AltWeeklies Wire
Off Targetnew
The deadly New York police shooting of Sean Bell hits close to home for Philadelphia attorney Willie Nattiel.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
12-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Schooling the Districtnew
Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools' poisonous racial politics?
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
12-12-2006 |
Education
Tags: Education
A Snow Job Successnew
Mega-philanthropist Michael Scott Kerr has a shady past.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
12-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Silk Stalkingsnew
A woman imprisoned for terrorizing ex-lovers and threatening their girlfriends is now free.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
12-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Paper Chasenew
Print is far from dead in Fort Collins, where five free weeklies compete for ad revenue and readers' eyeballs.
Tags: media
Of Meth and Mennew
The drug fuels gay parties -- but the party was almost over before Rod finally found help.
Tags: meth
Shorthandednew
Foreign pickers aren't getting through the post-9/11 barricades to harvest U.S. crops.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
12-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Green Gray Areasnew
Environmental historian William Cronon says we've got to stop thinking pristine wilderness is the only nature worth saving.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
12-11-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Secret of His Successnew
Why does a billionaire think Steve Barr is worth $10.5 million?
L.A. Weekly |
Judith Lewis |
12-11-2006 |
Education
CSI: IRAQ Goes to Courtnew
Archaeologist Sonny Trimble takes the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial, and the nation is riveted.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
12-11-2006 |
International
Tags: war in iraq, saddam hussein trial
Battle for the Airwavesnew
Today's FCC hearing in Nashville gives locals the chance to speak out against further media consolidation.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
12-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Justice Deniednew
The U.S. Supreme Court says Paul House shouldn't be on death row, but Tennessee officials don't seem to care.
Nashville Scene |
Sarah Kelley |
12-11-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Mother's Worknew
Some working moms face job discrimination, while others encounter barriers to success -- they're all potential activists for the new grass-roots group, MomsRising.
SF Weekly |
Eliza Strickland |
12-11-2006 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Trade Disagreementnew
U.S./South Korea free trade talks generate protests at home and abroad.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
12-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
What the EPA Doesn't Knownew
Seven years and $110 million after the EPA began its Libby asbestos cleanup, a new report admits the agency has no idea if Libby is any safer.
Missoula Independent |
Paul Peters |
12-08-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
