AltWeeklies Wire
A Soldier's Camera Gets Her Close to the Culturenew
The camera was the most important, and the only, thing that Jessica Riordan took shots with in Afghanistan -- it functioned wordlessly to help bridge the gap between cultures where language couldn't and a gun wouldn't.
LEO Weekly |
Claudia Olea |
03-20-2007 |
War
Tags: WAR
A Military Mother's Lovenew
When her son, Darrell Anderson, showed doubt about returning to Baghdad, Anita Dennis helped him flee to Canada.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
03-20-2007 |
War
Flight Delayednew
Former New Orleans Hornets player Chris "Birdman" Andersen fell from NBA grace after a positive drug test -- the first player to be banned from the NBA for drug use since 1999 -- but he plans to soar again after his two-year suspension.
Tags: Drugs
LEAP Aheadnew
Testing of students in Orleans Parish schools will be used to judge the viability of Louisiana's takeover of failing institutions.
Tags: Education
Lock and Loadnew
Fear of crime is driving more and more New Orleanians to buy handguns -- and get permits to carry them on the street.
Gambit |
Sam Winston |
03-20-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
By Selling Cockfighting Mags, Is Amazon.com Breaking the Law?new
One man joins the Humane Society in a quest to get the online retail giant to stop selling cockfighting material.
Dallas Observer |
Jesse Hyde |
03-20-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Well, Hello Again, Suckersnew
Our hearts warmed when the TV sports guy gave up his smokes for sweeps week -- then we learned he got paid to do it.
Tags: media
Bureaucratic Delays Leave Guatemalans in a Bindnew
The U.S. government has recently rejected thousands of Guatemalan asylum claims that had been pending for years -- but civil rights groups, arguing that applicants aren't to blame for long paperwork processing delays, are challenging the orders.
Dallas Observer |
Megan Feldman |
03-20-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration, asylum
What Can We Learn from Traditional Healers and Indigenous Plants?new
In the fight against AIDS, a professor pays a visit to some African witch doctors.
Inner City Squalor as Home Entertainment
A popular series of DVDs compiles footage of actual, violent street fights.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-19-2007 |
Race & Class
Let the $5 Billion Olympic Games Beginnew
The question isn't whether Chicagoans will pay -- it's how the city will hide the amount.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
03-19-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Christian Rehab Programs Were Working in Chicago Jailsnew
So why did Cook County shut them down?
Chicago Reader |
Burt Michaels |
03-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Development Stalematenew
How Milwaukee and veterans lost common ground at the VA.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
03-19-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Tapped Outnew
Pasadena police deny wrongdoing in using wiretaps against controversial officer.
Pasadena Weekly |
Andre Coleman and Joe Piasecki |
03-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Andy Sun, Get Your Gunnew
An arms dealer with AK-47s, rocket launchers escapes prosecution.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
