AltWeeklies Wire
Being Arab or Muslim in a Post-9/11 World
Area Muslim and Arabs in Dayton, Ohio, are feeling the heat in the post-9/11 environment of fear and suspicion.
Dayton City Paper |
John Lasker |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Fear of an Indian Toeholdnew
In western Montana, at the 96-year-old National Bison Range, negotiations for a management handover to local tribes will set precedent for public lands all across America.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
09-16-2004 |
Animal Issues
Welcome to PANdemoniumnew
On Nov. 2, Arizona residents will vote on a proposition that could result in state workers being jailed if they fail to verify whether applicants for welfare are in the country legally. Protect Arizona Now risks ensnaring the state in a legal quagmire — with national consequences.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
09-16-2004 |
Immigration
Tags: illegal immigrant, Immigration
Legislation Could Require Standards for Preserving DNA Evidencenew
Sen. David Adelman, D-Decatur, an author of the new legislation, wants to guarantee that others will be able to test their crime scene DNA.
Adelman is attempting to pass legislation requiring statewide standards for preserving DNA evidence in criminal cases.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Prescription Drug Adderall is All The Rage on College Campusesnew
A growing trend among college students, an estimated one in five pop Adderall without a prescription, according to a 2002 Johns Hopkins study. Many students don't consider their use of Adderall to be abusive because it helps them perform well in school.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
09-15-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Corporate Icon Fends Off Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuitsnew
Rollins Inc. and Orkin are under siege, and president Glen Rollins is the general standing on the ramparts. The outfit is being nibbled at by lawyers and disgruntled customers who are as ferocious in their attack as termites are when they sniff unprotected wood.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-15-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Africans Fleeing Genocide in Sudan Take Refuge in Egyptnew
Thousands of African refugees propelled by wars, economic misery, and politics have resettled in Cairo, a teeming metropolis with room for no more. Desperate conditions there have led to unrest.
The Village Voice |
Kareem Fahim |
09-15-2004 |
International
Shutting Off Brain's Reactions Could Mean Missing Out on Lifenew
Researchers found that college students judged as highly creative also scored extremely low on tests of latent inhibition, a process that allows us to ignore much of our environment in order to narrow our focus on our needs.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
09-15-2004 |
Science
High Court Ruling: Paper's Satire Is Protected Speechnew
The Texas Supreme Court sided with the Dallas Observer and ruled that attorney Bruce Isaacks and judge Darlene Whitten are "big doodyheads." The two had sued the paper over a fake "news" story published in 1999.
Dallas Observer |
Patrick Williams |
09-14-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Officer Cleared of One Killing, Kills Againnew
The first shooting by Cleveland policeman Daniel Jopek was ruled justified. The next time he killed, however, a city prosecutor charged him with reckless homicide.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-14-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Left for Dead: Governments Could Do More to Save Abandoned Babiesnew
Several newborns were abandoned in the Bay Area this summer, with each incident seeming to outdo the other in unconscionable details. If Alameda County had followed other counties' lead in promoting California's Safely Surrendered Baby Law, some of those infants' lives might have been saved.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
09-14-2004 |
Children & Families
Portrait of the Rapist as a Young Mannew
Greg Haidl, the 19-year-old son of wealthy Orange County (CA) Assistant Sheriff Don Haidl, is facing charges now in a second rape case. But unlike the first alleged crime--in this latest escapade, Haidl didn’t videotape the sex for the pleasure of his pals.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
At VA Medical Center, Bottom Line Comes Before Patientsnew
At the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, staff and patients complain about nepotism, favoritism and lapses in care and service, such as year-long waits to obtain an appointment at the blind-rehab center. Whistleblowing only leads to retaliation, some staff members claim.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-13-2004 |
Science
How the Kobe Case Ended With a Quack, Not a Roarnew
After Kobe Bryant was accused of rape, I rushed headlong into a ravenous media feeding frenzy that would eventually shake my faith in my profession, as well as in myself. In the end, our glaring search for the truth yielded exactly the opposite.
L.A. Weekly |
Alex Markels |
09-13-2004 |
Crime & Justice
A Flood of Frances: Hurricane Stories Pack a Wallopnew
New Times writers spread out across wind-torn South Florida for Frances' three-day extravaganza, and find partiers who think the best way to face a hurricane is drunk.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Staff Writers |
09-13-2004 |
Environment
