AltWeeklies Wire
Was the Eastern Market Fire Really an Accident?new
That fire and several more recent Capitol Hill fires have something in common: burned-out trash containers.
Washington City Paper |
Jason Cherkis |
12-27-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Taming Raleigh's Teardown Trendnew
A report from the city planning department revealing that the number of teardowns since 2002 has zoomed past 600.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-27-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Finally, a Way to Dispose of Yogurt Containersnew
A new North Carolina reuse program is encouraging schools and community groups to collect those items for fundraising.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
12-27-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
TB Risingnew
Though declining nationwide, tuberculosis is increasing in Minnesota as immigrants flock here.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rhena Tantisunthorn |
12-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Mapping the Trajectory of Blame for Philly's Gun Epidemicnew
Is there any chance of getting over the statewide impasse that could lead to stronger crime gun laws? Or are we stuck with the way things are now?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Forgotten Forestsnew
Louisiana's coastal wetland forests are hard to define, but they could be easy to lose if timber and environmental interests don't resolve some fundamental differences.
Gambit |
Mollie Day |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Worried Sicknew
The proposed LSU/VA hospital will bring badly needed health care and jobs to New Orleans, but those benefits will come at a price.
Tags: Economic Issues
The Death of Reasonnew
Lawyers argue the racial bias, and absurdity, of the death penalty in Connecticut.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
12-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Beware of the 'Watchdog'new
The dangers of Dustin Gold, New Haven's anti-illegal immigration zealot.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
12-26-2007 |
Immigration
Coal is Cheap and Abundant, but Can it Really Be Clean?new
South Carolina is a battleground in the debate over America's coal future.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Alt.Health: Holiday Bender-mendersnew
Soothe excesses with lemon juice and a good dose of realism.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
12-21-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Is it Journalism or Military School?new
King J-School acting director Stephen Kimber sees his school as simply one of many paid "service providers," but I'd say it's another example of a university selling its soul to the military.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Bruce Wark |
12-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Wolf Blitzer, I Have News for Younew
Wolf: News is not entertainment. A political forum is not the Jerry Springer Show, despite your fondest fantasies of how you would like to transform the debates.
Tags: media
Bali Hullabaloonew
Don't believe the cynics -- we'll get climate change targets after U.S. tosses Bush.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
The Age of the Loan Dronesnew
With rising tuition rates, cutbacks in government aid, a job market that never fails to disappoint and an alarming display of fiscal irresponsibility among young Americans, more and more members of "Generation Debt" are accumulating debts of unmanageable proportions.
Tags: Education
