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Reading Between Racial Linesnew
Layoffs at the Philly Inquirer sharply reduce diversity.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
01-16-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Hazy Trainnew
Metro North keeps the taps flowing for its Connecticut commuters -- for now.
New Haven Advocate |
Patrick Verel |
01-16-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Loosely Veilednew
One Philadelphian struggles to retain her identity as both an American and a Muslim.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Aisha Sattar |
01-16-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
City of Treesnew
Buffalo's urban forest has suffered tremendous damage as a result of last October's surprise storm -- how we clean up and approach a repair and restoration of this forest will characterize our community for generations to come.
Artvoice |
Jay Burney |
01-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Stonewallednew
What happens when a war memorial runs out of space for the newly deceased?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-16-2007 |
War
'They're My Friends!'new
An Orange County businessman allegedly sold fake computers during the day, call girls at night.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
01-16-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Tales of Commitmentnew
Same-sex couples share their stories.
Eugene Weekly |
Jes Burns |
01-12-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: Oregon, gay, ceremony, commitment, marriage, wedding, weddings, Eugene, lesbian, homosexual, Multnomah, Multnomah County, same sex, same-sex
Young Emceenew
Kids don't listen to what teacher's putting down? DJ Trackstar wants to reach them through rap.
Riverfront Times |
Brooke Foster |
01-12-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Fair Trade Takes a Beaningnew
Fair trade coffee buyers, beware: those certification labels may be fake.
NOW Magazine |
Jenny Yuen |
01-12-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
French Connectionnew
The new face of Islamic radicalism in France claims his political and spiritual conversion happened in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
John Lasker |
01-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Fuzz Cooling to War on Drugsnew
U.S. police witnessing calamitous consequences call for global end to prohibition.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-12-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
3rd Degree: Abby Stoddardnew
The New York University researcher on why humanitarian aid workers are now political targets.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
01-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Ask the Dustnew
In 1913, L.A. took the water from the Owens River as its own, and in the process both destroyed and preserved a pristine mountain valley. Now, 93 years later, the city is giving some of the water back.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Dean Kuipers |
01-12-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
(Don't) Bite Menew
Tenants at a Skid Row residential hotel owned by the nonprofit charity Mercy Housing California recently filed suit, claiming the place was beset by an "infestation of vermin, rodents, roaches, and insects."
SF Weekly |
A.C. Thompson |
01-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Good Night and Good Lucknew
Local Spanish-language TV news comes to Nashville.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
01-12-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
