AltWeeklies Wire
After 15 Years, Medical Marijuana Pioneers Face the End of a Dreamnew
Because of a perfect storm of factors -- plummeting donations, the DEA raid of the property in 2002, death and taxes -- Valerie and Michael Corral can no longer afford to stay in her home, and the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana is losing its iconic garden.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-13-2008 |
Drugs
Aboriginal Leaders Reject Cancer Study Before Releasenew
It hasn't even been released yet, but aboriginal leaders living downstream from the oilsands are already rejecting an Alberta Cancer Board study into cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
11-13-2008 |
Science
Where's the Justice for the GLBT Community?new
How many times this past week have we read -- in regard to Barack Obama's historic victory, or in reference to the passage of the anti-gay measures -- that "the long arc of history bends towards justice." This always sounds patronizing to me, like, "There, there, young fellow. Everything will be just fine. You just wait."
Can a D.C. Charter School Tackle the World's Toughest Language?new
Mary Shaffner, the executive director of Yu Ying Public Charter School, uses the word "trauma" when referring to the students' potential problems adjusting to school. These kids are joining the one in five people on this planet who speak Mandarin Chinese.
Washington City Paper |
Marina Koestler Ruben |
11-13-2008 |
Education
The Minneapolis Somali Community is Facing a Dark Web of Murdersnew
They came to escape civil war, so why are they killing each other in the streets?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
11-13-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Life After (Peak) Oil: Rethinking Priorities and Kicking the Fuel Habitnew
For those in North Carolina who take the Hubbert Peak seriously, and who see it as occurring not only within their lifetimes but in the next few years, neither future seems likely. Rather, they are preparing for a world without oil by steeling themselves for something in the middle, a world after cheap gasoline and the conveniences that come with it.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan and Jaimee Hills |
11-13-2008 |
Environment
Eight RNC Protesters Accused of 'Furthering Terrorism' Thanks to Statutenew
The RNC 8 face more than the standard felony charges. For the first time, authorities are wielding an obscure state anti-terrorism statute passed in the nervous aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
11-13-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Obama Wusses Out on Gitmo
He promised to shut down Gitmo. But now President-Elect Obama wants to ratify Bush's torture trials.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-12-2008 |
Crime & Justice
UVA Endowment Takes Nasty Hit as Economy Faltersnew
The university's multibillion dollar investments, which include the endowment, lost $600 million, or 11 percent, in the first quarter of the fiscal year. By mid-October, the policy benchmark had declined by another 20 percent.
C-Ville Weekly |
Chiara Canzi |
11-12-2008 |
Education
Connecticut's Millionaires Can Breathe Easynew
Despite a projected $1 billion deficit, Gov. Jodi Rell remains "uncomfortable" with hiking taxes on the very wealthy.
New Haven Advocate |
Andy Bromage |
11-11-2008 |
Economy
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham: We All Share Blame for Guantanamonew
What really matters now regarding the Cuba-based U.S. detention center, according to a former military attorney who was part of the tribunals there, is simple: The American people could've prevented it and changed it.
Metro Times |
Staff |
11-11-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Vets with PTSD Tackle the Scars You Can't Seenew
New cases of PTSD are flooding the VA system. Some veterans of earlier wars know what those Iraq and Afghanistan vets are in for.
Same-Sex Couples Face Roadblocks to the Altar in Connecticutnew
The fact that the state has civil union laws on the books and must now permit same-sex marriage leads to a few sticky legal complications.
New Haven Advocate |
Dave Bonan |
11-11-2008 |
LGBT
Donor Babies Search for Their Anonymous Fathersnew
All grown up, some children of sperm donors are trying to break through the secrecy that keeps them from knowing their family history.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-11-2008 |
Children & Families
Mystery Disease That's Killed Thousands of Bats May Have Moved South to Pennsylvanianew
Researchers across the state are keeping a close watch on Pennsylvania's caves this winter for signs that a mysterious New England bat plague could be moving south. In the past two years, tens of thousands of bats in Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York have died.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Adam Fleming |
11-11-2008 |
Animal Issues
