AltWeeklies Wire
They're Coming to Take Over Your Town Nextnew
Eureka Springs is the subject of a new DVD purporting to show “how a small group of homosexual activists took over the city council in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and began imposing their homosexual agenda on that community.”
Arkansas Times |
Doug Smith |
02-08-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
New Mexico Trucker Felt Set Up in Iraqnew
Edward Sanchez thought it would be safe and lucrative employment driving oil trucks for KBR Inc., a subsidiary of Halliburton contracted by the US military in Iraq, but he was shot at and barely escaped with his life.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
02-07-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Tradition Won't Pay the Rent for Bull Ridersnew
Are all the injuries a bull rider gets throughout the year worth his measly salary?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan McGraw |
02-07-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bio Lab Debate Goes on Tournew
With less than nine months before the U.S. Department of Homeland Security decides where to site its disease research lab, proponents and opponents of the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility continue to plead their cases before government leaders and the business community.
Tags: Health & Science
Ruleboy livesnew
Marty Welsh, a local doctor known for living by the rules, is stricken with Lou Gehrig's disease. His sister tells the surprising story of the "new rules" he's come up with.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
02-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Unsettlednew
From December 2001 to February 2007, Jeffrey Rodriguez was locked up in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He's also submitted a compensation claim for $5 million with the Santa Clara County, which could become a full-blown trial if not settled beforehand.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Vrinda Normand |
02-07-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Inherit the Windnew
Silicon Valley is scrambling to lead the alternative energy industry, but a little-known hang-up in the federal energy bill is sabotaging our chances.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Virginia's Pro-Choice Lobby Daynew
Members of the National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Rights Action League gathered at the capital on Thursday to rally in support of legislation that would add FDA-approved methods of contraception to the state code governing sex education.
Port Folio Weekly |
Vernal Coleman |
02-07-2008 |
Sex
Virginia Assembly Can't Kill HPV Vaccinenew
Last year, Virginia joined Texas as the only states to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated for the human papillomavirus, a move that outraged social conservatives in both places. Now in Virginia, legislators are trying to push back requirement’s start date, or kill it altogether.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
02-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Should We be Taxed for Eating Animals?new
Outside of nearly every presidential rally and campaign stop across South Carolina, you could find members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed in bright pink pig costumes, handing out buttons and literature emblazoned with the slogan "Stop Global Warming: Tax Meat."
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Anti-abortion Group to Continue Suit Against Charlottenew
Operation Save America, the group known for its T-shirts that read, "Homosexuality is a Sin! Islam is a Lie! Abortion is Murder!" says city of Charlotte violated its free speech rights.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Karen Shugart |
02-07-2008 |
Sex
Is Vaccine Gardasil Responsible For Deaths?new
Health workers reported 4,500 Gardasil-related incidents in the federal government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System. All these reports from health-care workers and individuals have some people worried about the drug's side effects and safety.
East Bay Express |
Tom Grant |
02-06-2008 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Framed?new
Petty crook Stephan Cowans served seven years for a cop shooting he didn't do. Then he was exonerated; then released; then murdered. Looking back, the evidence against him was never all that good. Was it a screw-up or a frame-up? Either way, somebody should be policing the Boston Police. A Boston Phoenix exclusive.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
02-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Georgia Banks on New Reservoirsnew
Critics decry the lack of conservation measures in the state's fight against the drought.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
02-06-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Tijuana Burnsnew
Our neighbor's house is on fire -- and no one seems to give a damn.
San Diego CityBeat |
Carl Luna |
02-06-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
