AltWeeklies Wire
Are Green Graves Really Green?new
Can a burial business still be eco-friendly if its new biodegradable caskets are brought in on cargo ships from China?
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
08-22-2007 |
Environment
The Circus Under Siegenew
Charges of cruelty follow Ringling Bros. every step of the way.
San Diego CityBeat |
Pat Sherman |
08-22-2007 |
Animal Issues
Everything We Know About Security Is Wrongnew
So says counterterrorism contrarian Bruce Schneier -- and the Transportation Security Administration is listening.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
San Francisco's War on Gangsnew
With murders on the rise, city attorney Dennis Herrera is cracking down on gangs using a legal tool critics say smacks of McCarthyism.
SF Weekly |
Martin Kuz |
08-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
APA Rejects Ban on Participating in Coercive Interrogationnew
While other leading medical associations have banned doctors and psychiatrists from participating in coercive prisoner interrogations at CIA-run sites, many American Psychological Association members argue that psychologists can help ensure subjects are treated in an ethical and humane manner.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Stern |
08-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Does the Kid Have ADD or Psychic Powers?new
Psychologists say 16-year-old Brian Scibetta has ADD -- New Age spiritualists say he's an Indigo Child with psychic powers.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
08-22-2007 |
Science
Virginia Mortgage Foreclosures Increasenew
Charlottesville area has nation's worst racial discrepancy in high-cost lending.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
08-22-2007 |
Economy
Burning Green?new
Portland's "Burners" drive hundreds of miles into the desert to attend this year's "green" Burning Man.
Willamette Week |
Rachel Schiff |
08-22-2007 |
Environment
Oakland Tribune's Union: Not Dead Yetnew
The Bay Area daily, now owned by Denver-based MediaNews Group, moves to bust the union; union fights back.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards |
08-22-2007 |
Media
Umbilical Cord Blood: A Cure for All That Ails You?new
Despite its healing powers, those who pay thousands to bank it for the future may be the least likely to benefit.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
08-22-2007 |
Science
Tags: leukemia, Anthony Portantino, Bertram Lubin, blood banking, CBR Systems, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute, CHORI, Cord blood, Cord Blood Registry, National Marrow Donor Program, neuroblastomabone marrow transplant, stem cells, StemCyte, thalassemia, umbilical cord blood, ViaCord, Health & Science
A Union-Busting Habitnew
The sisters who run St. Joseph Health System are often pro-labor -- but apparently not at their hospitals.
OC Weekly |
Daffodil J. Altan |
08-21-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Now's the Timenew
A ripe moment to push for single-payer health care.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
08-21-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Tango Blast: Not Your Father's Prison Gang of Oldnew
This is a new breed putting a fresh twist on an old idea, permeating the social fabric like no such group ever has before -- members proudly advertise their affiliation all over MySpace and YouTube, and people who have never even been to prison wear the gang's tattoos and symbols.
Houston Press |
Chris Vogel |
08-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Economic Development Projects Failing to Employnew
Kansas City hands out tax breaks to developers who promise lots of good jobs, but the payrolls are looking mighty slim.
The Pitch |
David Martin |
08-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The News-Press on Trialnew
Santa Barbara's daily paper is charged with breaking labor law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Staff |
08-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
