AltWeeklies Wire
How a High-gloss Mag About Mixtapes is Actually Making Itnew
Foundation was started by three street-smart guys with no publishing experience, no money and no distribution.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kate Kilpatrick |
07-21-2008 |
Media
'First City Review' Brings a Bit of Lit to Phillynew
If you think about Philadelphia the way some natives do, you might not think it's the best place to start a new literary magazine. But Michael Pollock, editor of the stellar new First City Review, out of Northern Liberties, thinks differently.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
07-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Iran Calls U.S.'s Bluff on Attacknew
This explains the bravado of Iran's little propaganda show on July 9, when it test-launched a number of ballistic missiles, including one that has the ability to carry a nuclear weapon and the range to strike Israel. This elicited the usual veiled threats of an attack on Iran from both Washington and Jerusalem, but the Iranians don't believe them any more.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-21-2008 |
International
Do Carbon Offsets Actually Work?new
The use of carbon offsets as a means of corporate responsibility is a relatively new phenomenon based on an idea that is almost 20 years old.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
07-21-2008 |
Environment
Illinois Gov's Cuts to Drug-Treatment Programs Will Have Wide-Reaching Effectsnew
Under Blago's ax, drug-treatment centers around the state will lose $55 million in state funds. This amount might sound like pocket change in the context of the state's big fat coffers. To the network of drug-treatment service providers, however, it's about half of their budget -- and that's just the first domino of many that will fall.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-21-2008 |
Drugs
Glimmer of Hope in 1996 Karyn Slover Murder Casenew
Last week, the 4th District Appellate Court referred the case back to Macon County for a hearing on the Slovers' postconviction petitions.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-21-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Sunken Tanker Off the California Coast Will Someday Leak Oil if Nothing is Donenew
There are growing concerns that the Montebello could offer up a second adventure/disaster story, this one of an ecological nature. Researchers are confident that the tanker still entombs its cargo, more than 3 million gallons of Santa Maria crude loaded from the Union Oil facility in Avila Beach.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Patrick Howe |
07-21-2008 |
Environment
Leave No Child Inside: How Nature-Deficit Disorder is Affecting Our Kidsnew
Despite all the benefits that outdoor play offers, more and more kids are spending their time inside instead of out. In fact, according to a recent report put out by the National Wildlife Federation, children are spending half as much time outside as they did 20 years ago.
Boulder Weekly |
Dana Logan |
07-21-2008 |
Children & Families
Hate & Deathnew
The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Leader in Recycling Has Large Eco Footprintnew
Marin Sanitary Service started the first countywide curbside recycling program in the nation and opened the first indoor resource recovery center, but Marin residents still dispose of more waste than most other areas of the country, and an awful lot of it is not recycled.
Pacific Sun |
Samantha Campos |
07-18-2008 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, environment
Saving L.A. From Nuclear Terrornew
These days, working as a policy wonk on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, I am sometimes asked whether the danger of nuclear terror is "real" – or whether, instead, certain modern-day Machiavellis are manipulating our most nightmarish fears, to promote their own cynical political agendas. What if it's both?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Tad Daley |
07-18-2008 |
War
WMC Already Collecting Dividends from Buying the State Courtnew
The state Supreme Court, state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and the big business lobby Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) handed Wisconsin residents a $350 million tax hike—and gave corporations a new tax break.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
07-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tim Russert Didn't Deserve the Accolades Heaped Upon Him After His Deathnew
Russert was never interested in journalism: He was interested in power and influence. His background, career choices and, most significantly, interviewing style bear this out.
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
07-18-2008 |
Media
L.A.'s Fight for Public Green Spacenew
The most park-impoverished major city in America, Los Angeles devotes only 4 percent of its land to public greenery. By contrast, parkland comprises 17 percent of New York City and 9 percent of Boston (where 97 percent of the city’s children have immediate access to a park--as opposed to one-third of kids in Los Angeles).
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
07-18-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
D.C. Office Buildings Won't Make Space for Cyclistsnew
According to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, which cites a Census Bureau survey, there was a 100 percent increase in bike commuting from 2004 to 2006--in all, about 6,000 riders driven to the saddle by high gas costs, packed Metro trains, or some sort of scourge of passive commuting. But a places to park lags behind.
Washington City Paper |
David Ceasar |
07-18-2008 |
Transportation
