AltWeeklies Wire
The Longest Oddsnew
Hundreds of millions in casino dollars haven’t lifted Oregon’s Native Americans out of poverty.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
11-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
Shock the Junkienew
Can a hallucinogen help addicts kick hard drugs?
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Coral Dies in Oil's Wakenew
A NOAA research cruise completed a deep sea study earlier this month, and scientists on board found significant damage to coral systems 7 miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in April.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
11-16-2010 |
Environment
DeMint Finds Success Before Failure on Earmarksnew
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has bad-mouthed the practice for six years, and he's leading a charge in the Republican caucus to drive out earmarks all together. But he's not going to get what he wants.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
11-16-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jim Demint, Earmarks
Sands Point's Guggenheim Estate Under Attacknew
Sands Point's Guggenheim Estate-the muse for F. Scott Fitzgerald's "East Egg" in The Great Gatsby-is being destroyed by the nonprofit entrusted to protect it. The very intention of the 216-acre property's designation as a perpetual nature preserve is being sidestepped, ignored and/or willfully disregarded.
Long Island Press |
Chritopher Twarowski |
11-16-2010 |
Environment
Kanye West, Hurricane Katrina & George W. Bushnew
Does George Bush care about black people now?
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
11-16-2010 |
Race & Class
Don't Fret When the Bed Bugs Bitenew
Bed bugs have been making a stealthy comeback. But they are relatively benign little vampires.
Boulder Weekly |
Charmaine Ortega Getz |
11-16-2010 |
Science
Tags: Bed Bugs
Code Rednew
When nine people are charged with keeping a city livable, things get a little messy.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
California's Prop. 19 Didn't Resonate With Minority Votersnew
Election results and exit polling data show that blacks, Latinos, and Asians who voted for Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer went against marijuana legalization.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
11-15-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: NORML, Proposition 19
Latin Kings Fight Onnew
Complaint is filed with the US Justice Department alleging that the Greensboro Police Department has engaged in a pattern of discrimination against the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
11-15-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Latin Kings, DOJ
The Real Squatters of OCnew
Can you really just show up at a multimillion-dollar beach home and move in without buying it or paying rent? Apparently, yes.
AlcoaSaga Part 3new
Alcoa's record of environmental stewardship inflames passions of its opponents.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
11-12-2010 |
Environment
Disappearing Actnew
The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price.
Westword |
Melanie Asmar |
11-12-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Jose Chacón-Posada
Did Texas Execute An Innocent Man?new
DNA tests undermine key evidence in the 2000 death penalty case of Claude Jones.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
11-12-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Death Penalty, Claude Jones
Why Legalization Failednew
Proposition 19 loss stems from apathy, funding, fear, and loathing.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
11-11-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Proposition 19, Tax Cannabis Act
