AltWeeklies Wire
Vets Find a Way Homenew
Suicidal, shell-shocked and homeless veterans find help through the VA.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
01-29-2008 |
War
Guilty Until Proven Innocentnew
A private investigator has uncovered new evidence that could exonerate two men doing time for a 1993 New Haven murder. His work's so persuasive, the state has reopened the case.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Smoke Signalsnew
If government can help farmers quit tobacco, we can wean nuke and chem workers off nasty industries, too.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
01-28-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mother Blames Gardasil for Daughter's Deathnew
A healthy 19-year-old girl suddenly dies two weeks after a Gardasil vaccination. Researchers say its unrelated but the mother has many questions about the safety of the HPV vaccine.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
01-28-2008 |
Science
Portrait of Jenynew
For this fifteen-year-old, it's been a long road to home.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
01-28-2008 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Impasse Likely on Health-Care Plansnew
Efforts to alter health insurance in Wisconsin will likely go nowhere in the remaining part of the 2007-08 legislative session, only to become a source of further contention in the fall elections.
Tags: Health & Science
Prosecutor Admits Possible Injustice in the 'Three-Strikes' Lawnew
Will anyone follow?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
01-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Story of Eric Frimpongnew
Was justice denied in the case of a UCSB soccer star convicted of rape?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Kim A. Seefeld |
01-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Patrolling South Texas for Illegal Immigrantsnew
Border Patrolman Jorge Diaz left Mexico at 12. For 20 years, he's trolled the South Texas brush for illegal compatriots.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
01-28-2008 |
Immigration
DART Made a Billion-Dollar Goofnew
New train lines to cost $1 billion more than promised.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
01-28-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
The Problem With Student Loansnew
The current system serves lenders, not the public interest.
Tags: Education
Greek Dogs Given Second Chance at Life in Bouldernew
Greece might have a wealth of archaeological sites and a great historical legacy, but it also treats dogs quite cruelly, using mass poisonings to control the population of stray and abandoned pooches. Thanks to a Boulder group, some of these dogs have found new lives in Colorado.
Boulder Weekly |
James Dziezynski |
01-28-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Nano Protocolnew
The West can't dis emerging Indian car culture -- unless we cough up carbon caps for all.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-28-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Citizen Journalism: A Field Day for the Flacks?new
Want more coverage for your candidate? Report on him yourself at Triblocal.com.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Pushing Paper in Phillynew
Amid a flurry of sale rumors, Philly's Metro turns 8. Will the free daily make it to the decade mark?
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
01-28-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
