AltWeeklies Wire
Flight of Sudanese 'Lost Boys' Captured in Comic Booknew
A reality comic book, Echoes, portrays the suffering caused by the genocide and ethnic cleansing against animist, Christian and Muslim blacks in Sudan.
Dallas Observer |
Zac Crain |
10-12-2004 |
International
Assault-Rifles Ban Was Nearly Worthlessnew
During the entire decade the assault-rifles ban was in effect, anyone -- gun collectors, criminals, terrorists -- could still buy assault rifles legally.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
10-12-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: NRA, National Rifle Association, a terrorism expert, assault weapons, Bureau of Alcohol, Chechens, Dr. Neil Livingstone, executive director of the national Fraternal Order of Police, Gun-control advocates, Jim Pasco, Jim Titlow's Bushmaster XM-15 assault rifle, Tobacco and Firearms, crime & justice
Goodbye to the Sunset Mannew
Lee Smith, one of the South's most acclaimed novelists, says farewell to her son, Josh, who died at 32 after struggling for years with mental illness. He is recalled through their annual sailing trips off Key West.
Tags: Health & Science
Quitting Timenew
In American Indian tradition, tobacco is sacred. But its use has been twisted by commercial interests, some American Indians say. In Montana, they offered a conference on fighting tobacco abuse that helped an addicted reporter to quit.
Missoula Independent |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
10-11-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Staking Out Peaceful Groundnew
A gathering of global green thumbs proves community gardens can weed out age-old hatreds.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
10-08-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Deaf to Reasonnew
In the download wars, the recording industry keeps playing bad cop instead of embracing change.
Boston Phoenix |
Davis S. Bernstein |
10-08-2004 |
Media
This Is Your Brain on Drugsnew
Rick Doblin thinks pot, ecstasy, and other psychedelics could unlock the human mind -- and he wants to bring them to Harvard, the FDA, and a doctor's office near you.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Tags: Marijuana, Health & Science
Car Country, USAnew
In Southern Arizona, confiscated cars mean big bucks for government agencies and contractors--and watchdogs say the system's being abused.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Twentysomethings Grapple with Post-9/11 World
As the presidential election approaches, Kevin Foster Langston examines how 9/11 and its aftermath have affected his generation's perception of politics and the world around them.
Columbia Free Times |
Kevin Foster Langston |
10-08-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Joey Grew Upnew
In spite of their skills, autistic people have trouble entering the workforce because they're not team players. A Pennsylvania task force reports there’s currently very little help available for autistic adults seeking jobs. Third in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
10-08-2004 |
Science
Complete Fabricationnew
A crucial witness says her testimony in the West Memphis Three murder case wasn't true, but a product of police pressure to get results in the death of three children.
Arkansas Times |
Tim Hackler |
10-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Survey Says?new
News organizations especially should insist on the best methods for the polls they commission. However, the reality is that newspapers and television stations across the country are only interested in sharing credit for the surveys and making news by announcing the results.
Arkansas Times |
Warwick Sabin |
10-08-2004 |
Media
Fate of Illinois's Natural Resources Increasingly Falls on Volunteersnew
An environmental group has released what is widely being hailed as the most comprehensive inventory of natural areas ever compiled in central Illinois. The group's efforts come at a time when the administration of Gov. Rod Blagojevich is hacking away at the state's conservation efforts.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
10-08-2004 |
Environment
Triumph over Tragedy
Three years after they arrived in Iowa from a Kenyan refugee camp, the Lost Boys of Sudan are adjusting to life in the United States.
Cityview |
Beth Dalbey |
10-07-2004 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
When the Doctor Is Gone: Patients Deal With an Unusual Lossnew
When a specialist commits suicide, patients find they are overlooked as a grieving community.
