AltWeeklies Wire
The Disappearing North Texas Cowboynew
There are still foremen and cowboys working long-term on the handful of big ranches still left in Tarrant and surrounding counties, or riding full time on their own smaller spreads, but their numbers are small and -- with the region's cities growing faster than most in the country -- getting smaller by the day.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
Conservative Think Tank Plans Assault for Earth Daynew
The globe isn't warming. Nuclear power is green energy. Mining is good for Mother Nature and even better for the poor. Welcome to Earth Day, Utah style, courtesy of The Sutherland Institute.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Ted McDonough |
04-17-2008 |
Environment
Farmworkers Draw Student Supportnew
This spring, North Carolina college students have delved into the world of undocumented workers, bringing back stories about the complex culture and economic realities, staging local protests at a national restaurant chain and hosting educational events on campus.
INDY Week |
Juliana Hanson |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
Possible Layoffs Loom at 'The News & Observer'new
At a meeting last week, the daily's executive editor John Drescher warned newsroom staffers there could be some tough cuts. "We continue to have trouble financially and all options are on the table," he says.
A Worker's Life Under H&R Blocknew
Tax season is over and you know how much you're getting back. Some workers at H&R Block wish they could say that about their wages.
East Bay Express |
Steve Koppman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
Undocumented Chinese Workers Struggle for Justicenew
For Asian immigrants, the challenges of immigration are especially trying: dramatically different language systems, fear of government authority and a lack of a strong safety net for legal advocacy -- leave little hope in the minds of these immigrants of a better tomorrow.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
04-17-2008 |
Immigration
Judge Arrington's Truth vs. the Media's Spinnew
The judge had a difficult message for black men; too bad the press missed the point.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John F. Sugg |
04-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
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Seven Things Portland Should Do to Get Serious About Being Greennew
Sometime between Gov. Tom McCall's speeches and Al Gore's Nobel Prize, Portland ceded the green crown. Here's how to get it back.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
How Hard is it to Get Rid of Lousy Teachers?new
When Portland Public Schools begins bargaining with its nearly 3,000 teachers, counselors and school psychologists next month, one issue is not likely to be addressed: How should PPS identify and get rid of bad teachers?
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
04-16-2008 |
Education
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Takes on Everything from GMOs to Greenhouse Gasesnew
The group was born out of Apartheid South Africa and a group of Protestant shareholders who asked General Motors to reconsider its extensive investment in the country. Executive director Laura Berry talks to us about the ensuing 37 years, and how they group uses shareholder power to influence a host of issues.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
04-16-2008 |
Business & Labor
Homeland Security's Actions May Help in Stalling the Border Wallnew
How Michael Chertoff's "mega-waiver" could awaken the Supreme Court, revive humane legislation, and create a kinder, gentler border.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
04-16-2008 |
Immigration
The Green Office: How to Make Your Workplace More Environmentally Friendlynew
Considering that a third of our daily lives is likely spent in an office, it's important that those hours are healthy ones, and of course, a healthy office is also a more environmentally friendly workplace.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
Do Sex Offender Registries Work?new
The term "sex offender" conjures a kind of monolithic image -- one that's reinforced by the news media and tough-on-crime politicians, despite evidence to the contrary. Misperception and fear, rather than good empirical research, seem to be what drives sex-offender laws. A case in point is a new law that takes effect this week in San Diego.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
04-16-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Charlottesville Backs Federal Department of Peacenew
The city, via resolution, is urging Virgil Goode to partner with Dennis Kucinich and co-sponsor HR 808, a collaboration that, if it happens, may well cause the Capitol to implode in some sort of space-time continuum hullabaloo.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
04-16-2008 |
War
Why is it So Hard to Get Solar Power in San Francisco?new
Across California, citizens are jumping at the chance to decrease their carbon output. Yet in San Francisco, where environmental sentiment and high energy costs ought to be driving a major solar boom, there's very little action.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell and Sarah Phelan |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
