AltWeeklies Wire
Jury Finds Photojournalist Guilty of 'Trespassing'new
Jeffrey Sauger faces up to 30 days in jail and fines for shooting a neo-Nazi protest in Toledo.
Metro Times |
Staff |
10-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Carl's Jr. Takes First Step Away from Factory Farmingnew
Prodded by PETA, the fast-food chain has promised to immediately begin purchasing 15 percent of its pork from suppliers who do not use "gestation crates," increasing that to 25 percent by July 2008.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
10-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Minorities Remain Underrepresented in Illinois Hiringnew
Members of racial minorities, who make up 35 percent of the state's population, accounted for just 20 percent of state employees in fiscal year 2006, according to an analysis of state hiring data conducted by the Illinois Association of Minorities in Government.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
10-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
U.S. Soldier Refuses to Kill, Takes Refuge in Canadanew
Brad McCall, a U.S. army private, is living in exile in Vancouver because he doesn't want to commit war crimes in Iraq.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
10-09-2007 |
War
Dr. Sherman Silber, the Egg Mannew
From the "mad scientist" who brought you the reversible vasectomy comes the controversial practice of ovarian tissue freezing.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
10-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Growing Old in Gitmonew

Two years ago the U.S. military recommended Mohamed Mohamed Hassan Odaini for release from Guantanamo prison -- so why is he still there?
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
10-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tusko's Bad Tripnew
LSD experiment at zoo in 1962 killed an elephant.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Rob Collins |
10-05-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues, LSD
Muslims in Milwaukee Show Many Shades of Faithnew
If you were to render an accurate portrait of Muslims in Milwaukee, you'd have to draw on a very broad palette, one that accommodates diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, not to mention different schools of Islamic thought -- from Shiite to Sunni.
Shepherd Express |
Aisha Motlani |
10-05-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
After Exoneration, Billy James Smith Waits for His Pardonnew

Smith was released from prison one year ago after serving 19 years and 11 months for a crime he didn't commit -- today he is a man in purgatory, exonerated by the legal system but not yet pardoned by Gov. Rick Perry.
The Texas Observer |
Cynthia Hall Clements |
10-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Border Yields Bones, But Not Answersnew

Sometimes undocumented immigrants who cross the border find work and share the bounty with their families back home -- sometimes they die, leaving their families only questions that will never be answered.
The Texas Observer |
Jesse Bogan |
10-05-2007 |
Immigration
Failed State Diarynew
As a member of the House of Representatives' Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, I traveled with a couple of my colleagues to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chad last month.
Artvoice |
Rep. Brian Higgins |
10-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Tyranny for Now in Burmanew
The Burmese are now pinning their hopes on foreign intervention, but that is never going to happen -- sooner or later, though, the extreme corruption of the army's senior officers will destroy its discipline.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Eco-Campusnew
From Williams College on the East Coast to the University of Washington out west, campuses across the country are "greening" up their acts.
Jackson Free Press |
Kelly Bryan Smith |
10-04-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime in Jenanew
The Jena Six deserve justice, yes. But justice still means that the punishment should fit the crime.
Jackson Free Press |
Maggie Burks |
10-04-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Residents Fear Being Cut Out of the Beltlinenew
Many worry that rising property taxes will kick them off a fast-moving train.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
10-04-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development