AltWeeklies Wire
Has Arnold Opened the Door for the Urbanization of Farms?new
The real Gov. Schwarzenegger is back, and now he's taking on rural California.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nicholas Miller |
05-25-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Syria Set-upnew
U.S. points finger at Syrian government for upheaval in Lebanon, but the area is seething with freelancers.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
05-25-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Will Portland's City Workers Get Screwed?new
Workers will be considered "at will" and can be fired by city commissioners for no reason -- what's unclear, though, is how many bureau employees will be affected by the change, and whose jobs might be at risk when it goes into effect in January.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
05-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Portland Cops Racial Profiling?new
Portland's cop union faced increased pressure to admit that police officers racially profile at the fifth meeting of the mayor's racial profiling committee last week.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
05-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Towering Infernonew
Portland neighbors fired up over proposed 35-story building.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
05-24-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Killer Coal and Small Town Politicsnew
A proposed power plant in Sevier County threatens a local lifestyle and the air all of us breathe.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jonah Owen Lamb |
05-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
My Time Over Therenew
1st Lt. Jonathan Paton, an Arizona state representative, was sent to Iraq on a six-month deployment. Here's his story.
Tucson Weekly |
Jonathan Paton |
05-24-2007 |
War
Forest Foul-Upnew
Environmentalists win a battle for openness in wildlands management.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-24-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Needed: Digital Popcornnew
Between January and March, Netflix gradually rolled out a new feature they call "instant viewing," and it's now available to all subscribers.
Orlando Weekly |
Ian Monroe |
05-24-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Targeting Transit Faresnew
Money is tight and labor strife has once again hobbled Montreal's transit authority, but a coalition is nevertheless pursuing its demand for reduced rates for people on or below the poverty line.
Montreal Mirror |
Jesse Rosenfeld |
05-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Breach of Securitynew
Airport screeners have yet another reason to be upset with their employer.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
No Hurry to Desegregatenew
It's been 45 years since Orange County schools were ordered to desegregate -- why isn't it done?
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
05-24-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Enemy of the State, That's Me!new
Republicans, terrorism, and how I joined Jay-Z and Alicia Keys as threats to national security.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ted Rall |
05-24-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Never-ending Battle Against Warnew
As a major international peace conference gears up in Dallas, peace workers and researchers say the United States and the UN don't appear to have learned many lessons from recent fiascos like Rwanda -- and now, Darfur.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kendall Anderson |
05-24-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Be Our Guest Workernew
The guest-worker debate in Congress has overlooked the abuses already endemic in the system.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ana La O' |
05-24-2007 |
Immigration
