AltWeeklies Wire
Who Should You Trust to Train Your Dog?new
The arrest of "dog whisperer" Ami Moore for cruelty to animals raises questions about an unregulated industry.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
04-09-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Catholics Break Awaynew
More are finding refuge in alternative congregations.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-06-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Zimbabwe Dictator Mugabe's Expiration Datenew
Squeeze on brutal dictator by his partners in crime could usher him out of history.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-06-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Danger Zone: Canadian Prostitution Loopholesnew
Why I'm taking on arbitrary laws that allow prostitution while leaving sex workers under daily threat.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
04-06-2007 |
Sex
Change is in the Wind: Toronto Mayor Releases Green Plannew
But you can't create a breathable city without the burbs.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
04-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Inside the Memphis Police Dept's New Data-Driven Policing Programnew
Operation Blue Crush battles Memphis' crime problem -- and an epidemic of black-on-black violence.
The Memphis Flyer |
Preston Lauterbach |
04-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Test Island for Global Warming Gas Reductionnew
The island of Catalina is embarking on an experiment to try to reduce its carbon emissions to zero -- or as close to zero as it can manage without actually requiring its annual 1.3 million visitors to swim the 20-plus miles from the mainland.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
04-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Driving While Blacknew
Two Congolese expats say they're being harrassed by Vermont cops.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
04-06-2007 |
Immigration
Aging Landfills Emit Dangerous Gasesnew
Methane is no longer the only worry at landfills -- as they age, scientists are finding more hydrogen sulfide.
Portland Phoenix |
Bill Cutlip |
04-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Development Unearths Native American Burial Groundsnew
The 1,087-acre Playa Vista development has unearthed one of the largest burial grounds in California -- tribal leaders want their ancestors re-buried, but the remains have been locked in a trailer for years.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
04-06-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Students Not Allowed to Take Tests in Their Native Languagenew
Why that could cause big trouble for some California school districts.
Monterey County Weekly |
Zachary Stahl |
04-06-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Does Viral Media Weaken the Press, or Empower the People?new
From Nero to Nixon, despots have feared the mob, so could the videophone/YouTube/Blackberry internet be the New Mob they must rightly fear?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
04-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
The Biggest Brothernew
Meet the affable madman protecting Cleveland's police.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
04-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Serving Two Mastersnew
L.A. pension boards plan to pour a king's ransom into urban real estate pushed by insiders like Henry Cisneros.
L.A. Weekly |
David Zahniser |
04-06-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
New LAPD Unit Seeks Justice for 1,000 Murder Victimsnew
Compelled by a huge number of unsolved murders in South L.A., Commander Patrick Gannon launched a special cold-case unit.
L.A. Weekly |
Christine Pelisek |
04-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
