AltWeeklies Wire
Doping Dilemmanew
The city of Tucson may put the squeeze on a doc's greyhound antics.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-05-2012 |
Animal Issues
Is an Oakland Port Strike Looming?new
Workers contend that it's unfair for the Port of Oakland to demand more concessions at time when the agency enjoys a financial surplus.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
09-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Port of Oakland
Treasure Island: A Radioactive Islenew
A growing number of former residents have cancer, and sources involved in cleaning up the former military base say the Navy has deceived the people who live there now.
East Bay Express |
Ashley Bates |
09-05-2012 |
Health
The Five Days of Isaacnew
Public officials stay on top of emergency preparations as the huge storm advances toward then stalls over Louisiana.
Tags: hurricane isaac
Unions aren't big in Charlotte ...new
... but North Carolina leaders are hoping the DNC will change that.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Joanne Spataro and Dave Jamieson |
09-04-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: DNC 2012, DNC Charlotte
Black, White and (Hopefully) Readnew
The Colorado Springs Gazette's new owner is making waves in California, leaving locals to wonder about a ripple effect.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
09-04-2012 |
Media
Water: Refreshingly Healthynew
Agua. Wasser. Eau. Voda. Maji. Regardless of what you call it, water serves the same function. Water is a necessary element; regardless of race, gender or age, we all need it.
Jackson Free Press |
ShaWanda Jacome |
09-02-2012 |
Health
Where Voter ID Stands in Mississippinew
After years of unsuccessfully trying to get the Mississippi Legislature to pass a voter ID law, last November, state conservatives put the issue of voter ID to the state's voters.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-31-2012 |
Policy Issues
Flipping the 'Race Card'new
I almost spewed coffee all over my screen. I had just opened a "Haley Barbour" news alert and read that our esteemed former governor had accused Democrats of playing the "race card."
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-31-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: Racism in Mississippi
The New Immigration Fightnew
Maria Mazy, 19, is a naturalized US citizen who fears a Mississippi crackdown on immigration would destroy the peace and tranquility that she loves about America.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
08-31-2012 |
Immigration
Monsanto's Point of No Returnnew
Is it too late to save our food supply from a business model gone mad? While many worry over Monsanto's use of genetically modified seeds, the food supply giant has very rapidly gained control of the seed market. It's becoming difficult or impossible to find seed of any kind that isn't sold by Monsanto.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
08-31-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Green Partynew
Democrats get down in Charlotte — but not at the planet's peril
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
J. Lee Howard |
08-31-2012 |
Environment
Tags: DNC 2012
Can the Caravan for Peace force us to rethink the War on Drugs?new
Javier Sicilia's words still ring of poetry, though he says he's stopped writing it. A renowned novelist, essayist, and poet — winner of Mexico's top poetry prize three years ago — Sicilia told mourners gathered at his son's funeral in May 2011 when he read his final poem: "No puedo escribir más poesía … la poesía ya no existe en mí."
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
08-30-2012 |
Drugs
House and Homenew
The Homeowner Bill of Rights aims to protect those losing homes to foreclosure
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
08-30-2012 |
Housing & Development
Scan Diego?new
A cockeyed look at the businesses that look inside your body; namely, Heart Check and Life Score Clinic.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-30-2012 |
Health
