AltWeeklies Wire
Iraqis Slow to Embrace Democracynew
As Iraq's interim National Assembly begins its work, many Iraqis express a profound alienation from the political process that's supposed to pave the way to their first democratic government.
Long Island Press |
Borzou Daragahi |
09-24-2004 |
International
What Changes in FEMA’s Funding Formula Means for Northeast Florida
Following this brutal hurricane season, Florida will receive an unprecedented amount of grant money. But the piecemeal funding formula employed by FEMA may mean those dollars aren't spent where they're most needed.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: disaster, public policy issues
Bar Owner Faces Hearing for Ejecting Lesbiansnew
The owner of Bob's Butternut Hut is on the hot seat. He's the first person to face a hearing in Springfield, Ill., for violation of a ban that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-23-2004 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Mayor Fudges Numbers to Explain Minority Employment Ratenew
The city of Springfield, Ill., finally coughed up public records about city employment. Mayor Tim Davlin resorts to obfuscation to explain the shrinking percentage of minority employees.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Homeless 101
Changes in federal law are changing the way schools think about homeless youth.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
Court Case Makes it Easier for Relatives to Adopt Kinnew
If the Harris decision stands, it could mean that a far larger number of adoptive parents -- many of them relatives to the children they've adopted -- will be able to collect Social Security benefits.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-23-2004 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Good News for Chattahoochee National Forest, For Nownew
A proposal seeks to modify what's called the "Roadless Rule." Under the change, protections from road-building would no longer be automatic. Instead, governors would have to request the stronger protection.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
09-23-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Where the Boys Arenew
Lee is 28 years old, lives at home with his parents and will let you jerk him off for $25. He says his line of work is even more dangerous than a female prostitute's.
Riverfront Times |
Ben Westhoff |
09-23-2004 |
Sex
FEMA Denies Emergency Power Funds to North Carolinanew
What North Carolina needs most to deal with ice storms is backup generators for shelters, fire stations and other emergency outposts. But the Bush-era Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has cut funding for preventive strategies, refused to help the state purchase them.
INDY Week |
Barbara Solow |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
A Dose of Suburbia: Chain Drugstores in the Citynew
Chain drugstores have been taking aim at downtowns and urban neighborhoods for several years now, and even as the industry shrinks, they are clinging to their unpopular building models that emphasize drive-throughs and lots of parking out front.
Metroland |
Miriam Axel-Lute |
09-23-2004 |
Business & Labor
Disaster in the Making: Homeland Security's Impact on FEMAnew
As the Federal Emergency Management Agency weathers a storm of Bush administration policy and budget changes, protection from natural hazards may be trumped by “homeland security.”
INDY Week |
Jon Elliston |
09-23-2004 |
Policy Issues
Tags: North Carolina, George W. Bush, Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, hurricanes, earthquakes, AAN, American Federation of Government Employees, Bush's first budget director, disaster planning, federal government, flood plains, floods, Florida Panhandle, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Joe Allbaugh, Laurence Zensinger, Mitch Daniels, tornados, wildfires and other natural disasters, public policy issues
When Joshua Lost His Wordsnew
A research scientist whose son was diagnosed with autism is exploring some of the most controversial theories regarding the condition, including an alleged link to a preservative only recently removed from most childhood vaccines. First in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
09-23-2004 |
Science
Tags: Pennsylvania, Thimerosal, Food and Drug Administration, mercury, Asperger's syndrome, Nancy Minshew, Dan Hollenbeck, Florida-based International Child Development Resource Center, herapeutic support specialist, Laura Hewitson, Marcel Just of Carnegie Mellon University’s Center for Cognitive Brain Imaging, National Alliance for Autism Research, Oregon Health & Science University, Pittsburgh Development Center of the Magee Women’s Research Institute, U.S. Vaccination Compensation Act court, vaccines, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic’s John Merck Program for child development, Health & Science
The Pain of Computer Eye Strainnew
From broccoli to blueberries to stretches and long, long gazes out the window — tips on how to protect your peepers from too many hours at the terminal
NOW Magazine |
Sibylle Preuschat |
09-22-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What the Pope Meantnew
When Pope dissed same-sex marriage, was he calling for new positions?
NOW Magazine |
Robert Priest |
09-22-2004 |
Sex
Dear PETA, We're Throughnew
I've stood up for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for years, but the Holocaust on a Plate campaign is the last straw.
NOW Magazine |
Mike Smith |
09-22-2004 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
