AltWeeklies Wire
The Supreme Court Will Decide Whether to Reconsider the Conviction of the Cuban Fivenew
Miami is on trial this month. The U.S. Supreme Court will decide June 15 whether we are scum-sucking Cuba haters.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
06-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
It’s Survival Of The Fittest For Urban Pioneers in Downtown Dallasnew
Dallas dreams of a vibrant city center, where residents, shops and restaurants mingle. But this is not a report on what city officials envision. This is a look at downtown from the street-level. Restaurants are still struggling. Homelessness is still an issue. People still perceive the area as dead, although that perception is beginning to change.
Dallas Observer |
Kimberly Thorpe |
06-08-2009 |
Business & Labor
Swamped: The Everglades Restoration Isn't Good for Everyonenew
As environmentalists absorb the biggest infusion of cash in a decade from the federal government, activists around the Glades are raising some inconvenient concerns.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
06-08-2009 |
Environment
Law Enforcement Officials Find Booze and Bullets Can Be a Deadly Combinationnew
While it seems like only common sense to remain sober while carrying a loaded weapon, most LA-area police departments don't have policies mandating such behavior.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
06-08-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Child Abuse Cases Are Getting More Severenew
Child protection service providers in Madison say their caseloads have increased and they are seeing more severe abuse cases. Worse, the waiting lists for social service programs have gotten longer.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
06-08-2009 |
Children & Families
Tags: child abuse, Madison
Madison Is Asked to Relax Rules on Accessory Dwellingsnew
Also called "mother-in-law," "granny," "garage" or "basement" apartments, accessory dwelling units are currently verboten in the Madison's low-density, single-family neighborhoods. But some are pushing the city to allow them.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
06-08-2009 |
Housing & Development
2500 Protest Prop 8 Decision in Long Beachnew
Only 2,500 turned out for the Meet in the Middle Rally when the California Supreme Court upheld proposition 8, but the affirmation of the 18,000 gay marriages that occurred during the 5-month window that gay couple could legally wed remains a beacon of hope.
Random Lengths News |
Zamna Avila |
06-06-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Marriage Equality Can Be Achieved by Separating Church and Statenew
While many have denounced the Proposition 8 decision as sanctioning discrimination, few have asked why the state is in the marriage business in the first place. But there is an under-the radar movement to take the fight for gay equality in an unexpected direction.
Minnesota Governor Cuts Healthcare for the Poornew
For over 30 years, General Assistance Medical Care has protected patients living far beneath the poverty line in Minnesota. But in the twilight of the legislative session, it became the victim of a line item veto from Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen |
06-05-2009 |
Policy Issues
Rare Hib Disease Increases in Minnesotanew
Is the anti-vaccine movement to blame for a rise in the number of cases of a rare, life-threatening infectious disease?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
06-05-2009 |
Science
Phil Spector Is Sentenced to Life and the Victim's Family Speaksnew
Unlike his second trial's verdict reading, Phil Spector's sentencing hearing was the definition of "anticlimax."
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
06-05-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Wiser Gay-Rights Groups Craft a 2010 Ballot Measure for Californianew
The recent coordinated efforts showcased the kind of campaign structure many gay-marriage advocates want to see built for a new ballot measure, in which cash-rich, mainstream gay-rights organizations work closely with their less wealthy grassroots counterparts.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
06-05-2009 |
LGBT
The Murder of Dr. George Tiller Recalls the Long History of Anti-Abortion Violencenew
Angela Williams of Chapel Hill recalls an experience 20 years ago in which she faced down abortion opponents organized by Operation Rescue and became convinced of their violent extremism.
INDY Week |
Angela Williams as told to Fiona Morgan |
06-04-2009 |
The War on Women
Raleigh's Cuban Community: Their Views on Obama's New Diplomacynew
Local exiles reacts as President Barack Obama rolls back some of George W. Bush's most ineffective stances toward Cuba, primarily related to the migration of Cubans.
INDY Week |
Matt Saldana |
06-04-2009 |
Immigration
A Celebration of Masturbationnew
May was National Masturbation Month. To observe this month of jerk-off joy, Boston Phoenix has collected some esoteric orgasm info to help intellectually enhance your solo sex time.
Boston Phoenix |
Your Secret Admirer |
06-04-2009 |
Sex
