AltWeeklies Wire
Stopping the Spreadnew
The fight against non-native grasses rages on in the Southwest
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
04-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Mayor's Former Son-in-law to Spend Life in Prisonnew
Feds: Tremayne Graham ordered killing of a government witness; mayor's daughter under investigation by IRS.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
04-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Corruption and Congestionnew
Bribing companies to move here skews the market and wastes cash needed to solve real problems.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
04-26-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues, Metropolis
Sleepwalking into a Surveillance Statenew
Government and corporate threats to online privacy are the topics of a major Montreal conference.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
04-26-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Natural Coolnew
Workers at San Francisco's new "green" federal building endure temperature extremes due to buggy system.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
04-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Total (Pet Food) Recallnew
How I nearly lost my dog after he ate tainted pet food.
Monterey County Weekly |
Michelle Caldwell |
04-26-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
No Hail Caesareannew
Expectant mothers are losing an option to birth babies naturally and activists are charging it is more about money than safety.
Tags: Health & Science
Thieving Scalawags of the Cyberseas, Meet Your Copyright-policing Nemesisnew
Gracenote has emerged as a key player in a fast-growing and lucrative niche that enables copyright cops to scour the Internet for illegal content and eradicate it.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Dish on Delivery Guys (and Those Who Eat It)new
Tagging along with delivery guys, the urban equivalent of the migrant farm worker.
New York Press |
Jeff Nishball |
04-26-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Activists: Denial of Hospital Care to Immigrants May Be Unconstitutionalnew
Members of Allied Communities of Tarrant are pressing the John Peter Smith hospital system to provide its full range of medical services to undocumented residents -- they now believe that the denial of those services may violate the Texas Constitution.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-26-2007 |
Science
Kristin Goss On Gun Control & Massacresnew
The author of Disarmed: The Missing Movement for Gun Control in America speaks about the issue of gun control in light of the mass shootings at Virginia Tech.
Tags: disasters
Blow to Gonew
Illinois may become second state to require breath-alcohol ignition devices for first-time offenders.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
04-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Real Reason Bees Are Dropping Like Fliesnew
The mass annihilation has stayed mostly under the radar -- but the dire situation has raised concerns among some scientists who are struggling to understand it.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
04-26-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Butch vs. The Cuban Embargo: An Exclusive Reportnew
A Miami political operative says he wants to expose Americans to the glories of Cuba -- he may be the country's best hope for lifting the longtime travel ban that the United States has placed on Cuba.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
04-25-2007 |
International
Suite or Sour: Will Charlotte Survive a Luxury Suite Glut?new
Is the corporate world's love affair with luxury suites turning sour?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
04-25-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
