AltWeeklies Wire
Microsoft's Big Betnew

Although the latest version of Microsoft Windows is more than six months from shipping, company brass already have christened Vista as the biggest and best Windows release since Windows 95.
Seattle Weekly |
Mary Jo Foley |
03-15-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Speaking Truth to Powernew
Laura Berg, the VA nurse being investigated for "sedition," speaks.
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen |
03-14-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The God Fossilnew

Most Americans who accept evolution think God created it -- these scientists think they can prove the opposite.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Julia Reischel |
03-14-2006 |
Science
Trans Missionnew
Can a 6-year-old make up his mind about being a her?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
03-14-2006 |
Sex
Tags: transgendered, children
By Hartnew
Former Colorado senator Gary Hart discusses blogging, the media and his life's third act.
Tags: media
Rae of Sunshinenew
Emily Rae Rice's friends and family want to know why she died in jail.
Westword |
Adam Cayton-Holland |
03-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Torture Judgenew
A federal court rules that our government can break international laws to keep us safe.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
03-14-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Brave Hartnew

Sergeant Patrick Hart, a nine-year veteran of the U.S. Army, went AWOL in Aug. 2005 and is seeking refugee status from the Canadian government.
Tags: war & peace
Death Cleanersnew
After the coroners and medical examiners have left the scene, private companies scrape up the most godawful messes in Missouri.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
03-13-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Death Sentencenew
TennCare replaced Medicaid in Tennessee in 1994, but since Nov. 2004, over 191,000 enrollees have been terminated from the program in the name of "reform" -- many are either uninsurable or unable to afford insurance elsewhere.
Metro Pulse |
Leslie Wylie |
03-13-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Let the Sun Shine Innew
No one seems to know if Louisville's Arena Authority is a public entity, which helps arena advocates do their work behind closed doors.
LEO Weekly |
Billy Reed |
03-13-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: FOIA
Manly, Yesnew
Pastor Doug Giles pumps testosterone into the faith.
Miami New Times |
Mariah Blake |
03-13-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Not in Good Standingnew
A Houston priest is suspended after decades of molestation accusations.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-13-2006 |
Religion
Going Nuclearnew

Why should Houston want a nuclear power plant?
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
03-13-2006 |
Environment
Peace and Punishmentnew

St. Louis judges turn to Transcendental Meditation to rehab convicted felons.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice