AltWeeklies Wire
Man With a Plannew
To save community centers, Eric Phillips needs to sell Council on staff and salary reductions -- and himself.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
10-14-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Regents' Clubnew
Conflicts of interest and high-risk investing on the University of California's Board of Regents are nothing new, but they may be getting worse. And it all leaves students paying the bill.
Sacramento News & Review |
Peter Byrne |
10-14-2010 |
Education
Imprisoned, Rehabilitated, Unemployednew
Oakland's large population of ex-felons struggle to get jobs. And their only glimmer of hope -- a certificate of rehabilitation -- isn't easy to get.
East Bay Express |
Alexa Vaughn |
10-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
For Fulton's Sake, Downsize County Governmentnew
The county's scope of programs and spending should reflect the new reality.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
10-13-2010 |
Policy Issues
Labor Painsnew
A fight between two unions in San Francisco could set the course of the U.S. labor movement.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
10-12-2010 |
Business & Labor
Keeping the Faithsnew
Air Force Academy leaders, cadets insist progress has been made in tolerating non-Christian religions.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
10-08-2010 |
Religion
BP Oil Disaster Takes Emotional Toll on Coastal Residentsnew
A Gallup Poll released Sept 28 found a direct correlation between emotional health and Gulf Coast residents' proximity to the BP oil disaster.
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
BP's Animal Tollnew
A month after the oil gusher was capped at the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, response teams continue to collect oiled or injured animals in the disaster's wake.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
10-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: BP, Gulf Oil Spill
Legalization’s Opponentsnew
Critics of California's Prop. 19 -- which would legalize marijuana -- range from skeptical to rabid. Some of them come from inside the movement.
North Coast Journal |
John Geluardi |
10-08-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Marijuana, Proposition 19
The Pink Elephant in the Roomnew
Why Gay Republicans Are Swallowing Their Pride.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-08-2010 |
LGBT
Misguided Pridenew
How about a parade in rural Georgia instead?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Henry E. Scott |
10-08-2010 |
LGBT
Drill Downnew
Love it or hate it, the oil and gas industry is as much a part of modern New Mexico as red and green chile.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
10-07-2010 |
Economy
Who Is Howard Kurtz and Why Shouldn't You Care?new
Kurtz's move to The Daily Beast matches up exactly with his shtick: schlocky, celebrity friendly, high poses, low plays, spotlight-hungry news-as-brand-building.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-06-2010 |
Media
Under Suspicionnew
Local civil rights champion Rev. Claude Black lived under FBI surveillance for decades.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-06-2010 |
Race & Class
We Were Marshallnew
How the redesign of Portland's high schools ended up with a plan to close Marshall High School.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-06-2010 |
Education
