AltWeeklies Wire
Second Stringers: Reservists in Iraq
Reservists, by definition, aren‘t professional soldiers. They’re military amateurs and a lot of them know it. The result is that many reservists in Iraq are scared all the time, and according to some soldiers, that means mistakes.
Charleston City Paper |
David Axe |
03-08-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Survivor of a Rape That Made Headlines Tells Her Storynew
A woman raped at 18 describes how she was traumatized by the event and the fallout from a false news report about a rookie police officer who supposedly could have prevented the attack.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
03-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
New Hatchery Salmon Policy Could Doom Wild Stocksnew
Environmentalists and fishermen worry that how the Feds are determining the salmon population could mask the decline of wild salmon and remove their protections.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-07-2005 |
Environment
Errand of Mercynew
In Afghanistan, pregnancy can be a death sentence. A local group heads to Bamiyan to save lives.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
03-04-2005 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Mahalo, Hunternew
Colorado writer Ben Corbett, reportedly the last journalist to publish a feature-length interview with Hunter S. Thompson in an American magazine, dashes out his parting words for the Good Doctor.
Boulder Weekly |
Ben Corbett |
03-04-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Go Forth, But Don't Multiplynew
An underground movement tries out a controversial way to reduce the homeless cat population while balancing humaneness and practicality.
Metroland |
Darryl McGrath |
03-04-2005 |
Animal Issues
Bush's Four Big Lies about Social Securitynew
An investment advisor for the nation's oldest firm dedicated to socially responsible investing explains clearly and simply the problems with the president's proposal to privatize Social Security.
INDY Week |
Farnum Brown |
03-03-2005 |
Business & Labor
New Report Criticizes VA's PTSD Services
The Government Accountability Office says the VA has failed to improve its Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder services for veterans despite suggestions from a special committee.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Dan Frosch |
03-03-2005 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, Soldier's Heart
Who Wants ChoicePoint CEO's Home Number?new
We admit, publishing someone's personal info without his or her permission is kind of rude. But selling such info is how ChoicePoint CEO Derek V. Smith makes a living, so he can't be opposed to it, right? After all, Smith earns about $17 million annually in salary, bonuses, stock options and other compensation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
CL staff |
03-03-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Feds Look to Deport Teenager Busted for Potnew
Upon returning from a trip to Europe, a computer flagged Ryan Furman, 18, because of a marijuana arrest three years earlier. The officers confiscated his green card and passport and told him he'd have to return to Atlanta in January for what's called a deferred inspection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
03-03-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Former Director of Indian Affairs Hawks New Casinonew
On his last day as director of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kevin Gover -- against advice of those on his staff -- granted land rights to the Koi Nation. Now he's in the middle of the tribe's casino deal.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
03-02-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Oakland Band Attempts to Rock Libya's Casbahnew
Heavenly States set out to be the first American band to play Libya. And they wanted to learn what it was like to live there. One goal proved easier to reach than the other.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
03-02-2005 |
International
Tags: international
Postscript to a Strange Lifenew
When Carl Daniel found a suicide note scrawled in the back of a mystery novel, he thought it was a joke. Nope. The note was written by reporter John Makeig, whose life and death were as bizarre as anything in his stories. And that's saying something.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Dan Malone |
03-02-2005 |
Media
Build Your TV!new
As the FCC and the entertainment biz get ready to end home recording as we know it, a bunch of radical geeks are working on a solution or two.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
03-02-2005 |
Media
To Love, Honor, and Be Gaynew
How Washington state's Supreme Court will decide whether gay marriage is illegal.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-02-2005 |
LGBT
