AltWeeklies Wire
'You're Calling Us Racist'new
A union and Portland's mayor butt heads over racial profiling.
The Portland Mercury |
Matt Davis |
10-26-2006 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Apartment Complexnew
A tenant takes on a landlord over maintenance issues.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy Jenniges |
10-26-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Migrants Back and Forthnew
An anti-union environment and the threat of repatriation make life difficult for Quebec's Mexican agricultural workers.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
10-26-2006 |
Immigration
Digging Through a Stupid Warnew
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh discusses civilian casualties, American ignorance
and leading questions.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Hell Holenew
The Monterey County Jail is an overcrowded pit of violence and despair -- and there is no plan to fix it.
Monterey County Weekly |
Ryan Masters |
10-26-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Defending the Uninsurednew
The practice of "body attachment" -- arresting patients for failure to pay their medical bills -- is a tough tactic that drew the attention of J. Patrick Rooney, the former chairman and CEO of the Golden Rule Insurance Company.
Tags: Health & Science
Pink Dawn Over Dark Skiesnew
Does putting a happy face on breast cancer inspire hope or minimize tragedy?
New York Press |
Kari Milchman |
10-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'A Wake-Up Call'new
North Carolina regulators blast guard training at Progress Energy's Shearon Harris nuclear power plant.
INDY Week |
Sue Sturgis |
10-26-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Old Bones to Picknew
MSNBC's Keith Olbermann is on quite a roll with his must-see "Special Comments," his Murrow-esque rejoinders to the various and ongoing depredations of the Bush administration and its allies.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Tom Gogola |
10-26-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
How to Pay Rentnew
During the 70s and early 80s, I was a high-priced call girl, porno film actress and roommate/lover of gay men (who were themselves also hookers or being kept).
New York Press |
Ursula Brooke |
10-26-2006 |
Sex
Clean Air Plan Puts Pressure on Ports
The AQMD aims for 50 percent smog cuts by 2020.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-25-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Choosing Peacenew
Four Navajo students write about why they didn't join the military.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Staff |
10-25-2006 |
War
Medical Testnew
New Mexico lawmakers request an independent audit of prison health care.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dan Frosch |
10-25-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Wi-Filter?new
Why Portland won't follow other cities' lead and filter its wi-fi network.
Willamette Week |
Brittany Schaeffer |
10-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Correspondents Coursenew
The Oregonian faces a federal lawsuit from two former writers.
Willamette Week |
Nigel Jaquiss |
10-25-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
