AltWeeklies Wire
More Than a Gamenew
For many Oklahomans, sports, particulary football, is a way of life -- and the rest is just details.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Brian Ervin |
01-23-2008 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
San Antonio's Solar Slopenew
Fiascos abound as the Public Utility Commission wrestles with solar terms.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
01-23-2008 |
Environment
Recycling Turns Criminalnew
Rising commodity prices expose businesses to a new source of theft.
East Bay Express |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
01-23-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Meet 10 of the Indy's Most Prolific Letter-Writersnew
They attach their names to messages that earn them scorn, derision and, yes, sometimes admiration from their fellow readers. They keep the Independent's letters page alive, and a place for (usually) intelligent debate.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
01-22-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Detroit, Foreclosednew
Housing crisis hits the hood hard.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
01-22-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Sharon Keller is Texas' Judge Dreadnew
When Sharon Keller turned off the clock on a Death Row inmate's last-gasp appeal, she became the most vilified judge in Texas.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
01-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Share and Share a Bikenew
The Bicycle Coalition is trying to bring a bike share to Philly. Not everyone's on board.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Tremble |
01-22-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
The Auto Industry's Green Horizonsnew
If this year's big North American International Auto Show had to be summed up in just one word, that word might be schizophrenic. But that doesn't quite get it. If the auto doctor practiced psychiatry, chances are good he'd diagnose this patient as having multiple personality disorder.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
01-22-2008 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Snub Gays, Buy Microsoft?new
Rev. Ken Hutcherson is urging his anti-homosexual followers to buy up stock to theoretically gain some control and reverse the company's support for gay-rights measures in the state.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-22-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Wounds of Warnew
Thousands of veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with permanent and debilitating injuries. Here are some of their stories.
Rick Reilly, Loving Limbonew
The sports journo on his impending move to ESPN, being directed by George Clooney, and the joys of doing absolutely nothing.
Tags: media
Gentrification Welcomed by Some Dallas Artistsnew
To keep the Deep Ellum neighborhood alive, artists say change is necessary.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
01-22-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Bay of Pigs Vets Fight for Homenew
Betrayed by the U.S. government and their own country, they want to be remembered.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
01-22-2008 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Over the (Capitol) Hillnew
The soul of Seattle's gayest neighborhood is being chipped away by high-priced condos. Does that signal the beginning of diaspora away from an older, richer, more hetero Capitol Hill?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-22-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
There Goes the Gayborhoodnew
As gay couples flee Seattle's Capitol Hill and its drift toward overpriced sterility, an unlikely South County suburb helps fill the void.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
01-22-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
