AltWeeklies Wire
Nanotech: Small Wondernew
University of Wisconsin scientists are at the cutting edge of nanotechnology research.
Tags: Health & Science
Talk Isn't Cheapnew
Ex-Constable Mike Dupree learns the value of keeping one's mouth shut.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Folly of the Fairness Doctrinenew
Liberals better think twice before welcoming government controls on speech.
Tags: media
Washington's Gov. is One Tough Clemency Judgenew
Barry Massey was sentenced to life in prison for a crime he committed at age 13 -- Gov. Christine Gregoire recently rejected a clemency board recommendation that he be set free.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
God Told Larry Neal to Invent a Flying Motorcyclenew
And now he wants you to try it.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
07-09-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Suboxone, Drug of Choicenew
More recovering addicts are finding help in a tiny pill.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
07-09-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Environmentalists Skeptical of 'Clean' Coalnew
Although the debate over coal-burning power plants often begins at the smokestack, the Sierra Club finds that coal's path of destruction really begins in the mine and continues to wreak havoc until waste finds its way to a landfill, abandoned mine, or human lung.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
07-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A New Branded Journalism at Northwesternnew
The Medill School of Journalism is retooling the way it teaches the trade, to the dismay of faculty and students.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-09-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Meter's Still Running and the Mayor's Still Mumnew
Since 2003, Chicago has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can't win -- the latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Humane Husbandrynew
Researchers in UBC's animal-welfare program tackle hard questions -- like how much pain animals really feel.
The Georgia Straight |
Roberta Staley |
07-06-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Dog Daynew
Animal activists chain off at motorcycle dealership.
The Memphis Flyer |
Cherie Heiberg |
07-06-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Sign of the Timesnew
Memphis City Schools crack down on gang colors, signs, and gestures.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
07-06-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Rhodents in the Wildnew
Rhodes College students study wildlife preservation in Africa.
The Memphis Flyer |
Rachel Stinson |
07-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ex-Rocketplane Chief Engineer Says Funding Divertednew
Rocketplane's XP, a suborbital tourism vehicle meant to take off from the Oklahoma Spaceport, is in a funding free fall, according to the project's former chief engineer.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Ben Fenwick and Scott Cooper |
07-06-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Hypocrisy in High Placesnew
The Supreme Court landed heavy blows on freedom of religion and freedom of speech last month, but votes by Samuel Alito Jr. sugggest a larger, even more disturbing, trend.
Boston Phoenix |
Harvey Silverglate and James Tierney |
07-06-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
