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'Bilal Is No Insurgent'new
A Philadelphia Daily News photographer rallies behind his jailed Iraqi colleague.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
12-17-2007 |
Media
Escape from Haitinew
An immigration lawyer and a 65-year-old grandmother risk their freedom and more to save Haitians from the desperation of poverty and violence.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jeffrey Barg |
12-17-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, Haiti
Sex Offenders Set Up Camp Under the Bridgenew
Everyone agrees the situation under the Julia Tuttle Causeway has become untenable, but so far neither local politicians, nor the courts, nor the state legislature have been willing to do anything about it.
Miami New Times |
Isaiah Thompson |
12-17-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Burying the Oppositionnew
A plan for radioactive waste burial is so bad even some at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality think it should be killed. Fat chance.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Fission Accomplishednew
When the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant finally closes, will there be enough money to clean up its radioactive legacy?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Plastic Poisonnew
Phthalates protect plastic by making it more malleable, but a growing number of scientific studies suggest that while protecting plastic, certain phthalates are poisoning people. One place where toxic phthalates are particularly problematic is in children's toys.
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Baseball Bonuses and Bungled Bowlsnew
When will the sports press get out of the sports business?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Virtual School Isn't a Public Schoolnew
Court rules against taxpayer-funded home-schooling scheme.
Shepherd Express |
Staff |
12-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Proposed Mortgage Solution May Not Help Everyonenew
The five-year freeze on mortgage interest rates proposed by President George W. Bush last week is projected by most housing experts to assist only about 20 percent of those facing foreclosure -- those who have managed to keep up with their increasingly expensive mortgage payments.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
12-14-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Meet the Wikipediansnew
Wikipedia doubled its number of articles in just 18 months. But who are the "Wikipediots" writing them? And why do they do it?
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-14-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Mexican Court's Atrocities are a Warning for U.S. Justicenew
Anyone wondering what a truly rotten Supreme Court looks like could do worse than glance south of the border to Mexico, where the 10 most powerful justices in the land have just issued a travesty of a ruling in the case of a crusading journalist called Lydia Cacho.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
12-14-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Pushing for Agricultural Innovation in Californianew
A proposed Salinas Valley tech center could bring new ag innovation to salad bowl of the world.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
12-14-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What I Learned at Citizen Police Academynew
On Dec. 4, I finally graduated from the Portland Police Bureau's 11-week Citizen Police Academy. That being said, you're under arrest. Just kidding.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
12-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
In Reversenew
The Blue Ribbon Coalition, those guys that love throttle-twisting recreation in the wilderness, now say they're going green.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
12-13-2007 |
Environment
