AltWeeklies Wire
Activist or Terroristnew
Kulvir Singh Barapind has been accused by the government of India of committing 26 murders during the Sikh insurgency of the 1980s. For the past 11 years he's sat in California jails, fighting extradition. Sikhs worldwide see him as a martyr to their cause.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Najeeb Hasan |
10-28-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Secrets, Lies and 9/11new
The growing 9/11 Truth Movement claims there’s enough hard evidence to suggest that U.S. government officials had a hand in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Could their claims possibly be true?
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Warner |
10-28-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
EPA Finds Fetuses at Cleanup Site; Origins a Mysterynew
After spending months trying to identify the contents of unmarked barrels -- some of which were leaking hazardous liquids -- an EPA agent found something unnerving in one five-gallon plastic bucket: two fetuses and a placenta, mainly intact and preserved in glass jars.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
10-28-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Voices of the South on Jobs, Politics, and Oh Yeah, Footballnew
Senior editor John Sugg and staff photographer Jim Stawniak took a 7,500-mile trip across the Southeast to find out what people are saying about jobs, unemployment, God, football and the election.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
10-28-2004 |
Children & Families
Raiding the Rabble-Rousersnew
A San Francisco lawyer fights the feds over the mysterious police seizure of servers hosting 19 Indymedia sites. The action temporarily shut down do-it-yourself news-gathering operations around the world.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A.C. Thompson |
10-27-2004 |
Media
Bisexuals Can Feel Left Out of Gay and Straight Worldsnew
The bisexual dating scene flourishing on the Internet has allowed committed heterosexuals to engage in same-sex romance and thus explore the best of both worlds. But gays and lesbians have often shunned bisexuals, calling them half-way closeted or confused.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Vrinda Normand |
10-27-2004 |
Sex
The Circle Game: Pluses and Pitfalls of Local Recyclingnew
Recycling isn't as simple as putting plastics and glass in the recycling bin. Cecil Bothwell describes what works in local recycling, what doesn't and why bottled water is part of the problem, not part of the solution.
Mountain Xpress |
Cecil Bothwell |
10-27-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment, lead, carcinogen, glass, MRF, murpf, PET, phthalate, plastic, plastic film bags, recycle
Look Homeward, Big Brothernew
Secret files show the FBI spied on North Carolina's finest writers and politicians over decades.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
10-27-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Candidates Are Positive Their Ads Aren't Negativenew
Associates of a given candidate decry blistering assaults made upon their guy, yet identify their own responses that have a similar tone as informational opportunities that merely point out discrepancies in their rival's public stands.
Developmentally Disabled Boy Kicked Out of Cub Scoutsnew
Cub Scout pack leaders wrote to Christopher Lowe-Irby's mother and said her 7-year-old would be barred from meetings and activities "for both his safety and the other children's safety."
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
10-26-2004 |
Children & Families
Kansas School Board Member Reports Filmmaker to FBInew
After documentary filmmaker Ranjit Arab tried to interview anti-immigrant Kansas State Board of Education member Connie Morris, she reported him to the FBI "to ward off any possible stalking or terroristic behavior."
The Pitch |
C.J. Janovy |
10-26-2004 |
Immigration
Psychologist's Theory to Bring Peace Could Turn Soldiers Into Better Killersnew
Rachel MacNair argues that in war, the major stressor that causes post-traumatic stress disorder isn't watching a buddy die or coming under heavy fire from enemies. Instead, she believes, the key factor is killing someone else.
The Pitch |
Ben Paynter |
10-26-2004 |
International
Tags: Abortion, a member of PeaceWorks who has worked with the War Resisters League, battle fatigue, Lynn Cheatum, morality of killing, National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study, Perpetration Induced Traumatic Stress, Ph.D. candidate in psychology and sociology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, shell shock, the American Friends Service Committee and the Kansas City Interfaith Peace Alliance, international
Immigrant Battled State Rep for Custody of Her Sonnew
Mariam Katamba, born in Uganda, was taken under the wing of Texas State Representative Talmadge Heflin. But she balked after the Heflins became so possessive of her son they tried to gain custody.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
10-26-2004 |
Immigration
Editor Signals New Era at Philadelphia City Papernew
Duane Swierczynski, Philadelphia City Paper's new editor-in-chief, has written six nonfiction books and a mystery novel, and he still hasn't reached his mid 30s. Publisher Paul Curci hired him to lead the paper's smart, young writers to excellence.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Paul Curci |
10-26-2004 |
Media
Shared Dinners Provide Lasting Benefits to Younger Family Membersnew
Family mealtimes protected adolescents from use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana; low grade-point average; depressive symptoms and suicidal involvement.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
10-25-2004 |
Science
