AltWeeklies Wire
Medical Migrationnew
Foreign-trained doctors are helping to staff Canada's health system, but is it ethical to recruit from developing nations?
The Georgia Straight |
Michelle Martin |
06-15-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Topless Ridesnew
Test drive these if you're the open car type.
Artvoice |
Jim Corbran |
06-15-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Buffalo is Stumpednew
The city lost many trees in last October's freak snowstorm -- now it's losing more.
Artvoice |
Buck Quigley |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Still the Energy Policy Leader?new
California is rated tops in energy and global warming policies, but faces many battles.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Allison Milionis |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
California Drought Loomsnew
Is L.A.'s water department sufficiently concerned about the growing drought conditions?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Marc B. Haefele |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Climate Change Means Drought for Southern Californianew
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Climate will need to address the impact of climate change on water supply and demand.
Pasadena Weekly |
Timothy F. Brick |
06-15-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Gangbanger Turned Peacemakernew
A former gang member reaches out to local kids to help stop the violence.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman |
06-15-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Justice for Peggy Rebernew
After nearly four decades, police may finally know who committed one of the most gruesome murders of its time.
Pasadena Weekly |
Martha Shaak with Kevin Uhrich |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Peggy Reber, crime & justice
Atlanta Withdraws Support for Homelessnew
The city's largest shelter may lose significant funding.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
06-14-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Burning Down the Southnew
The wildfires that have swept through the Okefenokee this year are the largest in the lower 48 states in nearly a century -- do they portend a hotter future?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Hood Sues State Farmnew
The Mississippi attorney general has sued State Farm for failing to live up to its agreement to covery Hurricane Katrina damage.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-14-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Drowning in Plasticnew
Every bit of plastic ever made is still with us -- and it's wreaking havoc on the ocean.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
06-14-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Crime Plan: More of the Samenew
Mayor Frank Melton's crime plan presents no means of funding any of its proposals, and the mayor's reliance on secret cameras has raised the concerns of civil liberties advocates.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Gay Cure?new
Things are getting even stranger in the right's campaign to counsel people out of their homosexuality.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
06-14-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Family Ties That Bindnew
Taking care of elderly parents isn't a job for the weak.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
06-14-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
