AltWeeklies Wire
Sex Workers Back in the Shadowsnew
Decriminalization of prostitution isn't on the agenda for the feds or feminist groups.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
03-12-2007 |
Sex
Harbour Solutions Stinksnew
Every day residents dump raw sewage into Halifax Harbour -- the public works project Harbour Solutions is supposed to fix the problem. But while no one doubts the new system will be better than doing nothing at all, it's still dogged by criticism at every step.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
03-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Gardasil Still Eludes Menew
For the last four months I've been trying to get vaccinated with Gardasil, which got the FDA's stamp of approval early last summer and is nearly 100 percent effective in preventing four strains of HPV, two of which cause 70 percent of cervical cancer cases. So far, no luck.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
03-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
New Release on Life?new
An unexpected commutation raises hopes for Pennsylvania's lifers.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Frank Rubino |
03-12-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Child's Play: Foster Care's Fiasconew
Some children's advocates say the latest round of bills to reform foster care in Texas may make the bad situation even worse.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
03-12-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Dr. Helen Caldicott's Nuclear Missionnew
The truth that Caldicott has devoted her life to telling -- that we are on the brink of environmental calamity as a result of nuclear weapons that could kill off a good portion of the human race -- remains as dangerous as it ever was.
Pasadena Weekly |
Kevin Uhrich |
03-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Inside a Soldier's Suicidenew
Faced with the war's corruption, Col. Ted Westhusing chose death before dishonor and became the 22nd American soldier to commit suicide in Iraq.
The Texas Observer |
Robert Bryce |
03-12-2007 |
War
Enviros Risingnew
Can a fight over a proposed Arizona mine turn a national tide?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Food Flunkiesnew
Europe's flirting with charging public officials for failing to protect folks from rising obesity. Should we?
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
03-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Locking the Gatenew
Media orgs rally against an amendment floated by Sen. Jon Kyl to criminalize information dissemination.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
03-09-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Collision Course at Canadian International Auto Shownew
Fawning car show fans are oblivious to auto biz's imminent crash with environmental reality.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Keeping Quiet About HPVnew
Will vaccine get fair debate in Wisconsin?
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
03-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
'I Deal With Being Black Every Day'new
Amid unique professional and personal challenges, African-American women strive to get ahead.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-09-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Not So Fast, Suburbsnew
Former Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. says the suburbs may be hoodwinking the city on upgrading the wastewater plant.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
City Council Interrogates Police Chiefnew
City Council derided Police Chief Shirlene Anderson's new crime plan and passed resolutions demanding the mayor bring forward department heads for confirmation.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
03-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
