AltWeeklies Wire
Will Spray Paint Be Outlawed?new
As graffiti explodes around Portland, harsher punishments are debated.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
02-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fission Decisionnew
Illinois anti-nuke activists oppose plan for fuel reprocessing site.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
02-22-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Watch Your Mouthnew
Conservatives try to remove free speech from schools and universities.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
02-22-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Tax Refund Loans Target the Poornew
Refund Anticipation Loans are the latest wrinkle in predatory lending -- you get your tax refund when you file, and you only pay interest of 100-700 percent.
Black Mafia Family Trial Set for Late Summernew
The list of defendants shrinks as suspects plea -- and become state witnesses.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
02-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
AJC Overhaulnew
Atlanta's daily newspaper aims for an older demographic, and will seek Gen X through online content.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
T for Freedomnew
Released from slavery, Given Kachepa is now caught by Homeland Security's failure to act.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Leslie Rigoulot |
02-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Facing Off Over Facebooknew
America's institutions of higher education are increasingly monitoring students' activity online and scrutinizing profiles, not only for illegal behavior, but also for what they deem to be inappropriate speech.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Lukianoff and Will Creeley |
02-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
It's No Longer 1980new
The New York Times sets a downsized agenda.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
02-22-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
A Big, Fat Gamblenew
As Massachusetts considers allowing its citizens to become trembling slot zombies, we debunk casino gambling's big promises.
Dig Boston |
Julia Reischel |
02-22-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Where Credit Is Duenew
A Batlimore can-do mortgage broker goes for broke -- but is the housing boom lowering on him?
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
02-21-2007 |
Housing & Development
A Nasty Case of Deja Vunew
The search warrant was illegal and the DNA test flawed -- now Theodore Streater is going to trial without an attorney.
San Antonio Current |
Dave Maass |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Surge Protection Brigadenew
Do these "seriously pissed-off grannies" look like Islamo-fascists? We don't think so, either.
Willamette Week |
Lance Kramer |
02-21-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Splitting Headachenew
The legal fight for same-sex benefits in Oregon enlists a high-profile plaintiff: Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
02-21-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
North By Northwestnew
Is Scott Caplan a cloak-and-dagger Portland lawyer, or did the CIA fool him into helping torture accused terrorists?
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-21-2007 |
Crime & Justice
