AltWeeklies Wire
Cooking Cancernew
Doctors at the Medical College of Georgia add new tools for fighting lung cancer, including those that attack the disease without invasive surgery.
Metro Spirit |
Tom Grant |
11-14-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Portland Lawyers Fight for Guantanamo Prisoner No. 940new
Two years ago this week, authorities with the U.S. Department of Defense signed a memo approving Adel Hamad's release from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the 49-year-old Sudanese citizen has been held as an "enemy combatant" since 2002. Today, he remains imprisoned for reasons that aren't entirely clear.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
11-14-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Gambling With Kids' Futuresnew
Millions for an Oregon schools rainy-day fund are instead going to risky venture capital.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
11-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Schools of Faithnew
Secular homeschoolers try to find organizations to support their educational work, but discover that most groups emphasize Christian activities and learning programs.
Metro Spirit |
John Hughes |
11-14-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
A Marine Returnsnew
Corporal Seth Reil talks about his service -- and how even the military dogs are suffering from PTSD.
San Diego CityBeat |
Edwin Decker |
11-14-2007 |
War
John Echeverri-Gent on Pakistan Crisisnew
The UVA politics prof compares situation to fall of Shah in Iran.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
11-14-2007 |
International
Tags: Pakistan, international
Families of Virginia Tech Shooting Victims Sue Citynew
Blacksburg, Va., faces 25 possible lawsuits related to the campus shooting.
C-Ville Weekly |
Allison Cintins |
11-14-2007 |
Disasters
Making Solar Panels More Affordable in San Francisconew
"The idea with my proposal is the city would use its very high credit rating to borrow money at almost zero cost," Sup. Gerardo Sandoval says. That money would be turned over to citizens as low-interest loans to be paid back through a monthly assessment, similar to a property tax, with a very low interest rate.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
11-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Phoenix's Temple of Doomnew
Michael Levine is determined to save the temple that rose from the Holocaust and bar mitzvahed Spielberg. The Black Theatre Troupe wants him to go away.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
11-14-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
A Casino Theft Ring Spooks the Sun-Sentinelnew
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an alleged slot-machine theft ring by employees at Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino. And I'm the one bringing you the news for one reason: The largest newspaper in Broward County, the Sun-Sentinel, had the story first but got cold feet and decided not to publish it.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
11-14-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Crooked Contractornew
A contractor convicted of theft and facing additional charges bounces around Texas till he hits Houston.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
She's The (Under) Sheriffnew
Indicted by the Feds, Michael S. Carona slides his most loyal soldier into temporary command at the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
This Oil Spill -- and the Nextnew
There's a lot that can be done to make shipping in the San Francisco Bay safer.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Editorial |
11-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Child Protective Services: Problems, Reforms & More Problemsnew
A quick fix may only have created more problems for CPS and the families it serves.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
11-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Rick Stembridge Turns Debt Case into Holy Warnew
He alleges he's had his identity stolen and his credit destroyed. He's lost the business he built with his own hands; he labors just to pay a debt he insists he never incurred. And now that he's fallen behind on those debt payments, he faces incarceration. "I believe God has gotten me into this," he says.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Thomas Francis |
11-14-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
