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Marshall Windmiller |
08-10-2005 |
Politics
Bush Rides Tall in the Saddle Againnew
Written off as a dead duck a month ago by sneering Democrats, George W. Bush is back to being his old cocky self, signs of victory all about.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
08-10-2005 |
Politics
Living Will
Will Rogers never met a man he didn't like, but did that include cowboys? American Indians? Or commies? Seventy years after his death, scholars are still debating the humorist's political beliefs.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
08-10-2005 |
Politics
Soapbox: Bash This!new
Wondering how to succeed in national politics? Just make fun of the liberals in Massachusetts.
Dig Boston |
Sarah Green |
08-10-2005 |
Commentary
Petaluma, Calif., Prepares for Gang Invasionnew
Fearful that hundreds of Latino gangsters are about to be driven out of nearby Santa Rosa, Petaluma is considering a sales-tax hike to contain the supposed gang problem.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
08-05-2005 |
Commentary
Progressive Candidate Moves to Knock Others Off Ballotnew
If she succeeds in challenging the right of several rivals to run for City Council, Rosie Mendez could become the only nonwhite candidate in New York City's District 2.
The Village Voice |
Jarrett Murphy |
08-04-2005 |
Politics
