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Cities Ask Virginia to Cap Payday Lending at 36 Percentnew
Currently, most lenders charge borrowers $15 interest for every $100 borrowed -- per week. The APR on these loans can balloon to 391 percent, trapping borrowers in a vicious cycle of debt.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Med School Explores Upside (and Down) of Podcastingnew
iPods are cool and all, but some University of Virginia profs wonder if podcasting lectures is driving down classroom attendance.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
11-07-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
After Eddie Jordan, What's Next for New Orleans?new
Getting rid of the District Attorney was not easy, but several even tougher tasks confront the criminal justice system and those who seek to lead it.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos and Allen Johnson Jr |
11-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Gone Battynew
Bat people and the bizarre beauty of the creepy winged creatures.
Metro Times |
Samantha Cleaver |
11-06-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Incredible Shrinking Auto Industrynew
The vote on the Chrysler contract indicates union members are getting weary of concession after concession.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
11-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
They Got the Sheriffnew
Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona's reign has been equal parts tragedy and comedy. With his indictment, it enters its final act.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Fires, Good Newsnew
The Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register websites cover the blazes with innovation, improvisation and a lot of help from their readers.
Tags: disasters
Dennis Wilenchik Just Doesn't Get Itnew
The "special prosecutor" issued hugely invasive subpoenas to New Times without grand jury review.
Phoenix New Times |
Michael Lacey |
11-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Orange County's Magnum Enforcernew
In an ongoing federal civil trial, it's clear that one of Sheriff Michael S. Carona's more violent deputies enjoys gunplay.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Fire Of the Century ... Of the Yearnew
Hellish fires now, Sahara Desert later, says doom prophet Mike Davis.
Tags: disasters
Burned at Both Endsnew
A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
11-06-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Sorry, Your Job's Been Outsourced!new
Thousands of manufacturing jobs have moved to countries that skimp on wages and regulations -- now the service sector is also at risk.
Isthmus |
Roger Bybee |
11-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Weather Underground Leader on the Anti-War Movement, Then & Nownew
He's 60 now and has renounced violence, but former Weathermen leader Mark Rudd is still a major critic of war and a major supporter of mass mobilizations that create change.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
11-06-2007 |
War
Let's Talk About Sex Crimenew
Mike Lawlor wants to make Connecticut's sex offender registry better, which may mean making it much smaller
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
11-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
An Inconvenient Tusknew
With the ice caps melting and the Minutemen North on patrol, to whom should our displaced Artic friends turn? An illustrated commentary.
Boston Phoenix |
David Kish |
11-05-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
