AltWeeklies Wire
The End of Waternew
Everyone's screaming about the end of oil, but its really H2O we should be worrying about.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
09-22-2004 |
Environment
Tags: environment, water
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
A Philadelphia-area teacher who molested his charges more than 30 years ago was allowed to take a new job in West Virginia, where a student died in his care. (First in a two-part series)
Philadelphia Weekly |
Aina Hunter |
09-22-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Judge's Decree Leaves Long Lines at Courthousesnew
Judge Colin Campbell's recent decision to eliminate security-bypass badges for private attorneys and other courthouse regulars amounts to a "bitch slap" in the eyes of at least one lawyer.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Snake-Oil Salesman Sprays His Way to Successnew
After the FDA complained, one of Joe Deihl's companies stopped marketing the KI-Spray it claimed would protect consumers' health in case of nuclear disaster. But he still peddles vitamin sprays of disputed value, in spite of the nearly 70 lawsuits that have been filed against him and his companies.
Phoenix New Times |
Robert Nelson |
09-21-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
City Banks on Ex-Con to Revitalize Downtownnew
Kansas City officials agreed not to tax developers for changing an eyesore property into 142 units of luxury living. Does it matter that a key figure behind the venture is a white-collar criminal?
The Pitch |
David Martin |
09-21-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Young Businessman Sees His Empire Collapsenew
It wasn't long ago that Bill Stallings seemed to have it all: real estate holdings, a successful nightclub and a bright future. Last month, he began serving time for his second felony conviction in the past four years.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
John Ferguson: 1951-2004new
A very personal tribute to an exceptional comrade and influential alternative journalist.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
09-21-2004 |
Media
Caught in the Actnew
Smoking Gun editor William Bastone knows how to get the goods on just about anyone. The former Village Voice staff writer describes how his fascination with court documents led him to develop his popular Web site.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-21-2004 |
Media
Dead Wrong: Independence of Coroner's Rulings Questionednew
Defense attorneys complain that Cuyahoga County Coroner Elizabeth Balraj listens too much to police and prosecutors in making her decisions, ruling that some deaths are homicides even when medical evidence suggests the patients died of other causes.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-21-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Papers React After Bloggers Disclose Journalists' Campaign Donationsnew
Scrutiny of campaign donations made by media figures has stirred such paranoia that the managing editor of the Rocky Mountain News told newsroom employees they could not attend a concert that would raise funds for senatorial candidate Ken Salazar.
Cardinal Mahony Must Turn Over Documentsnew
A Los Angeles judge has stripped Cardinal Roger Mahony of his holy façade and ordered him to turn over 500 documents relating to priests under investigation for sexual abuse to a criminal grand jury.
L.A. Weekly |
Jeffrey Anderson |
09-20-2004 |
Religion
Tags: religion, priest sex abuse, Deputy District Attorney Bill Hodgman, Deputy District Attorney Jane Robison, District Attorney Steve Cooley, Don Steier, Judge Thomas Nuss, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton, Mahony’s lawyer Mike Hennigan, Michael Baker, Michael Wempe and Stephen Hernandez, Neville Rucker and Michael Wempe, now a bishop in Santa Barbara, Thomas Curry, Vicar for Clergy Stephen Dyer
Merchants of Passion: Selling Sex Toys on the Party Circuitnew
A Bay Area business, Passion Parties, has quietly staked a claim as the nation's premier supplier of sensual products. Rather than aim at the pleasure chest of the single girl, it has tamely positioned itself as an organization devoted to strengthening relationships.
Tobacco Researcher Dedicates Her Life to Being a Pain in the Ashnew
Environmental activist Anne Landman has become addicted to fighting tobacco. From the tiny hamlet of Glade Park, Colo., she authors the e-mail newsletter Doc-Alert, highlighting significant material the tobacco companies have been required to make public.
Catch and Release: A Plan to Reduce Racial Profilingnew
A Colorado law designed to combat racial profiling requires police to offer a business card if they detain someone in a traffic stop but don't cite or arrest them. A group called One Nation Enlightened is educating youth about their rights to obtain those elusive cards.
Westword |
Jared Jacang Maher |
09-20-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Death in the Restraint Chair
The restraint chairs used in many county jails have resulted in an alarming number of deaths nationwide.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson and Brett Cherry |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
