AltWeeklies Wire
Little Kid, Life Sentencenew
Pennsylvania has more juvenile lifers than any other state in the union. This year the U.S. Supreme Court will make decisions that could completely change the existence of people such as Stacey Torrance, who has been in jail since he was 14.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
08-04-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Ms. Money Comes to Manitou Springsnew
Is director of economic development Kitty Clemens bringing prosperity, or just dissension, to Manitou?
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-04-2009 |
Housing & Development
Missing the Point on Immunizationsnew
And while few Americans now worry about measles, doctors who are concerned that the immunization program that has proven effective at controlling it and other fearful diseases is fraying at the edges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
08-04-2009 |
Science
Something in the Water: Inside Baltimore Harbornew
A look under the water and along the edges of the Inner Harbor reveals layers of history, environmental issues and soft black mud. To some it is a crisis, and to others cathartic. One thing it definitely is: fascinating.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
08-04-2009 |
Environment
Public Displays of Dissensionnew
If you'd just moved to Pittsburgh in the past two weeks, you might think you'd stumbled into a hotbed of civic disobedience. In less than 10 days, local activists have generated headlines -- and a few headaches -- with a series of high-profile protests.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter and Chris Young |
08-04-2009 |
Business & Labor
Colorado Women with Cancer Face Medicaid Obstaclesnew
If women get a diagnosis for cervical cancer or breast cancer at their wrong facility, they can lose Medicaid eligibility even when they meet all the other requirements.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
08-03-2009 |
Science
The Fight for the California Bightnew
Fishermen and environmentalists square off over marine reserves in Southern California.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Ethan Stewart |
08-03-2009 |
Environment
Anti-'High Rise' Initiative Sparks Lawsuitnew
A Santa Barbara architect has filed a 95-page lawsuit challenging the use of the term "high-rise" by supporters of Measure B, a proposed Santa Barbara charter amendment that purports to save downtown Santa Barbara from "high-rise" development.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
08-03-2009 |
Housing & Development
Former Michael Jackson Producer Demands Investigation of DAnew
The Santa Barbara County district attorney and sheriff's department are being threatened with a lawsuit by Marc Schaffel, who claims that county officials leaked to the media confidential information they had obtained during the course of the pop star’s molestation trial in 2005.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
08-03-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Environmentalists and Landowners Argue Over Who Owns New York's Riversnew
The public's right to navigate the more than 50,000 miles of rivers and streams and more than 7500 ponds, lakes and reservoirs in New York state is hidden deep within a thicket of legalese, in the form of two state court opinions.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
07-31-2009 |
Environment
Syracuse New Times Founder Ken Simon Looks Backnew
It isn't a reach to boast that Simon helped invent the alternative press. When he started the paper as a brash 21-year-old senior at Syracuse University, it wasn't because similar tabloids were fledgling in Greenwich Village and San Francisco. It was because he could.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English |
07-30-2009 |
Media
Immunization Bottleneck Looms in Colorado Springsnew
Few Americans now worry about measles and doctors are concerned that the immunization program that has proven effective at controlling it and other fearful diseases is fraying at the edges.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Anthony Lane |
07-30-2009 |
Science
The Orlando Police Beatnew
July 12, 12:54 am: From the incidents-tourism-folks-would-rather-you-didn't-know-about file: A young man a few weeks shy of his 19th birthday was stabbed and killed at an International Drive hotel.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
07-30-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Orlando City Commissioners Get an Open Line of Credit ... Taxpayers Get the Billnew
If you had a $30,000 annual slush fund courtesy of someone else, what would you do? If you were Orlando city commissioner Daisy Lynum, you'd travel. A lot.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman and Billy Manes |
07-30-2009 |
Economy
Admit It: You Hate the Cops, Too
The Gates incident has illuminated some basic, strange assumptions about our society. Cops think they have a constitutional right to be treated deferentially. And black people think cops are nice to white people. Yeah, well, take it from a white guy: we don't like cops either.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
07-29-2009 |
Race & Class
