AltWeeklies Wire
Perfect Husband Revealed as Perfect Crooknew
Marcia Simmons has uncovered disturbing information about the husband she never really knew. She's learned how difficult it is to pursue a fraud case against your spouse. And she's been frustrated by what she considers the foot-dragging of cops and prosecutors.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Working Girl Makes Good with Upscale Escort Agencynew
Veronika Lake put herself through art school as an escort. At 37, she owns and runs her own agency. "I never made much as an artist," she says, "and who wants to be poor for the rest of their life? I'd rather make a million dollars."
Westword |
David Holthouse |
11-17-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Study Puts Iraqi Civilian Death Toll at 100,000new
The Brookings Institute calls the tally "preposterous." But according to the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who performed the study, the estimate is conservative.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-17-2004 |
International
Tags: international
Sick, Injured Cruise Workers Drown in Loopholesnew
Those who keep an eye on corporations such as Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean International say that employees, especially foreign-born employees, are being funneled to cheap doctors in the Caribbean who provide sometimes inadequate care for cut-rate prices.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
11-16-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Carl Hiaasen Unloads on Pols and Corporate Medianew
Long a writer for the Miami Herald, Hiaasen admits that the paper has changed for the worse. "I blame Knight Ridder," he says. "It's amazing what [the editors] still do given how the budget has shrunk, the staff has shrunk, the news hole has shrunk."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
11-16-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
South Florida Bank Robbers Elude Authoritiesnew
A gang calling itself the Knotty Head Clique is thriving because robbing banks is perhaps easier than it has ever been. Banks spend little money or time preventing heists, taking the stance that giving robbers whatever they want will avoid the injuries during thefts that could lead to lawsuits.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Alan Barton |
11-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Back from Venezuela with Tales of the 'Bolivarian Revolution'new
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is portrayed in the U.S. media as a populist and potential communist dictator, buying off the masses with handouts. An Athens County man who spent four months last summer working for Chavez, however, tells a different story.
The Athens NEWS |
Jim Phillips |
11-15-2004 |
International
Militant Opposition: Veteran's Group Latest to Oppose Warnew
After completing a 10-month, prolonged tour of war duty, Sgt. Kelly Dougherty joined a handful of Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans across the nation to launch the anti-war group Iraq Veterans Against the War. "A lot of people became disillusioned with our mission there," she says.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
11-15-2004 |
War
Con Artist Gets Free Pass from Justice Systemnew
Grifter Bob Owens has seemingly rendered himself untouchable from prosecution for his well-documented and financially lucrative crimes. He has done so, in part, by compromising factions inside the criminal-justice system, including the cops and the defense bar.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
11-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How the 'Hookup' Has Changed the Way College Students Connectnew
"Hooking up" -- a term covering a wide range of sexual behavior -- is a common practice on college campuses nationwide. Ohio University is no different; the practice here is widespread among students.
The Athens NEWS |
Carrie Kirschner |
11-15-2004 |
Sex
Gay Couples Aren't Inclined to Apologize for Bush's Winnew
If anything underscores the unique pain that gay married couples must feel this week, it's that almost all the ones contacted for this story denied the obvious fact that old-fashioned homophobia strongly motivated so many Bush voters.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
11-12-2004 |
LGBT
Small School of Public Service Has Large Visionnew
The University of Arkansas's Clinton School of Public Service, located in a renovated Little Rock railway station, will be the only school in the United States to offer a graduate degree in public service.
Arkansas Times |
Jennifer Barnett Reed |
11-12-2004 |
Education
Lives of a Drinker and a Dancer Intersect, Cutting Both Shortnew
A friend insisted on driving Shawn Patrick Scott home the night of Sept. 2, but he split when she was in the restroom. On the highway, he ended dancer Vanessa Marie Fernandez's life as he destroyed his own.
Reno News & Review |
Michael Sion |
11-12-2004 |
Policy Issues
History Repeatingnew
Three Vietnam veterans talk about the war in Iraq and reflect on their experiences as soldiers. Watching the news connects them back to a far-away time and place that none of them has ever entirely left. Now they fear history is repeating itself.
Tucson Weekly |
Renée Downing |
11-11-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Unbelievable! Newsday Continues Its Circulation Fraudsnew
Even with federal agents and Long Island Press hot on its trail, Newsday continues to dump ad circulars directly at dumps and recycling centers. It also reactivates deadbeat customers to inflate its circulation figures, the Long Island Press reports.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Timothy Bolger |
11-10-2004 |
Media
