AltWeeklies Wire
Girl/Boy Interruptednew
A new treatment for transgender kids puts puberty on hold so that they won't develop into their biological sex.
John Stanford: Still Communist After All These Yearsnew
The sparkly eyed 82-year-old with a childlike grin is part of San Antone's history.
San Antonio Current |
Eric Lane |
07-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Plugged In To Windnew
Texas remains the national leader in wind energy, yet only 2.5 percent of the state's energy comes from renewable sources.
San Antonio Current |
Stephen Keller |
07-11-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Supermax 'Graduate'new
A mentally ill man fresh out of the Maine State Prison's Supermax killed three people in a botched robbery in New Hampshire -- he says he got no help in prison, Maine prison officials say they did nothing wrong, and the governor blames the killer.
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
07-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Todd Pelman's Household Energy Turbinesnew
The 34-year-old engineer has pioneered San Francisco's first permitted micro–wind project, and now his company, Blue Green Pacific, is working to put the wind-power turbines on the market in the next year.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Rachel Stern |
07-11-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Will New Mexico's Gas Prices Always be High?new
Probably, according to a new study that says a lack of oil refineries and other factors -- such as high poverty rates, high gas prices and lack of public transportation -- contribute to the state's vulnerability state to high gas prices.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
07-11-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
AFSCME Faces Fracture in New Mexiconew
In less than a month, the state's largest and most influential union may confront the sputter of solidarity with the loss of its largest local affiliate.
Santa Fe Reporter |
David Alire Garcia |
07-11-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Some People Talkin'new
Anti-Semitism has a long, bloody history in Europe, far longer than the U.S. has history at all.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
07-11-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Will Spanking Return to Jackson Public Schools?new
If some school board members have their way, it just might.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
07-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Dealing Racism in the Immigration Gamenew
Conservative talk-radio host Kim Wade partnered with the "immigration-reduction organization" NumbersUSA to deliver a petition against immigration reform to Sen. Trent Lott's office.
Jackson Free Press |
Matt Saldaña |
07-11-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
It's Socioeconomics, Stupidnew
The Supreme Court shot down racial integration in public schools, but why does race have to be the primary tool in diversifying the public-education experience in America, anyway?
San Diego CityBeat |
Editorial |
07-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Taking the LEEDnew
Green-friendly architecture is trying to redesign the bottom line.
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin Roberts |
07-11-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Death Penalty Protesters Sentencednew
Advocates who unrolled banner in front of Supreme Court building wanted to "put the death penalty on trial."
C-Ville Weekly |
Meg McEvoy |
07-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Ron Cowan's Latest Lawsuitnew
Developer sues Alameda to circumvent affordable housing and zoning laws that threaten his land's potential profits.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
07-11-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
There's No Place Like Home?new
Not so fast, Dorothy! It looks as if Earth may not be so special after all.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
07-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
