AltWeeklies Wire
Hardening the 'Soft Targets'new
A concerted national effort leads to homeland security funding for Jewish nonprofits.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
02-08-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
In Support of Sprawlnew
A controversial architecture historian proposes that suburbia is a good thing.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
02-08-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
An Affirmation of Faithnew
Brandon Kosters, 17, was walking down a Tucson street one night last fall when a stranger offered him a bus ticket to Louisiana -- what followed was the journey of a lifetime.
Tucson Weekly |
Brandon Kosters |
02-08-2006 |
Disasters
The Feednew
Breast may be best, but it's also a challenge.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
02-08-2006 |
Science
Tags: nursing, breast feeding
Democracy & the No-News Generationnew
New York Times columnist and alt-weekly fave David Carr assesses the changing media.
City Newspaper |
Krestia DeGeorge |
02-08-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Making of An Activistnew
An ex-soldier tells all about being gay in a "don't ask, don't tell" Army.
Willamette Week |
Toby Van Fleet |
02-08-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, gay soldiers
Sexual Disorientationnew
An upcoming Supreme Court decision on gay marriage could aid opponents of the new, unrelated gay civil-rights law.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
02-08-2006 |
LGBT
Toussaint's Transit Traumanew
The Transport Workers Union boss walks a tightrope between enemies abroad and at home.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
02-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Stickler's for the Rulesnew
Eighteen miners have been killed this year, and the safety nominee says the laws are just fine, thank you.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
02-08-2006 |
Business & Labor
Outing Cardinal Egannew
A priest's lawsuit alleges the Catholic Church is hiding pedophile clergy -- and offers a stunning reason why.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
02-08-2006 |
Religion
'Peace Support' in a War Zone?new
Which is more disconcerting: Not knowing what Canadian troops are doing in Afghanistan, or that so few in the press have even bothered raising the question?
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
02-07-2006 |
War
The Benefits Of Big Pimpin'new
As prostitution prosecutions soar in Portland, pimps are going unpunished.
Willamette Week |
Angela Vald |
02-07-2006 |
Sex
Anatomy of a Murdernew
When Bush speaks of human rights, it's not only our enemies around the world that scoff.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
02-07-2006 |
War
The Protection Racketnew
William Darrow helped solve the riddle of AIDS in the early 1980s, but he hasn't been able to solve the dilemma of dwindling dollars for HIV prevention.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
02-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
