AltWeeklies Wire
A Welding Program for Refugees Sparks Job Opportunitiesnew
Before next spring, the welding program run by Association of Africans Living in Vermont will have provided 30 individuals with 80 hours of welding training and 40 hours of English as a Second Language instruction.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
05-19-2008 |
Business & Labor
Giving Depressed Teens Another Chance at Happiness and Lifenew
When Jeff Lamontagne and other members of his church held a walk to raise money to enable students who were depressed and at risk of suicide to receive psychological treatment five years ago, they had no idea that they'd taken the first steps toward establishing a nonprofit that would become a model for suicide prevention nationwide.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
05-19-2008 |
Science
Iraq Veterans Against the War Heads to D.C. to Testify Against the Warnew
The D.C. trip is IVAW's latest action in its Winter Soldier campaign, which began just more than a month ago when the group’s members gathered in Maryland to present their personal experiences to the world via satellite and streaming video on the internet, which reached more than 30,000 viewers on each day of the conference.
Philadelphia Weekly |
St. John Barned-Smith |
05-19-2008 |
War
With Gas Prices on the Rise, National SUV Sales Slipnew
With oil nearing a staggering $126 a barrel for June, data suggests that the American love affair with sports utility vehicles and large cars may be over. National SUV sales for April fell more than 32 percent from last year, and small-car sales rose almost 19 percent.
The Memphis Flyer |
Shara Clark |
05-16-2008 |
Transportation
In the Wake of Disaster, the Burmese People Are On Their Own, As Usualnew
By blocking foreign aid in the wake of the deadly cyclone, Burma's ruling generals may be fueling the uprising they're trying to quell.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
05-16-2008 |
International
Power Plant's Water-Intake Pipe Moves Aheadnew
Riverkeeper's Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called it "a giant fish-killing machine," but the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources just gave a preliminary OK to We Energies' plan to build a 1.5-mile-long water-intake pipe into Lake Michigan.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Environment
'The Great Speckled Bird' Flew High (And So Did its Readers)new
The storied Atlanta "underground" newspaper celebrates its 40th birthday with a gathering of the counterculture.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
05-16-2008 |
Media
The Oil Crossroads: Gold for Highways, Pennies for Public Transportationnew
Growth will only come to a city near you if the federal government is led by somebody who connects the climate-change dots with the oil dots and the public-transportation dots.
Artvoice |
Bruce Fisher |
05-16-2008 |
Environment
Racial Disparities Prevail in Wisconsin's Justice Systemnew
New studies from The Sentencing Project, Human Rights Watch, and a governor's commission show the state's justice system treats black and white drug offenders differently.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
05-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Fighting Forest Service Visitors' Feesnew
A class-action lawsuit seeks to rein in what critics say are out-of-control charges.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-15-2008 |
Environment
Happytownnew
Local political news.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman | Billy Manes | Deanna Morey | Bob Whitby |
05-15-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Police Beatnew
Recent happenings of local criminals and police.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
05-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Is FedEx Kinko's Trashing its Recyclables?new
The company recycles 700 tons of paper per year and recently was ranked eighth on the Environmental Protection Agency's quarterly list of Green Power Partners. But when it comes to Santa Fe Kinko's stores, one former employee says the company's recycling claims are nothing more than a whitewash.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Mark Sanders |
05-15-2008 |
Environment
It's Time for the Press to Cover John McCain Againnew
From his Islam problem to hints of misogyny, here are ten places for political reporters to start.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
05-15-2008 |
Media
Blogging for Peace in the Middle Eastnew
Peace Man is the Palestinian half of a two-man blogging team in the Middle East. While Peace Man lives in a refugee camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip, his counterpart, Hope Man, lives just a few miles and a world away in the Israeli city of Sderot, a city often targeted by Palestinian rocket fire.
Boise Weekly |
Shea Andersen |
05-15-2008 |
International
