AltWeeklies Wire
Miami Mayor Cleans Things Upnew
Miami used to be a punch line, but now the joke is on bored reporters.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
07-18-2005 |
Politics
Way to Go, Ohionew
As a new report details massive Election Day failures, the state goes on vacation and the country ignores the lesson.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-15-2005 |
Politics
Detroit Gives Job Seekers Home Team Advantagenew
To counter the exodus of city workers, the Detroit City Council passed an ordinance giving a 15-point "domicile credit" to those seeking civil service jobs.
Metro Times |
Nancy Kaffer |
07-15-2005 |
Politics
Two Senators Take Stand on 'Morning After' Pillnew
Hillary Clinton and Barbara Mikulski can stop a full vote on President Bush's nominee to head the FDA, whom they oppose because of his role in delaying a ruling on whether emergency contraception can be sold over the counter.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
07-13-2005 |
Politics
CIA Criminalsnew
For the first time in any country where CIA kidnappers have plucked people off the street, 13 CIA agents involved in the abduction of a radical imam have been indicted in Italy.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
07-13-2005 |
Commentary
Support for Bush and War Fades
As the Downing Street memo reprinted here shows, the media continues to cover up the lies George W. Bush told to lead the United States into war.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2005 |
Politics
Law Aims to Shut Down Missouri's Meth Labsnew
New restrictions on sales of cold-medicine tablets that contain ingredients used to make methamphetamines may dry up mom-and-pop meth labs but could open the door to more organized crime.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
07-12-2005 |
Politics
Micromanaging the Messagenew
One writer takes a look at Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's press secretary, Jacob DiPietre, and his policy of not responding to a single question -- ever.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-11-2005 |
Politics
Torturous Truthnew
Senator Richard Durbin was not misunderstood. It wasn't the Nazi reference that got him in trouble -- it was telling the truth.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
07-11-2005 |
Commentary
The Unocal Connectionnew
An issue that figures in both war and commerce is who will control a proposed pipeline that would deliver oil and gas to feed the burgeoning industrialization of India and China.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Life Imitates The Daily Show
You too can become a prominent Republican business leader in your community, for a small fee.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Home Sweet Hotel
A Website writer offers a modest proposal for how to thank Justice Souter for the eminent domain ruling.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Bush's Pap About Innocent Folksnew
George W. Bush's reaction to the London attacks was typically moronic, reflecting his comic-book view of the world.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
A Brazilian Wax? Not So Fast, Kiddonew
A bill awaiting Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's signature would forbid waxing salons from removing hair on or near the genitalia for clients under 18 without parental permission.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
07-06-2005 |
Politics
Kinky Friedman's Candidacy Is No Jokenew
The author, songwriter and animal rescuer may have announced he wanted to be governor of Texas as a gag to push his books, but his quest has taken a serious turn.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
07-06-2005 |
Politics
