AltWeeklies Wire
In Ohio, the Feds Do Their Best to Conceal a Toxic Horrornew
Toxins are emerging from the ground under the former Ford Road landfill in Elyria, and many of the residents have developed cancer. Some think health reports were purposely repressed by the feds.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
05-27-2008 |
Environment
Help Wanted: The Next Generation of Nannies for the Super-Richnew
At the English Nanny & Governess School, they're finding it hard to recruit workers for the next generation of Ivy League child care.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-27-2008 |
Business & Labor
Vermont is Spinning its Wheels on Wind Energynew
Despite the state's clean-and-green ethic and polls showing that three out of four residents would support it in their own backyards, wind projects have faced stiff regulatory resistance in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-27-2008 |
Environment
California GOP: The Queer Enablers of Gay Marriagenew
How Republicans accomplished what the Dems could not.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald and Matthew Fleischer |
05-27-2008 |
LGBT
We Take the District Attorney John Newsome Challengenew
After our DA quaffed 11 beers in five hours, but claimed to be fine to drive, we had to investigate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
05-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Federal Regulators Crack Down on Egregious Credit Card Industry Practicesnew
Under proposed rules, card companies would have to give consumers more time to make payments before charging late fees. If a bill carries two different interest rates, card issuers would be barred from applying payments to the lower interest charge first. They also would be limited in raising the interest rate on an outstanding balance.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
05-23-2008 |
Economy
Minnesota Offers Treatment to Vets Who Commit Crimesnew
Minnesota became the second state in the nation to pass a sentence-mitigation bill for veterans facing criminal prosecution who suffer from combat related mental health disorders.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
05-23-2008 |
War
Teens and STDs: The Silent Epidemicnew
Many were shocked when the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported last year that one in four teenage girls had contracted a sexually transmitted disease -- but Milwaukee experts weren't. Milwaukee has a long-standing problem not only with teen pregnancy, but with teen STDs as well.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-23-2008 |
Science
In San Francisco's Projects, Truth Comes at a Pricenew
Deanna Johnson testified against a murderer to save her son, breaking the most fundamental law of the projects: Don't snitch.
SF Weekly |
Ashley Harrell |
05-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Delta Employees Fear Benefits Will Get Lost in the Merger Shufflenew
While federal antitrust regulators may be satisfied with the Delta-Northwest merger, some critics are starting to speak out -- including the 35,000 Delta nonpilot retirees, who have no written guarantees that their pensions and retirement benefits will make a safe landing after the merge.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
05-23-2008 |
Business & Labor
As the Army's Recruitment of Students Intensifies, So Does its Oppositionnew
As the Army has increased its presence in schools across the country, exposure to recruitment has become a part of daily life for area teenagers. Students and teachers allege that recruiters have walked into classrooms unannounced in order to speak with potential recruits. In response, anti-war activists also have found a place in the classroom.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
05-23-2008 |
War
University of Arizona Scientists' Probe Set to Land on Marsnew
Finding life is pretty much the holy grail (and marketing angle) of space science, but even if scientists don't detect life signs, this mission will provide clues to the conditions that future manned missions to Mars may face.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
05-22-2008 |
Science
Jello Biafra Answers Michael Savagenew
When news broke of Senator Ted Kennedy's brain tumor, talk-radio host Michael Savage used the occasion to plumb the depths of tastelessness by playing 1979's "California Uber Alles" by -- you got it -- Dead Kennedys. That band's frontman had this to say in return.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
05-22-2008 |
Media
When it Comes to Same-Sex Marriage, California Mattersnew
Massachusetts may have had gay marriage first, but California changes everything. Are Obama and Clinton listening?
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
05-22-2008 |
LGBT
Amid School Budget Cuts, Parents Want to Save a Nature Preservenew
Like school districts across Florida, Seminole County's has something of a fiscal crisis. Put simply, because of state budget cuts, the board needs to trim $22 million from its $474 million annual budget. But parents are more pissed about the cutting of funding for the Environmental Studies Center than they are about firing teachers.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Morey |
05-22-2008 |
Environment
