AltWeeklies Wire
So I Married a Terrorist ...new
Saraah Olson's strange trip through the U.S. war on terror.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
04-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Texas is Amassing an Unprecedented Amount of Citizen Informationnew
Piece by piece, Gov. Rick Perry's homeland security office is gathering massive amounts of information about Texas residents and merging it to create the most exhaustive centralized database in state history, with no real oversight.
The Texas Observer |
Jake Bernstein |
04-24-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Kickapoo Indians Give Landowners Some of Their Own Medicinenew
For almost 30 years, the tribe has been trying to build a reservoir so its members wouldn't have to collect rainwater to bathe -- and a lawsuit filed in federal court is trying to force the seizure of 1,000 acres of land to build it.
The Pitch |
Peter Rugg |
04-24-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Rethinking the Death Penaltynew
The country as a whole edges away from capital punishment.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
04-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Texas' Stem Cell Stance Could Have Economic Effectsnew
If Texas continues to essentially criminalize stem cell research, the state could lose out on billions of dollars and tens of thousands of jobs.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
04-24-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Police Finally Have Suspect in Two-Year-Old Murdernew
Brenda Denton was bludgeoned to death in her Denver apartment two years ago -- now police have a suspect, and it's not Brent J. Brents.
Westword |
Jessica Centers |
04-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Choking Gamenew
Levi Draher came back from the dead -- other players were not so lucky.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bill O'Reilly, Stalker?new
If journalists condemn the Fox News talking head, he'll strike back anytime and anywhere -- even in the parking lot of a local Wild Oats.
Tags: media
Tube Tied: Philadelphia Inquirer's Shister Loses Columnnew
After Inky restructuring, longtime TV writer Gail Shister declares all her options open.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
04-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Racial Development: Racism in Florida Industry?new
A lawsuit alleges that megadeveloper Cameron Kuhn's company is no place for Hispanics.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-23-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Take the Car Keysnew
Is it possible to exist in Orlando without a car?
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
04-23-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
The Last American Newspaper Bureau in Canada Closes Up Shopnew
You read right: not a single American paper will staff Canada -- on the bright side, the AP "maintains a full-time bureau." Covering a country 4,000 miles wide, I guess that bureau works the phones a lot.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-23-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
In the Fight Against Global Warming, Activists Are Walking the Walknew
In Madison, some individuals are taking personal responsibility for the problems caused by global warming and are setting an example for others by altering the way they live their lives. Here are six of them.
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
04-23-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
A Federal Drug Raid Turned a Comic into a Marijuana Missionarynew
During a stop on her way home from a radio interview last week, Tere Joyce found herself at the wrong end of a rifle, caught up in a surprise DEA raid on a medical marijuana dispensary.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
04-23-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Cop Kills Unarmed Man on Cameranew
Officer Alvin Weems shot an unarmed man point-blank in view of Chicago Transit Authority security cameras. Investigators recommended that he be fired -- but he was promoted instead.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
04-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
