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Humans Are Dogs & Even Monkeys Can Do Mathnew

Two new studies of animal intelligence caught my attention last week because they prove that humans are no better than dogs and monkeys. This is something I've always felt to be true on an anecdotal level, and now cognitive science backs me up.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Annalee Newitz | 12-19-2007 | Science

Tags: Health & Science

Homes for Whom?new

In San Francisco, affordable housing is shaping up to be the big political issue of 2008.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Sarah Phelan | 12-19-2007 | Housing & Development

Tags: housing & development

Mentally Ill Inmates Often Become Rape Victimsnew

Jailers need help in protecting a growing population of mentally ill prisoners from assault, including rape, by other inmates, Louisiana officials told a federal panel in New Orleans recently.

Gambit | Allen Johnson Jr | 12-19-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Oakland's Old Guard Outmaneuvers the New Mayornew

Port director Omar Benjamin wants to take authority from a commission that soon will be controlled by appointees of Ron Dellums.

East Bay Express | Robert Gammon | 12-19-2007 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

Human Trafficking, the New Slaverynew

It flies below the radar of most people's consciousness, but human trafficking happens -- even in New Orleans.

Gambit | Sarah Andert | 12-19-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

The $150 Million Question: Gas-Guzzling Trucks or Dirty Tugboats?new

A ticked-off tribe and a delicate union negotiation could stop Metro from picking the most fuel-efficient option on a massive upcoming garbage-hauling contract.

Willamette Week | Nigel Jaquiss | 12-19-2007 | Environment

Tags: environment

Sacrificing Rebeccanew

Laurie Recht loved her daughter to death. Literally.

Willamette Week | Nancy Rommelmann | 12-19-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Oregon's Undocumented Immigrants Race to Get ID Cardsnew

With less than seven weeks until new driver's license rules take effect, crowds are descending on the Mexican Consulate to get ID cards that let them get licenses under the more favorable, existing regulations.

Willamette Week | Beth Slovic | 12-19-2007 | Immigration

Tags: illegal, Immigration, immigrant

Is Childbirth Bad for the Earth?new

I'm drawn to the childless life for a number of reasons, and reading the International Panel on Climate Change reports released this year has given me one more.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Amanda Witherell | 12-19-2007 | Environment

Tags: environment

McConnell and Stavrinakis Confront Immigration Policynew

South Carolina leaders offer sane solutions to correct an insane federal government.

Charleston City Paper | Jack Hunter | 12-19-2007 | Immigration

Tags: Immigration

A Master Identity Thief Tells His Secretsnew

Even though it was an activity that gave him "a natural high," Mr. Kaboa turned credit card fraud and identity theft into a rather humdrum, workaday business.

San Diego CityBeat | Eric Wolff | 12-19-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

A Quest to Discover Why I Should Oppose Gay Marriagenew

I set out to ask a few Central Floridians what exactly being "against gay marriage" means. Could I find even one good reason why I, too, should sign that Florida4Marriage.org petition and so aggressively "defend marriage"?

Orlando Weekly | Omar De La Rosa | 12-18-2007 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues