AltWeeklies Wire
Good Vibrations in Texasnew
You hear that buzzing? No, it's not a swarm of approaching bees, it's a group of vibrator users rejoicing in the mid-February Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decision to overturn a ban on "obscene devices."
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
03-19-2008 |
Sex
Memories of a Reluctant War Momnew
The hardest thing I've ever done was take my son to the airport the day he deployed to Iraq.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
03-19-2008 |
War
Resistance Is Futile -- Or Is It?new
San Francisco was the epicenter of the failed movement to prevent the Iraq War -- but the movement that emerged here may still change the country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
03-19-2008 |
War
The Iraq War's Fifth Birthdaynew
Happy Birthday, Iraq War! You are 5 bloody years old today! I hope you, dear reader, have already run out to Party City to get your celebratory decorations for your own Iraq War B-Day blast. I hear they're running out of those cute little I.E.D. goody-bag stuffers.
San Diego CityBeat |
Carl Luna |
03-19-2008 |
War
No Law, No Hate Crime in South Carolinanew
The circumstances of the January murder of a transgendered teen spotlight a hole in federal hate crime statutes that long-neglected state legislation may fill.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
03-19-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
UVA Faculty Call for Emissions Cutbacksnew
While the "Resolution on Climate Commitment" recently ratified last week by the Faculty Senate is ultimately only symbolic, it implores the administration to detail specific goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conduct an energy audit and create a cabinet-level position to coordinate and enforce conservation.
C-Ville Weekly |
Will Goldsmith |
03-19-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
After Five Years, There's No End in Sight in Iraqnew
The Iraq War has already lasted a year and a half longer than World War II and is beginning to take its toll in the pockets of ordinary Americans, nearly 4,000 of whom have given their lives as soldiers in the conflict.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-19-2008 |
War
Inside Iraq
At the war's fifth anniversary, Oklahoma soldiers are trying to turn insurgents into allies while fending off attacks at Iraq's largest detainee facility.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick |
03-19-2008 |
War
The False Promise of the State Lotterynew
In 1999, Virginia voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional referendum designating all state lottery proceeds to education, but when you buy a lottery ticket, only a fraction goes towards education.
C-Ville Weekly |
Jayson Whitehead |
03-19-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Beetlemania in Coloradonew
Amid millions of dead trees, some start to hunt for hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Deb Acord |
03-18-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Local Printers Want Wayne Count to Stop the Pressesnew
The Wayne County Copy Center has some local printing business owners angry about the competition and others wondering if a government entity, funded by taxpayers, should be taking work away from the private sector.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
03-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Payday Lending Exec Wants You to Rethink His Biznew
With targeted philanthropy, and close attention to ethics, Moneytree CEO Dennis Bassford is achieving the unthinkable: overcoming prejudice against the payday lending industry.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
03-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Customers Claim AutoNation Lured Them into Bad Loansnew
Fraud cases involving AutoNation dealerships have popped up across the country, and they may be just the tip of a large, treacherous iceberg. The number of auto loan defaults has been growing, and many financial gurus now predict the auto subprime mess will serve as act two of America's current economic tragedy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
03-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
If It's War Max Karson Wants ...new
A controversial column by firebrand student Max Karson sparks bureaucratic wrangling and political infighting at CU-Boulder.
Tags: media
Border Checkpoints: The Nation's Biggest Weed Trapsnew
Border Patrol checkpoints near Yuma, Ariz., use K9 dogs to nab hordes of pot users headed back from the beach.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
03-18-2008 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
