AltWeeklies Wire
The High Cost of Credit on Campusnew
Giving away gifts is a popular tactic credit card companies use on college campuses, but consumer advocates say many undergraduates end up with late fees, high balances and delinquencies.
Dig Boston |
Arvin Temkar |
04-03-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Green Ladynew
With a brutal recession looming, what's with the New York Times' odd obsession with overpriced clothes?
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
04-03-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Big Brother's Little Brothernew
A freelance videographer plans to challenge the Portland Police Bureau in court after a cop confiscated his camera and cited him, in apparent retaliation for videotaping the cop as he searched a suspect in the street.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
04-03-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Buck Stops Here on NBAFnew
Finally, there is an issue opponents and proponents of a federal disease research lab can agree on: State or local governments should not pay for a utility plant required as part of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, as the feds have proposed.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
04-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Young, Asian American, and Christiannew
UC Berkeley is home to some of the brightest young minds in the country -- and many of them are increasingly drawn to evangelical Christianity.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
04-03-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
A Gulf of Changenew
There remain privateers that feed off Louisiana's shoreline, only now they're charged with missions paid for and assigned by state government. The immediate aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita sent a flood of fly-by-night contractors and engineers into Louisiana, with many folding as soon as they set up.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
04-02-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Labor's Merger Painsnew
How a small San Francisco union lost its independence -- and can't get it back.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
JB Powell |
04-02-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Free Parking for Sale in San Francisconew
Many say homeless guys who help the city's commuters find street parking provide a valuable service, but others complain that they cause trouble.
SF Weekly |
Ashley Harrell |
04-02-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
New Lawsuit Targets Cops Who Killed Man on 'Shroomsnew
Give a 20-year-old enough magic mushrooms to make 30 people trip hard. Then put him up against three cops armed with Tasers, beanbag guns and Glocks. It's a recipe for disaster, and that's exactly what happened.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
04-02-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Rents Rising in Portlandnew
Why rent bills are climbing and why that's likely to continue.
Willamette Week |
Jason Moore |
04-02-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: Mexico's Comback Kidnew
The leftist firebrand rallies Mexicans against big oil.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
04-02-2008 |
International
One Doc Reveals Big Pharma's 'Dirty Little Secret'new
In January, Erick Turner published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine that revealed antidepressants are not as effective as we've been led to believe. For years, he implied, pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer and Forest Laboratories have vastly exaggerated the performance of their drugs.
Willamette Week |
Philip Dawdy |
04-02-2008 |
Science
Trouble Ahead on the Border?new
Push to beef up border security leaves agents poorly trained, critics say.
San Diego CityBeat |
Megan Burks |
04-02-2008 |
Immigration
Cockfighting Becomes Felony in Virginianew
The time-honored practice of cockfighting is being elevated to a felony, thanks to legislation that sailed through the General Assembly, and despite the protests of the Virginia Gamefowl Breeders Association, an organization based in Blackstone that claims 2,000 members.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
04-02-2008 |
Animal Issues
The Dirt on Dirtnew
The new dawn of chemical farming, Superfund townhomes, and Wal-Mart wetlands.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-02-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
