AltWeeklies Wire
Eyewitness to What?new
Taking a hard look at witness identification.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Prosecutors, Defense Lawyers and Even Cops Like Taping Lawnew
In January, Wisconsin joined a growing number of states that require police to record interviews with adult suspects in felony cases, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2005 imposed the same mandate on all juvenile interrogations.
Isthmus |
Jason Shepard |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Man Sits in Prison With a Life Sentence for Murdernew
But a team of advocates, from former FBI agents to a veteran TV newsman, says he was railroaded while the real killer remains free.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bushwacked Again!new
After seven years of acrimony, Congress finally reached an agreement on a critical water-resources bill for Louisiana -- the only thing standing in the way is the White House.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
08-07-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Fledgling Guardian Angels Called to Lake Worth, Fla.new
But would the Guardian Angels be able to swoop in like comic-book heroes and save the city? Would they have any effect at all?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Ashley Harrell |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
OC Murderer Escapes Death Row -- for Nownew
Jury deadlocks on "ultimate" punishment for Michael Lamb.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Planning Tips from Phoenix: The Last Thing New Orleans Needsnew
Maybe Lindsay Lohan can give New Orleans some sobriety tips while we're at it ... and George W. Bush can help them run a military invasion.
Phoenix New Times |
Sarah Fenske |
08-07-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Artists' Lofts?new
The Elder Street Artist Lofts sold itself as a place for artists to live and work -- so where are all the artists?
Houston Press |
Keith Plocek |
08-07-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
Baghdad: City of Fearnew
When paranoia isn't paranoia.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
08-07-2007 |
International
Are Immigrants Scared Away from New Haven's ID Cards?new
The city cards are supposed to make people safer by allowing them to open bank accounts and prove who they are to police or other officials when necessary, not to spotlight their immigration status -- but some immigrants remain wary.
New Haven Advocate |
Betsy Yagla |
08-07-2007 |
Immigration
Letter from Lesothonew
Experiencing the charm, beauty and challenges of a poor African nation.
Isthmus |
Madeline Uranek |
08-07-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Police Shootings Are On the Rise in Phillynew
But the watchdogs continue to go unheeded.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
08-07-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Free Lionel Tatenew
New evidence in the notorious bad boy's latest crime.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
08-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Inside Florida's Mortgage Foreclosure Crisisnew
A recent survey listed 33160 -- which includes all of Sunny Isles and Golden Beach, and small parts of Aventura and North Miami Beach -- as the area with the most foreclosures in Florida, second only to Atlanta in the southeastern United States.
Miami New Times |
Frank Houston |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Seattle Wants You to 'Green Up' by Paying Extranew
Is this ecologically sound or a waste of good intentions?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
