AltWeeklies Wire
A Nashville Hijacking 38 Years Ago Set the Standard on How Not to Handle Hostage Negotiationsnew
The hijacking of 58 November forced police agencies across the country to train for nearly every scenario. It gave rise to organizations like the National Tactical Officers Association. The deaths of Brent Downs and Susan Giffe also caused the death of ad hoc approaches to crisis management. From October 1971 on, there would be an accounting.
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
08-28-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Lessons from the Henry Louis Gates Casenew
Profiling appears to be a universal experience in nonwhite America. The clowns who toss coats and car keys are no Klansmen, of course, just grotesque boors who have no idea of the damage done when one brain-dead gesture robs another person of his dignity.
INDY Week |
Hal Crowther |
08-28-2009 |
Race & Class
New Hampshire Transplants Live Free -- or Die Tryingnew
They're digging up public squares. They're smoking pot and baring breasts. And they openly carry guns. New Hampshire residents are divided as to whether the Free State Project is a godsend or a nuisance.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
08-27-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Crap Shoot: Many D.C. Pools Contain Bacteria That Could Cause Illnessnew
Though the swimming facilities have plenty of signage apprising bathers of the pool's rules and regulations, there's no sign to update patrons on the germ count. Meaning that every time you take a dip, you're putting your health squarely in the hands of the Department of Parks and Recreation and its corps of very young lifeguards. Is that a smart gamble?
Washington City Paper |
Christine MacDonald |
08-27-2009 |
Science
Altered State: Legalization, Cannabis Clubs and California's Marijuana Sea Changenew
Legalization and pot clubs in California grow increasingly popular, but law enforcement and government officials still can't think outside of the box.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
08-27-2009 |
Drugs
New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Coordinator Quits, Questions Pot Producer's Practicesnew
New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program coordinator has resigned and, due to budget constraints and a hiring freeze, the state Department of Health has not refilled the position yet. The vacancy is another hurdle for a program that some patients and advocates say has been too slow to achieve its statutory goal.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-27-2009 |
Drugs
Civilian Network Aims to Give Fort Carson Soldiers More Mental Health Resourcesnew
Fort Carson soldier suicides -- five so far this year -- and a string of homicides involving combat veterans from the post have health care professionals looking to bring the Civilian Medical Resources Network here.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-27-2009 |
War
Advocates Hope That With Incentives, Someone Will Save the Prairie Dogsnew
Though prairie dogs are in contention for federal listing as a threatened or endangered species, Crawford worries this group could soon die under heavy equipment when the Milton E. Proby Parkway is built.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-27-2009 |
Environment
Economic Sociology is the Fastest-Growing Field in Sociologynew
Like out-of-control Godzillas, financial markets have become monsters that eat everything. Why do they do this, and how can they be controlled? Sociologists want to know.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
08-26-2009 |
Economy
New Report from Human-Rights Group Yields Another Reason to Stop Smokingnew
The Plan International report interviewed 44 Malawian teens about their experiences working full-time on tobacco farms. The kids described work that's too difficult for people their size, 12-hour days (at the least) with few breaks and average pay of 18 cents a day. They also reported being hit, tormented and raped by supervisors.
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
08-26-2009 |
Science
Cancer: A New Front in the War Against Pot?new
A California panel concludes that cannabis causes cancer. But the research is still young, the industry seems undeterred and pro-legalization advocates don't seem fazed by the ruling or its potential consequences -- which they contend will not deter marijuana usage.
East Bay Express |
Paula Lehman |
08-26-2009 |
Drugs
Historic Lutheran Vote Allows Gays to Preach God's Wordnew
Lesbian Lauren Wendt, a volunteer coordinator for Goodsoil, a Lutheran group working for the full inclusion of gays and lesbians in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, can finally follow her calling into the ministry.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
08-26-2009 |
Religion
A Mexican Shark Fisherman Tells the Tale of an Illegal Industry Gone Overboardnew
In the last decade, the Coast Guard has devoted a growing effort to deterring illegal shark fishing. But that hasn't stopped men from making the dangerous trip north in search of sharks.
The Texas Observer |
Kevin Sieff |
08-26-2009 |
Business & Labor
She Survived a Rape and Stabbing 10 Years Ago, and So Did Her Casenew
Recounting the story to The Pitch is like putting a period at the end of a decade of victimhood. Maybe talking about it will help other victims, she says, let them know "they can still live -- well." And maybe, she says, there's still a chance to catch the fucker who did it.
The Pitch |
Nadia Pflaum |
08-25-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Conservation May be the Key to Georgia's Water Warsnew
Environmentalists say Georgia is overlooking a low-cost and common-sense approach that could save money, help the environment, and show metro Atlanta's downstream neighbors that it understands the dire situation. That solution is conservation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
08-25-2009 |
Environment
