AltWeeklies Wire
While Others Resist, Columbus Grants the Transgender Community an Identitynew
While transmen and women across the world face deadly consequences for their condition, widely accepted by clinical psychiatrists to be determined in utero, the people and laws of Columbus, Ohio reflect a uniquely open arms policy toward individuals who feel trapped in the body of the wrong gender.
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
01-22-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender issues, Columbus Ohio
West Bank: Welcome to the Occupationnew
With the eyes of the world focused on the carnage in the Gaza Strip, the challenges of life under occupation in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank continue.
VUE Weekly |
Scott Harris |
01-22-2009 |
War
Hope, Change, and Parking: Support for a Modest Condo Project in San Francisconew
San Francisco faces a life-or-death question: Are we willing to behave like a dynamic city and grow, or even flourish? The debate over the Valencia Street project serves as an indicator as to how the city might answer that question.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
01-21-2009 |
Housing & Development
Exporting The Dead in San Francisconew
With 36 percent of the city's residents born outside the United States, a significant portion of the city sees funeral homes as a mere way station before shipping the deceased to graves in their homelands.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
01-21-2009 |
Immigration
Will Little Airports in Mass. See Their Funding Take Off?new
There are 24 municipally owned and 14 privately owned airports in Massachusetts. These airports require a "local share" for improvement projects, which could be impossible to meet if the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission decides to offer less local funding.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
01-21-2009 |
Transportation
New Stimulus Plan Falls Short on Housing Moneynew
Homelessness is on the rise across urban America. And in nearly every big city, public housing projects are crumbling, suffering from years of federal neglect. But you wouldn't know that to look at the latest stimulus package coming out of Washington, DC.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rebecca Bowe |
01-21-2009 |
Housing & Development
Dust Mights: Digging Up Coal Ash at Problem Sitenew
The San Antonio Housing Authority and partner Franklin Development are excavating a site that was shut down for environmental problems 10 years ago. Neighbors say they’re getting the blowback.
San Antonio Current |
Greg M. Schwartz |
01-21-2009 |
Environment
Profiles In Caution: Half of Oregon's Democratic Lawmakers Bravely Have No Commentnew
After years complaining that the Bush administration instituted torture, lied its way into a war that killed more than 4,000 Americans, and generally treated the Constitution like toilet paper in a Taco Bell bathroom, senior Democrats now show little stomach to pursue criminal charges.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
01-21-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Horse Race: Portland City Bureaus Jockey for Money Amid a Grim Budget Forecastnew
City agencies in Portland must make even deeper cuts than expected, city commissioners say. In some cases, that means bureaus will be slashing more than 5 percent from their budgets for the next fiscal year.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-21-2009 |
Policy Issues
Another DEA 'No' for Medical Marijuananew
As the Bush administration sputters to its end, the DEA has taken a parting shot against science.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-16-2009 |
Drugs
Censoring Obama Hate-Speechnew
Free speech collides with hate speech when the anti-Obama talk turns ugly, but the rabid right has been holding its venomous tongue lately. Is Obama-phobia a thing of the past or just on hiatus? And what should be done about it?
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
01-16-2009 |
Media
No Bailout Necessary: Nine Businesses That are Thriving Despite the Recessionnew
From psychics to gun peddlers to bar and restaurant owners, there is hope out there. And it doesn't necessarily revolve around the gospel of Suze Orman.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
01-16-2009 |
Economy
What Changes Will Obama Bring to the Border?new
As administrations change, many wonder whether a corresponding shift will occur within the Department of Homeland Security. There's plenty of speculation about whether that department's likely new leader, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, will pursue a change in border policy.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-15-2009 |
Environment
In One Struggling Mexican Town, A Group of Women Has Big Goalsnew
A rancher's wife and a small group of women from Fronteras formed a women's cooperative, took on the local government and proudly became known as Las Chicas Bravas.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
01-15-2009 |
Immigration
Arizona Leaders Dish Up a Homeland Security Wish Listnew
Many wonder whether even the politically facile Janet Napolitano can master the bureaucratic beast known as DHS.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-15-2009 |
Immigration
