AltWeeklies Wire
College Guide 2009: Get Schooled!new
Our extraordinary league of student interns helmed this year's issue -- from setting up photo shoots on soul-crushing deadlines to conjuring up a rock-solid ad campaign to researching and writing every single word of wisdom in these pages. Finally, the intern -- that most overworked and unsung hero of the newsroom -- gets some much-deserved glory.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Staff |
08-25-2009 |
Education
Colorado's New Medicaid Funding Plan Will Leave Disabled Adults on the Outsidenew
Because of recent changes in the way Colorado distributes Medicaid money to adults with developmental disabilities, Sean Wenlock will only be able to afford the services of his caregiver two days a week instead of five. And he's not alone.
Federal Secure Communities Program Changes the Reality for Philly's Undocumentednew
ICE says that Secure Communities targets those illegal immigrants guilty of committing serious crimes. But immigrant advocates say the program will thrust lower-level offenders and innocent people behind bars, and hinder police in their work with immigrant communities.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Schwartz |
08-25-2009 |
Immigration
Local or Not? A Brief Guide to Whether 'Detroit' Brands Are Really from Detroitnew
It's not always easy knowing for certain what's local and what's not. Part of it depends on how you want to define the term. In reality, there's a spectrum of what qualifies as local, with the purest light coming from those companies that are locally owned with local manufacturing facilities.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
08-25-2009 |
Business & Labor
Smokey Dare: Maybe it's Time to Regulate Marijuana Like Cigarettesnew
Not many supporters of regulated marijuana have undertaken the work completed recently by ProtectYouth.org, which has spent the past year or so compiling reams of government and law enforcement data to support a fairly straightforward, reasonable case.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
08-24-2009 |
Drugs
Students Seeking a Deeper College Experience Bring Medicine to Hondurasnew
Connor Botkin decided that he wanted more out of college than the superficial experience that many people have. He wanted to have a well-balanced life. He wanted to open his eyes to the rest of the world. He wanted to participate in a humanitarian mission trip to another country.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
08-24-2009 |
Education
Those Who Practice Bestiality Say They're Part of the Next Sexual Rights Movementnew
Most researchers believe 2 to 8 percent of the population harbors forbidden desires toward animals. Cody Beck believes he and other members of this minority sexual orientation, who often call themselves "zoos," can follow the same path as the gay rights movement.
Miami New Times |
Thomas Francis |
08-24-2009 |
Sex
The Kids on the Bus: The Never-Ending Trouble With School Integrationnew
Fifty-five years after Brown; 45 years after the Civil Rights Act; and 34 years after Louisville started busing, the issue remains controversial. Consensus seems elusive, and like so many things in contemporary life, one's views may hinge on whose ox is being gored.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
08-21-2009 |
Education
Dr. Feelbad: When This Physician Went Haywire, No One Intervened to Shut Him Downnew
A month after trashing his patients' charts, Alexander Kalk somehow managed to open a new practice less than half a mile away from his old one. It lasted only a few months. Kalk was more than $1 million in debt, with his medical license in jeopardy, when he abruptly left the state in March of this year. He did not surface again until June 21, when he was arrested by Clayton police on suspicion of forging checks belonging to his estranged business partner.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-21-2009 |
Science
Another Reason to Ditch Coal: The Ashnew
When wet coal-ash sludge dries, it becomes toxic dust. The particulates are so small that they can burrow deeply into the lungs.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
08-21-2009 |
Environment
Every Wildfire Brings its Own Financial Storm With Itnew
"California has developed a 'seven points of light' agreement that says if anybody breaks a fire, the departments will send resources," says Cal Fire spokesman Mike Mohler. Yet with so little money to burn, it's hard not to wonder who's getting stuck with the mounting bill.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
08-21-2009 |
Disasters
College Guide: Beware Private Loansnew
Now, the truth lay before me, thousands upon thousands of dollars owed in my name to the federal government -- or was it my lender or some private bank? I'm still not sure. I had reached that repayment bridge, and all I wanted to do was turn back and start all over again. I soon found out that I wasn't alone.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
08-20-2009 |
Education
Duke Scientists: Dried Coal Ash Highly Toxicnew
An Aug. 15 Duke University study details just how toxic coal ash is: Samples taken from the Dec. 28, 2008, coal-ash spill near Kingston, Tenn., contain high levels of toxic metals and radioactive elements, including arsenic, mercury and radium. As the sludge dries, risk of exposure via inhalation increases dramatically, the Duke team found.
Mountain Xpress |
Margaret Williams |
08-20-2009 |
Environment
Empowering Your Physician Might be the Key to Health Care Reformnew
In this era of Health Maintenance Organizations, primary care physicians have often been scorned as gatekeepers. But many reform advocates now believe efficient, effective primary care is essential to reining in the nation's out-of-control health care spending.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-20-2009 |
Science
The Shift to Local is Happening Across America, and It's Happening Nownew
I just spent 23 days traveling across America. I drove 9,220 miles, visited 25 cities and towns, and interviewed 75 people who are reshaping and reforming our communities by investing in local economies.
Dig Boston |
Joe Grafton |
08-20-2009 |
Business & Labor
