AltWeeklies Wire
Sarwat Husain on Benazir Bhuttonew
"Bhutto was America's puppet," the editor of Al-Ittihaad says, adding that there was no guarantee that had Bhutto won the election, she would have brought democracy to Pakistan.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Short Showers Can't Stop North Carolina's Droughtnew
Local leaders and water experts say the state needs to spend more time and money on a regional approach to planning, conservation and sustainability. Press releases and public service announcements, even with the cooperation of the media, aren't cutting it.
INDY Week |
Cat Warren |
01-03-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Kameron Can't Learn
A mother's fight to mainstream her Down syndrome son ends in disappointment -- and private school.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Clark Armstrong |
01-02-2008 |
Education
California Students Fight Back Against Rising Tuitionnew
A student-sponsored ballot initiative hopes to freeze tuition for five years for resident undergraduates at University of California and California State University schools.
East Bay Express |
Wendy Patterson |
01-02-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Foreclosure's Forgotten Victimsnew
Tenants of foreclosed properties can face intimidation, bribes, and jacked-up rent to force relocation.
East Bay Express |
Wendy Patterson |
01-02-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
My Body, My Selfnew
Food issues and a bad self-image led me to undergo weight-loss surgery. I'm still a mess, but a better-looking one.
Tags: Health & Science
San Diego Needle Exchange Tries to Stay Low-Keynew
Though the program has the support of the mayor and a majority of City Council members, and though it's causing the police no grief, and though the state Department of Pubic Health's Office of AIDS recently allocated funding for the city to expand its program, some vocal opponents remain imposing forces.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
01-02-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
New Police Chief's Record is Worrisomenew
I covered D.C. police and courts when Charles Ramsey was in charge, and he seemed to have one way of doing things. If there was a high-profile appearance, a high-profile disappearance or any action at all in well-developed parts of Northwest Washington, he brought a flood of blue and white. But if there was a stabbing, a shooting or a beating in the neighborhoods, he hardly changed a thing.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan York |
01-02-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Virginia Juggles Education & Prison Spendingnew
Shiny new prisons, crappy old schools.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
01-02-2008 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Bay Area Journalists are Switching Sidesnew
Newspaper shake-ups are leading former journos to the dark side of media relations.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
12-28-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
2007 Was the Year of Climate Changenew
Not, mind you, the year anything substantive was done about climate change, but rather the year climate change took center stage.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
12-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Aging Habitnew
Senior addicts challenge unprepared service systems.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
12-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Global Warming Drives Animals Up California's Coastnew
Tidal species native to the Central Coast may be vulnerable to takeover by invaders better equipped for the heat, with ripple effects up the food chain.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
12-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Break for the Crack Offender?new
Supreme Court decision's impact on Arkansas still unclear.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
12-27-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Anti-Gay Activists Seek Injunction in Oregonnew
Less than a week before same-sex couples will be allowed to form domestic partnerships, attorneys for anti-gay activists will be in federal court, asking a judge for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to stop the new law from taking effect.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
12-27-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
