AltWeeklies Wire
Factory Falloutnew
This Labor Day, former workers from Vermont's decommissioned manufacturing facilities will be left out of the party.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
08-31-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Personal Choices Won't Save the Planetnew
All our individual efforts to limit our eco-footprints won't amount to squat if they aren't accompanied by major political action.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
08-31-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Facebook Activismnew
Last week, Dalhousie University and an animal activist identified as Amy Scott turned Facebook into a bizarre cyber battlefield when they locked horns over the university's use of animals for medical trials.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Mark Bolton |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
FBI to Interview Victim of Jail Beatingnew
Forty-year-old Michael Evans was allegedly assaulted by Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies, who were later joined by Portland Police Bureau officers -- FBI agents are scheduled to interview him this week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Kaer-Less Whispernew
Union says mayor's cop-firing is political.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
08-31-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Welcome To PDX, Ira Glassnew
Anti-gay church hosts lefty radio star.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
08-31-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Twilight Zonesnew
Will council sunset drug-free zones?
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis and Scott Moore |
08-31-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Commemorating a Race Riotnew
On Sept. 7, representatives from five communities -- Chinese, Japanese, South Asian, aboriginal, and labor -- will commemorate Vancouver's anti-Asian riot of 1907.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
08-31-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Mainstreaming the Oldest Profession?new
Sex workers say abolitionist approaches increase danger, but not everyone wants more prostitutes in the neighborhood.
The Georgia Straight |
Steve Smysnuik |
08-31-2007 |
Sex
Sharing the Roadnew
Memphis activists push for "complete streets" that are friendly to pedestrians, bicycles and the environment.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
08-31-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
In Memphis, Dogs of Dog Fighters Are Often Killednew
If the owner of a Memphis fighting dog is convicted, the dog is euthanized.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Ceding the Immigration Debate to Right-Wingersnew
You might not know it from listening to ever-cautious Democrats, but what passes for a national conversation on immigration is as heated as ever.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Greg Katz |
08-31-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Lead Further Endangers Condorsnew
A California bill would protect state's fragile condor population from lead poisoning -- opponents see it as a disguised attack on hunters.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Daniel Harju |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
What a Class 1 Rating Means for Fire Departmentsnew
Charleston, S.C., fire department earns Class 1 IO rating, but needs a dozen "immediate" recommended changes.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-31-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Big Dog Spanks Michael Vicknew
Santa Barbara-based Big Dog Sportswear, with annual sales of more than $200 million, is releasing a new line of T-shirts that ridicule the NFL quarterback.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Martha Sadler |
08-31-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
