AltWeeklies Wire
Doctors Jump Ship from Colorado Health Sciences Centernew
Colorado University is in the middle of an ambitious relocation of its Health Sciences Department. Some doctors, finding the split campus untenable, are heading elsewhere.
Tags: Health & Science
Homeland Security Employee Gets Money for Nothingnew
Barry Mallek shows up for work as a Federal Protective Service officer in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, does nothing for eight hours, returns to his hotel, and then comes back the next day and sits around some more.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Buzzkill! DARE Grads Go On to Do Drugsnew
The young people using cocaine, pot, Ecstasy, mushrooms have one thing in common: They've all been through the anti-drug DARE program. But their peers have a stronger pull on them than the friendly cops they met in fifth grade.
Man Versus Machine: Larry Flynt Invests in the Electronicnew
After Larry Flynt's Hollywood Hustler Store opens in Fort Lauderdale, a reporter investigates whether bar patrons prefer battery-operated to the real thing.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Courtney Hambright |
09-07-2004 |
Sex
Jamaica Yes Problem: Island's Values Haunt Expatriate Gaysnew
With its "buggery" laws dating back to Queen Victoria and a longstanding gay-bashing culture, Jamaica is seen as a harshly homophobic nation. Gays who left the island to take refuge in Broward County, Florida, find that anti-gay reggae lyrics have followed them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
09-07-2004 |
LGBT
The Teele Conspiracy: Commissioner Claims He's a Victimnew
The arrest last week of Miami Commissioner Art Teele on assault charges following a wild car chase brought to a climactic close one more scene in the drama that has become his life.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado, Kirk Nielsen and Rebecca Wakefield |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Patients at Miami-Dade County Jail Found to Be at Risknew
The leg of a Miami-Dade County jail inmate became so badly infected with virulent, drug-resistant bacteria that it may have to be amputated, and the infection has spread to other inmates.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
First-Time Home Buyers With Bad Credit Meet the Specialistnew
In Buffalo, N.Y., slumlord Scott Wizig's leases landed him in criminal court. In Houston, his leases made him rich.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
09-07-2004 |
Business & Labor
Road to Wellness, Week 1:new
Todd Stauffer and Ms. D head out on a (hopefully painless) 10-week Road to Wellness, avoiding low-carb and other diets along the way. During Week 1, Todd walks a little, explains his diet philosophy ("Eat less junk") and starts to think about relaxing.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
09-07-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Honeymoon for Dallas's New White Police Chief Nears Endnew
David Kunkle has taken over a department with a history of racial inequality and a current state of racial unrest. Now officers and citizens of diverse backgrounds are applying a racial algebra to every decision that he makes.
Dallas Observer |
Eric Celeste |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Blood Brothers: Kilbanes Get Sentenced for an Old Crimenew
Nearly three decades ago, brothers Martin and Owen Kilbane were sentenced for their role in the death of a judge's wife. When their chance to be paroled drew near, they found themselves charged with a new crime: the murder of a pimp 36 years ago.
Cleveland Scene |
Thomas Francis |
09-07-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Other Than Mexicansnew
Are terrorists entering the United States through Arizona's border with Mexico?
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
09-06-2004 |
Immigration
Extreme Makeovers Make Protesters' Skin Crawlnew
Winners of the Vancouver Extraordinary Makeover Event were supposed to have plastic surgery, but that plan went askew after a physicians' group warned doctors that participating could lead to legal and ethical problems.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
09-03-2004 |
Science
Labor Day: Remembering the Stugglenew
Illinois remembers the working-class heroes who fought for the eight-hour day, the Workers Compensation Act and the law requiring children to finish elementary school before going to work.
Illinois Times |
Todd Spivak |
09-02-2004 |
Business & Labor
Copy and Paste Jobnew
The plagiarism committed by associate editor and business columnist Stephen Dunphy at The Seattle Times wasn't deceit along the lines of what Jayson Blair did. It was journalistic dementia.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
09-02-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
