AltWeeklies Wire
Tough Housing Market? Just Read the Signsnew
Not all intown development is booming, Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
11-01-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Gorillas in Our Midstnew
In the North Georgia mountains, Jane and Steuart Dewar built a one-of-a-kind haven for gorillas in need.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
11-01-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Pot Petitions to Hit Portlandnew
Petition sheets have been quietly circulating around the city by volunteers hoping to convince registered voters to support a plan that will decriminalize less than an ounce of marijuana.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
11-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Portland's Most Dangerous Intersections for Bikesnew
And what can be done about them.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
11-01-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Stretching Toward Jesusnew
If yoga is Hindu, why are Christians doing it in church -- and to the Lord's Prayer?
New York Press |
Elizabeth Valerio |
11-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Bittersweet Truth About Dark Chocolatenew
It is probably less wonderful for your health than you think.
New York Press |
Alyssa Galella |
11-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Yearlong Trip Down Crack Streetnew
Inside my journey through homelessness and drug abuse.
San Diego Reader |
Jay Allen Sanford |
11-01-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Portland Public Schools Emulates Wal-Martnew
For one month of nearly full-time work as a cafeteria worker, Erin Fox earned $379 -- the equivalent of roughly $5 an hour.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Distant Flamenew
Portlanders protest the 2008 Beijing Olympics and call for the U.S. to boycott the Summer Games.
Willamette Week |
Amanda Waldroupe |
10-31-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Turns Out Portland's Not So Bike-Friendlynew
But here's how it could be.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-31-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Homeland Security or Double Jeopardy?new
A new ID card required of people who work at the Oakland port threatens to cost hundreds of reformed ex-convicts their jobs.
East Bay Express |
Vianna Davila |
10-31-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
'Manorexia' Isn't Just a Hollywood Illnessnew
Meet Jeremy, a 36-year-old man who weighs 88 pounds.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Fires Produce Conflict Between Cops and Medianew
California law allows reporters complete access to disaster areas, as long as they do not interfere with emergency operations, but there are questions about whether these guidelines were overstepped by police in the recent fires.
San Diego CityBeat |
Eric Wolff |
10-31-2007 |
Media
Power Co. Claims Green Future, but Wants New Coal Plantnew
Coal-fired power plants are the top culprits among greenhouse gas emitters. It's estimated that Santee Cooper's proposed plant would spew 8.7 million tons of carbon dioxide and 138 pounds of mercury into the air each year.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
10-31-2007 |
Environment
A New Generation Copes With Breast Cancernew
Among women ages 15 to 54, breast cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and it's estimated that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in her life. If those were your chances of winning the lottery, your heart would be racing with excitement.
San Diego CityBeat |
AnnaMaria Stephens |
10-31-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
