AltWeeklies Wire
Spies in the Skynew
The new Metro One helicopter has been lauded as a leap forward for fighting crime in Jackson, but what will it cost, both in maintenance dollars and in threatened civil liberties?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Temp-Gate Rocks Citynew
City Council puts its foot down over paying temp agencies after Mayor Frank Melton refuses to hand over names and salaries.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Redefining Undergroundnew
Will Underground Atlanta's latest turn of fate come too late?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
12-28-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Does Peace Have A Chance?new
Having helped win Congress back for the Dems, the anti-war movement must now sharpen its goals to a point if it plans to play any significant role -- so why is the anti-war movement virtually invisible?
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
12-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
City Rumpnew
We take an ass-eye tour of New York with the editors of BUTT magazine.
The Village Voice |
Mara Altman |
12-28-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Renaissance (Weather) Mannew
A Nashville TV meteorologist breaks the blogging mold.
Nashville Scene |
P.J. Tobia |
12-28-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Workers Serving Workersnew
Unite-Here has issued a report stating 6,000 contract employees who serve food to biotech and high-tech companies are underpaid, underinsured, and intimidated when they attempt to unionize.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Laura McCaul |
12-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Smelly Situationnew
Sewage spill and other problems plague new Alcatraz ferry operator.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
12-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Unseal the Court Filesnew
The lawsuit that seeks to stop the monopolization of daily newspapers in the Bay Area isn't just a business dispute.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
12-27-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Disarming Messagenew
Detroit schools allow group to counter military recruiters' message.
Metro Times |
Staff |
12-27-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
Wi-Fi Warsnew
Rival Google and EarthLink plans for free wi-fi in San Francisco head toward a showdown.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
12-27-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Who's Your Momma?new
Everything was perfect as Becky and Sharon Flynn went through Sharon's pregnancy -- until the local daily paper refused to print Becky's name in the birth announcement.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
12-26-2006 |
LGBT
Dead on Arrivalnew
Yale-New Haven Hospital sabotages a union election seven days before its employees were to vote -- and workers brace for all-out war.
New Haven Advocate |
Casey Miner |
12-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bad Dognew
Will the dangerous dog ordinance become the Louisville Metro Council's Moby Dick?
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
12-26-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Animal Crackersnew
The holidays can be as stressful for our pets as they are for us -- a few animal channelers try to explain why.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
12-26-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
