AltWeeklies Wire
Small Colorado Town Brainstorms Ways to Accommodate Summer Rush of Touristsnew
Since Manitou refashioned its downtown a few years back, crowds have overwhelmed this small town, clogging streets to the point that, at times, emergency vehicles haven't been able to pass.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
How Easy is it to Ditch the Car Commute in Nashville?new
Members of the Scene staff took a pact of sustainability and agreed to leave our gasoline-chugging, dirty carbon footprint-leaving automobiles in park for a week. While our week of alternative transportation wasn't always pretty, it was educational, motivational and sometimes even fun.
Nashville Scene |
Staff |
04-07-2011 |
Transportation
North Carolina Nonprofits Mobilize to Fight Potential Budget Cutsnew
Dozens of nonprofits in Forsyth County are waiting to see what cuts to state agencies and nonprofits receiving state funds will be made by the North Carolina General Assembly as legislators wrestle with a $2.4 billion budget deficit.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
04-07-2011 |
Policy Issues
High Levels of Drugs Found in Cattle Linked to Dairiesnew
When test results released last year by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service showed extremely high levels of drugs and antibiotics in cattle from dairies across the nation, the federal agency announced it would launch a series of tests to address a potential problem. The Idaho dairy industry decided to preclude the FDA action with some unofficial testing of its own. Yet records of the testing are inaccessible and records of their strategy meeting don't exist.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-07-2011 |
Animal Issues
An Ex-Marine's Fight to Save Bradley Manningnew
Ex-Marine Jeff Paterson is on a crusade to help the suspected WikiLeaks source, and has led a campaign that has raised $125,000 for his legal defense.
East Bay Express |
Rin Kelly |
04-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
The Great Heist of the State University of New York at Buffalonew
Across the country, public universities are being targeted for reform by business leaders and by politicians who speak for business leaders. Buffalo is no different.
Budget Problems Have Florida Reconsidering Mandatory Minimumsnew
Despite the fact that some judges complain that mandatory minimums reduce their ability to use discretion in sentencing, making them drones serving the system, the state's mandatory minimums for drug crimes remained unchallenged for more than 30 years. Recently though, the state's budget has cast a light on Florida's prison spending, which has gone up along with its jail population.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
04-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Oakland Overgrown: Trees Are Growing Out of Control Due to Deep Budget Cutsnew
In one fell swoop in November 2008, the city's Tree Services Division shed 40 percent of its workforce. The deep budget cuts forced the department to curtail one of its most essential services: routine trimming and pruning, which help keep trees from becoming overgrown to the point that they require immediate attention.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
04-06-2011 |
Environment
Atlanta City Court Should Waste Less of our Timenew
Making more fines payable online would unclog the court and save citizens grief.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
04-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
After Being Captured and Released in Libya, Journo Anthony Shadid Feels Lucky to be Alivenew
"I think I'm getting too old for it," Shadid tells the Gazette. "I've never been lucky in anything except journalism, and I wonder if my luck in journalism is running out."
Oklahoma Gazette |
Clifton Adcock |
04-06-2011 |
Media
Can Texas Legislators Fix an Education Funding System That Almost Nobody Understands?new
Long-term, systemic reform will have a far greater impact on Texas schools than the short-term issue of how many billions get cut. Few people are talking about the long term though. The reason is simple: Nobody knows what to say.
The Texas Observer |
Abby Rapoport |
04-05-2011 |
Education
Why Are Steven Brigham's Dangerous Abortion Clinics Still Open?new
Steven Brigham has overseen abortion procedures in Pennsylvania for decades, and he's run afoul of the law throughout his career. Abortion providers and women's health advocates say they've alerted the state repeatedly to concerns over Brigham's clinics.
So why are his clinics are still open?
So why are his clinics are still open?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
04-05-2011 |
The War on Women
Is Bringing the New Combat Aviation Brigade to Fort Carson a Good Idea?new
Now that the Army has chosen Fort Carson to host a new Combat Aviation Brigade, nearly everyone is heralding it as a boon to Colorado Springs' economy and the nation's security. But others aren't thrilled.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-05-2011 |
War
Proposed Arizona Budget Would Nix Funding for Child Care for About 13,000 Kidsnew
The GOP budget plan -- worked out behind closed doors and given almost zero public scrutiny before it was passed -- completely eliminates $30 million that pays for working moms to keep their kids in day care.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-05-2011 |
Policy Issues
Motel Living: How One Young Homeless Family Makes it Work in a Colorado Springs Motelnew
Jami and Nicole had a couple happy, hectic months with their newborn -- until Jami was laid off, they ran out of money, and Nicole found herself looking for somewhere they could go.
"If we had gone to a homeless shelter," Nicole says, "we wouldn't have been able to stay together."
"If we had gone to a homeless shelter," Nicole says, "we wouldn't have been able to stay together."
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-05-2011 |
Homelessness
