AltWeeklies Wire
Requiem for a Heronew
Richard Jewell may be best known as the one-time "suspected" Centennial Park bomber; what's forgotten is that he also saved lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Freeman |
09-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
What Are the Worst Countries in the World?new
Here are the worst countries in the world, according to the Failed States Index -- all 10 are violent, miserable, corrupt and poor, so I'll focus my short descriptions on the traits that vault them ahead of other notorious shitholes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-06-2007 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
Doggone It!new
The Michael Vick case is simple -- until race-baiting demagogues begin howling like a pack of pit bulls.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
The Race Questionnew
What's the real reason an Apopka development can't get city water?
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Escape ... and Reunionnew
Two former Sacramento journalists reunite with a local woman they helped smuggle across the border in the 1980s, when she was a child.
Sacramento News & Review |
Dale Maharidge |
09-06-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Ralph Brave, 1953-2007new
To say that Ralph wrote crucial stories, shook the halls of power and touched the lives of many over the course of his long years as a journalist and at SN&R is an understatement.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
09-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Paradise Lostnew
Squabbling, bad management and development threaten to destroy Cassadaga, the one place in Central Florida that doesn't look like every other place.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
09-06-2007 |
Economy
Networking Trapsnew
A message for Facebook users: you're being watched.
Boston Phoenix |
Ashley Rigazio |
09-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Maine Same-Sex Couples Move Closer to Marriagenew
Until last week, gays and lesbians could adopt in Maine, but only as single parents . A state supreme court ruling now allows couples to adopt together, taking another step forward in the move toward full family rights in Maine.
Portland Phoenix |
Tony Giampetruzzi |
09-06-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The NYC Cable Monopolynew
In most of the city your alternatives for cable are most likely Time Warner or ... Time Warner. If you live in the Bronx or eastern Brooklyn, Cablevision's got you covered. Either way, you're kinda screwed.
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
09-06-2007 |
Media
Back from Iraq, Congressman Mike Arcuri Gives His Takenew
As long as the United States maintains a huge, powerful force in Iraq, Arcuri thinks the Iraqi government will never find the right motivation to actually work.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
09-06-2007 |
War
Sweet Tomatoesnew
The University of Arizona's Controlled Environment Agriculture Center is growing vegetables everywhere from Tucson to the South Pole -- and next, they want to go to the moon.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
09-05-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Bad Mojonew
The Michael Vick case brought back some unpleasant memories from long ago.
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
09-05-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Focusing on the 'End Game'new
New Orleans Crime Coalition works within the system to improve it and crime.
Gambit |
Allen Johnson Jr. |
09-05-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Taser Dog to Deathnew
The Vermont attorney general is investigating all police use of Tasers.
Seven Days |
Patrick Ripley |
09-05-2007 |
Animal Issues
