AltWeeklies Wire
A Small-Town Talenew
Experienced journalist Margaret Menge was asked to resign from Manchester, New Hampshire's Union Leader because of her "New York attitude." When community journalism meets an aggressive reporter, sometimes it can get ugly.
Boston Phoenix |
Mark Jurkowitz |
11-29-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Saving Moms on Methnew
Methamphetamine is arguably the toughest addiction to kick, but research shows that mothers placed in long-term residential treatment along with their young child or children have the highest rate of recovery.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
11-29-2005 |
Science
Gay Influx Makes Florida Community Prospernew
Benefiting from the overflow of an exploding gay population in neighboring Wilton Manors, Broward County's Oakland Park has seen property prices skyrocket and tax revenue soar.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
11-29-2005 |
LGBT
Donna Shalala vs. Donna Shalalanew
University of Miami president and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala won't comment on an attempt to unionize the university's contract custodial workers.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
11-29-2005 |
Education
Case of Condemned Gang Leader Becomes Death Penalty Lessonnew
Former Crips leader Stanley "Tookie" Williams, who was convicted of murdering four people, may be executed in December, but not before he's gained the sympathy of Oakland, Calif., schoolchildren.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
11-29-2005 |
Education
Hijacking at the Hospitalnew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
Fort Worth Weekly |
Pablo Lastra |
11-28-2005 |
Media
God And Caesar: IRS Targets Liberal Church
The IRS has targeted a progressive church for "campaign intervention," ignoring much larger violations on the right
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
11-28-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Feds Won't Block Alt-Weeklies Mergernew
The way is clear for Village Voice Media and New Times to combine into a 17-paper chain of weeklies.
Seattle Weekly |
Chuck Taylor |
11-28-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Taking the Car to the Dealers May Be the Only Choicenew
To repair technologically advanced cars, independent auto repair shops must buy expensive computer diagnostic tools. Mechanics complain that automakers withhold crucial information when they sell the technology.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
11-28-2005 |
Science
Tags: California, a national group pushing for legislative reform, Angus Powelso, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, Berkeley's Oceanworks, executive director of the Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (CARE), Oakland's High Street Auto Center, Paul Ryan, Rodel Florez, Sandy Bass-Cors
Dr. Disasternew
Dr. Paul Pepe -- described by a colleague as "a trailblazer with a machete" -- brought his expertise in emergency-room care to the post-Katrina medical crisis in New Orleans.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-28-2005 |
Science
The Stress Testnew
The great fix for public education in Washington state was supposed to be one high-stakes test. But a growing number of parents and educators give the exam, required for graduation, an "F."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Teacher Petsnew
A former fifth-grade teacher pleads guilty to child molestation, a former pupil sues the Seattle School District, and it turns out that years of questionable behavior at a grade school was no secret.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
11-25-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Studying Houses of Worshipnew
An Arizona researcher is set to learn what's going on in America's congregations.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
11-23-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
View to a Killnew
Buffalo Field Campaigners take aim at hunters in West Yellowstone during Montana's first bison hunt in 15 years.
Missoula Independent |
Brooke Hewes |
11-23-2005 |
Animal Issues
Enlarging Providencenew
An under-the-radar merger with Seattle's Providence Health System could impact Montana's medical landscape.
Missoula Independent |
John S. Adams |
11-23-2005 |
Science
