AltWeeklies Wire
When Telcos Write Legislation, Check Your Walletnew
A bill passed by the General Assembly last year that was intended to jump-start competition in the cable TV industry has had the unforeseen consequence of costing the state and local governments across North Carolina millions of dollars in lost revenue.
Tags: media
Doug Marlette, 1949-2007new
Marlette had intelligence, talent and energy; he also had an eye for the brass ring and the ability to shrug off critics -- he'll be missed.
Tags: media
Mayor's Ex-husband Wanted for Questioning in Lawsuitnew
Bonding company seeks to depose David Franklin in case against his daughter.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
BMF Leaders' Trial Could be Pushed Backnew
Fate of 16 other co-defendants in Black Mafia Family case uncertain.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Student Trapnew
As American InterContinental University fights to keep its accreditation, students wonder if they've received the education they paid for.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
07-12-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Vox Bloguli: The Blogs Are the New Fourth Estatenew
Print and broadcast journalists haven gotten their asses kicked by the new voice of the people on the dominant political stories of the past two years.
Valley Advocate |
Alan Bisbort |
07-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Supreme Court's Injustice
One whistleblower's legal saga highlights the radical restructuring of American jurisprudence.
Dayton City Paper |
J.T. Ryder |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Bible College Reverses its Ban on Tattoosnew
And inked-up Christians rejoice.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
07-12-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Reading, Writing and Religion in Portland Public Schoolsnew
At least eight religious groups rent Portland Public Schools facilities on a weekly basis, bringing in nearly $170,000 annually for the district.
Willamette Week |
Don McIntosh |
07-12-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Race Doesn't Matter (Ha!)new
Crime wave and the bleaching of Atlanta pose huge hurdles for multiculturalism.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
07-12-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Braking The Fixienew
After the Legislature failed to fix the "fixies" law, the tickets for fixed-gear bikes continue to fly in Portland.
Willamette Week |
Nicholas Deshais |
07-12-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Look Who Knows You've Forwarded Their Emailnew
CoolerEmail lets senders track messages from the moment they hit a recipient's inbox -- senders can count the number of times an email is forwarded, how many times a link in the email is hit, and they can also read your email to friends and colleagues.
Willamette Week |
Paul Leonard |
07-12-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Massachusetts Health Care Experiment Beginsnew
As of July 1, everyone 18 or over in the state -- rich and poor, sick and well -- was supposed to have health insurance or face possible loss of their personal income tax deduction.
Valley Advocate |
Stephanie Kraft |
07-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Newman Trowbridge Filesnew
The Louisiana attorney brokers deals with the state, big land owners, and his own oil and gas partners -- whose side is he on?
IND Media |
Nathan Stubbs and Mary Tutwiler |
07-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paul Engh, Devil's Advocatenew
What would a lawyer do to clear his client
of child sex abuse charges?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jonathan Kaminsky |
07-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
