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Desiree Fairooz, Freedom Fighternew

She was once a full-time teacher -- now she spends her days protesting the war in Iraq.

Fort Worth Weekly | Briceida Cervantes | 05-03-2007 | War

Texas Episcopalians Struggle to Find a 'Middle Way'new

The American-based Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion of which the church is a part are engaged in a bitter struggle over the roles of homosexuals and women within the church.

Fort Worth Weekly | Eric Griffey | 05-03-2007 | Religion

Tags: religion

Critics Question New Mexico's Medicaid Policiesnew

Gov. Bill Richardson has said a top goal is to ensure all New Mexico kids have health insurance -- but activists say a three-year-old program run by the state Human Services Department is undercutting that lofty goal.

Santa Fe Reporter | David Alire Garcia | 05-03-2007 | Policy Issues

Tags: public policy issues

Blackwater Seeps Through Loopholes In Other Countries

Inside Chile's "mercenary problem."

Random Lengths News | Erik Kongshaug | 05-02-2007 | International

Tags: international

Portland's Chop Shop: Immigrant Food Processorsnew

In a town that cares about food and human rights, we find a hidden world of illegal immigrants.

Willamette Week | Beth Slovic | 05-02-2007 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

San Fran's Mayor Says He Won't Help Bush's Crackdown on Illegal Immigrantsnew

But why is the city still getting money from the feds then?

SF Weekly | Eliza Strickland | 05-02-2007 | Immigration

Tags: illegal, immigrant

Flip That Housing Authoritynew

Local officials are resisting a federal takeover of the Housing Authority -- they should stop.

SF Weekly | Matt Smith | 05-02-2007 | Policy Issues

Tags: public policy issues

Beyond Clint Reilly's Settlement with Hearst and MediaNewsnew

What does the deal really mean for the Bay Area's news media?

San Francisco Bay Guardian | G.W. Schulz | 05-02-2007 | Media

Tags: media

The Fall of the House of Tuckernew

After his son committed murder, a retired St. Paul cop had to choose between blood and justice.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Mike Mosedale | 05-02-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Natives of Oil-polluted Ecuador Call Out Chevronnew

They allege in a 14-year-old lawsuit that substandard storage and handling of oil and its toxic byproducts have poisoned an area three times the size of Manhattan.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Amanda Witherell | 05-02-2007 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor