AltWeeklies Wire
California's Energy Crisis Isn't Over Yetnew
The energy crisis may have faded from the headlines since the rolling blackouts of 2001, but it's far from over. And unless the California State Legislature does something soon, it's about to get worse.
Dallas Observer |
Chris Thompson |
04-25-2005 |
Business & Labor
NRA Takes Aim at Next Generation of Gun Usersnew
At the 134th national conference of the National Rifle Association in Houston, young people weren't just exposed to guns. They were encouraged to handle some of the most powerful weaponry in the republic.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-25-2005 |
Children & Families
Secret Army Training Raises Troubling Questionsnew
A late-night helicopter assault on the county courthouse last summer took citizens of Asheville, N.C., by surprise. Other cities have blocked such urban warfare training, but secrecy surrounds the U.S. military's proposals and plans for more of the same.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
04-22-2005 |
Policy Issues
Alpaca Farming Spikes in Illinoisnew
Illinois farmers jump on the alpaca bandwagon but learn that it’s easier to produce baby alpacas than to make a profit.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
04-22-2005 |
Business & Labor
When the Tank Goes Drynew
If the peak-oil theory is correct, the world is going to run out of oil soon -- will you be ready?
Metroland |
Shawn Stone |
04-22-2005 |
Environment
Reuse, Reuse and Reusenew
Freecycle phenomenon puts the Internet to work redistributing the surplus of a consumer society.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
04-22-2005 |
Environment
When Pigs Flynew
Remember those aircraft maintenance jobs Northwest Airlines promised Minnesota over a decade ago? They never materialized -- and much of that work is now outsourced to seldom-inspected overseas firms.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
04-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Recording Industry Finds New Battlegroundnew
Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would sue up to 25 students at each of 18 universities around the country, including Georgia Tech, for Internet2 file-sharing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
04-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Allocating Medicare Funds to Georgia Proves to be Lopsided Balancing Actnew
Drastic federal Medicaid cuts have forced Georgia and other states to reallocate Medicaid funds. A critic says the result is a loss of access to some of Medicaid's most effective services.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Gay At Boston College: Silent No Morenew
Gay students at Boston College say that while their school's reputation for being unaccepting of homosexuals is largely undeserved, there's much room for improvement. Amending the university's nondiscrimination clause is a good way to start.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
04-21-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Attack of the Female Campus Sex Columnistnew
The first-person accounts of college sex give credence to Tom Wolfe's novelistic fantasy vision of university life, with its wild, long-limbed girls flirting or screaming whenever they're around males, then spending hours intellectualizing the process.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
04-20-2005 |
Sex
Doing a First Breast and Pelvic Examnew
A second-year medical student learns how to do a breast and pelvic exam from the professionally trained woman he's examining.
The Village Voice |
Jules Lipoff |
04-20-2005 |
Science
Labor Highlights Night-Time Abusesnew
The Laborers International Union of North America collected 50 organizers from around the country last week and turned them loose in the streets of New York to spotlight non-union jobs.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
04-20-2005 |
Business & Labor
Time for a Media Rebellionnew
Faced with Bush's lockdown on information, reporters might consider civil resistance.
The Village Voice |
Sydney H. Schanberg |
04-20-2005 |
Media
Father Knows Best
To some Fred Phelps is a "walking hate crime." To others, he's the loving patriarch of a big family. Either way, the clan is coming to Santa Fe to protest the city's gay-friendly attitude.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nathan Dinsdale |
04-20-2005 |
LGBT
