AltWeeklies Wire
Freshwater Fisticuffs: Warring For Water Rightsnew
Now that logging has slowed to a trickle, will there be water barons crawling out of the woodwork to exploit what might be Oregon’s most valuable resource in an era of climate change?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
Is San Francisco Bay Fished Out?new
Not yet. But with salmon off-limits, and catches of striped bass, halibut, rockfish, sturgeon, and other fish way down, Bay Area fishermen, fish wholesalers, and seafood restaurants face an uncertain future.
East Bay Express |
Alastair Bland |
12-09-2010 |
Environment
The Russia Housesnew
A Dagestani politician isn’t telling the truth about his Wikileak-ed connections to Carlsbad, Calif.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
12-09-2010 |
International
The Fire Down Belownew
As a gas-drilling frenzy in North Texas continues, residents fight for the truth--and brace for the worst.
The Texas Observer |
Forrest Wilder |
12-08-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Shale Gas, Barnett Shale
Dream Act Risingnew
As the Dream Act heads to vote once again, the undocumented it would benefit are coming out with their immigrations statuses, risking everything.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
12-08-2010 |
Immigration
Mimi and the Mannew
Wounded Iraq veteran Steven Woods denies that his pit bull Mimi, who has helped him overcome PTSD problems, bit an elderly man in his neighborhood.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
12-08-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: PTSD, Steven Woods
Harvest of Hopenew
Against all odds, Florida's Coalition of Immokalee Workers is changing the agricultural industry.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
12-08-2010 |
Business & Labor
Oakland Invades The Desertnew
Four Oakland-area companies are leading the rush to develop utility-scale solar power. But some environmentalists suggest there's a big price to pay.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
12-07-2010 |
Environment
Who is the Media Person of the Year?new
An entire media panel opted to stay seated in a room in a building that may or may not have been on fire instead of getting up to leave. This media discussion going up in flames is a completely and utterly apt metaphor for something about the content and state of these kinds of discussions.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
12-07-2010 |
Media
Out Scoutednew
Did Philadelphia wimp out in its effort to stop Boy Scouts from excluding gays on the public dime? Or did gay activists botch it themselves?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Thompson |
12-06-2010 |
LGBT
Rush to Judgment: The Dubious Trend of Trying Kids As Adultsnew
Since the 1980s, thousands of kids in Mississippi have been tried as adults, and hundreds are serving time in the adult system.
Jackson Free Press |
Valerie Wells and Donna Ladd |
12-03-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Gun-Toters Among Usnew
People like to be armed in public for various reasons -- out of concern for their safety, a sense that it is their right, or just because. A look into the minds of the gun-toters among us.
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
12-03-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Guns
Strong mayor: It's a Tangled Webnew
Transition to strong-mayor government ratchets up tedium and tension in city offices, dealing with the details.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
12-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
L.A.'s Light-Rail Fiasconew
How rail service to Los Angeles' Westside jumped the track.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
12-03-2010 |
Transportation
The One Mighty and Strongnew
To put God’s house in order and fulfill his prophetic destiny, Brian David Mitchell needed to kidnap a virgin bride. He chose Elizabeth Smart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Carrier |
12-02-2010 |
Religion
