AltWeeklies Wire
Portland's Bridge to Disasternew
A proposed mew 12-lane bridge over the Columbia River will cost $4.2 billion, increase traffic, and do little to alleviate climate change. What the hell are we thinking?
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
03-13-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Ain't No Sunshinenew
Records are often difficult to get, and now, even more so, since President George W. Bush designated entire categories of federal documents off-limits in the name of "national security."
Money is No Object When You're Tutoring Wealthy Prodigiesnew
When I started tutoring in Potomac, Md., I proceeded tentatively, distracted by how much money went into each portion of our session. At my company, students paid $90 for one-time-only appointments, $75 for those who committed to a weekly session.
Washington City Paper |
Marina Koestler Ruben |
03-13-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Newspapers Censor Bono's Fucking Gaffenew
The FCC's "Broadcast Indecency" rules are, in a word, bullshit.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate |
03-13-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties, FCC
Free Speech Trumps Boston Copsnew
Performance artist Milan Kohout, arrested for protesting the sub-prime mortgage scandal, had the First Amendment on his side all along.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and Jan Wolfe |
03-13-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Free Money! Well, Sort Of.new
In a desperate effort to push a line of presidential dollar coins, the US Mint has resorted to marketing ploys usually reserved for bankrupt mattress stores.
Boston Phoenix |
Doug Neye |
03-13-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
What's Going On?new
Never mind the information age. When it comes to the war, we're still in the dark.
Boston Phoenix |
Vanessa Czarnecki |
03-13-2008 |
War
The Three Trillion Dollar Warnew
Original estimates of between $50 to $60 billion were, at best, optimistic guesses about what the Iraq war would cost. Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz discusses the punishing cost of staying the course any longer.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
03-13-2008 |
War
Abortion-Cancer Link Disputednew
University of Arkansas oncologists says evidence is to the contrary.
Arkansas Times |
Leslie Newell Peacock |
03-13-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Stung by a Middlemannew
"They make it sound like all these people [in foreclosure] are in over their heads," Wilma Vaughn says, "but they're in over their heads because these companies put them in over their heads."
Tags: Economic Issues
Buyer Bewarenew
Unsuspecting borrowers are often suckered into unfavorable loans with promises of low monthly payments or interest rates. Here are several terms that signal you could be entering a bad deal.
Tags: Economic Issues
North Texas is a Blue-Collar Paradisenew
The gas drilling boom is putting North Texas workers on Easy Street -- for now.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
03-13-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Anatomy of a Foreclosurenew
Besides the borrower, there are four entities involved in loan-making: lenders, brokers, investors and servicing companies.
Voices: What People Think Now
Inland Northwesterners discuss the five-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-12-2008 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Understanding the Cost of the War
Five years after the March 19, 2003, invasion, soldiers like Joseph DeWolf try to make sense of the chaos.
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-12-2008 |
War
