AltWeeklies Wire
Prejudice Led to Attack on Sikhs in Queensnew
"Give me my curtain," men leaving a christening party taunted two turbaned Sikh men before beating them, one of the victims says. Five men have been arrested and charged with assault.
Long Island Press |
Lauren Wolfe |
08-03-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Male Interloper Explores Women-Only Singles Scenenew
Sugar is a monthly party series at Bar23 designed for the women of Nashville to mingle freely, openly, and sexily, dressed however they like, without fear of prying eyes. What man could resist getting a peek behind those perfumed veils?
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-02-2004 |
Sex
Judge Hears Same-Sex Marriage Argumentsnew
In a King County courtroom, Judge William Downing listened to the plaintiffs and defendants in a suit to allow same-sex marriage. Then he asked the male defense attorney, If he could marry a woman but not a man, isn't that gender bias?
The Stranger |
Amy Jenniges |
07-29-2004 |
LGBT
A Protest State of Mind: the Mental Patients Liberation Leaguenew
Questioning forced treatment, drugging, and even psychiatry itself, the Mental Patients Liberation League fights back against its exclusion from New York's mental health discussion.
National Native Beat Comes from Harvard to Montananew
With Native Americans comprising only 0.53 percent of journalists nationwide, Nieman fellow Jodi Rave's addition to the masthead at Montana's Missoulian — as the first full-time daily reporter on the national Native beat — is a breath of fresh air.
Missoula Independent |
Robin Troy |
07-29-2004 |
Media
Tags: media
Smell? What smell?new
Examining the decisions of a local air quality board in North Carolina reveals statewide problems with influence, laws and enforcement.
Mountain Xpress |
Steve Rasmussen |
07-23-2004 |
Environment
Newsday Reports Half the Truth on Circulation Scandalnew
Advertisers accuse Newsday of inflating circulation figures in a federal racketeering lawsuit. The snowballing scandal led publisher Raymond Jansen to announce this week that he'll retire earlier than planned.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
07-22-2004 |
Media
Halliburton Finds Plenty of Takers for Risky Iraqi Gigsnew
Halliburton representatives came to Atlanta looking for a few good men and women brave or nutty enough to drive 18-wheelers through enemy fire or serve as medics in the middle of war-torn Iraq.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
07-22-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Did Eddie Crawford's Execution Gut Georgia's DNA Law?new
The denial of DNA testing for convicted child killer Eddie Crawford was a real shame, right up until his execution. Sure, Crawford's claim of innocence was a long shot. But the true casualty is Georgia's year-old DNA law, which was supposed to make post-conviction DNA tests a cinch to get.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
07-22-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Effects of Israel's Security Barriernew
Last year, Israel began building a network of "security barriers" to protect itself from Palestinian terrorists. The walls and fences cut off much of the West Bank territories from Israel, but they managed to incorporate parts of the territories on the Israeli side to accommodate Jewish settlers. Creative Loafing Atlanta Editor Ken Edelstein visited the wall last spring and talked to Arabs and Israelis on the Israeli side.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein |
07-22-2004 |
International
Tags: international
Young and Broke with No Insurancenew
A college education was supposed to rescue young people from the tribulations of the underclass, yet they find themselves lined up in emergency rooms, seeking health care. Of the 43.6 million uninsured adults in the U.S., 41 percent are young.
The Village Voice |
Solana Pyne |
07-20-2004 |
Science
Bye Bye Biber: An Exit Interview with a Sex-Change Doctornew
Dr. Stanley Biber, the man who made the quiet historic town of Trinidad, Colo., the sex change capital of the world, reflects on his decades of treating gender dysphoria with surgery.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Noel Black |
07-19-2004 |
Science
Perverting Justice: Group Catches Deviants Onlinenew
A citizens' group seduces men into lurid chat with "underage" girls -- and makes them pay.
Phoenix New Times |
Susy Buchanan |
07-19-2004 |
Science
Packaging Democracy: How Clear Channel Shut Out Candidatesnew
Radio stations were not required to sell ads to any of the candidates in the California governor recall election, only to treat each candidate equally. Clear Channel satisfied this requirement by setting the bar so high that only the richest four candidates could afford to purchase ad time.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matthew Hirsch |
07-15-2004 |
Media
Never Say Die: Woman Is Rearrested for Her Son's Murdernew
Despite a killer's confession and a successful appeal, Julie Rea-Harper
faces yet another trial for the brutal murder of her 10-year-old son.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
