AltWeeklies Wire
Pedaling into the Sunsetnew
New leader, new course for BTA.
The Portland Mercury |
Scott Moore |
07-26-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Monica Bowie Kidnapping Falls Through Cracksnew
Frustrations voiced for relative lack of media coverage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bang! You're Suednew
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken aim in court at shops whose guns ended up on the Big Apple's streets -- now a Georgia dealer is shooting back, with the help of former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
07-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bacteria Love Garbage Strikes Toonew
While flies and cockroaches are the pests that will be most obvious when Vancouver's garbage starts to pile up because of the civic strike, it's the growth of microscopic bacteria like salmonella and shigella that should be of concern to authorities.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
07-26-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Religious Leader Indicted for Failing to Abate Asbestosnew
Earlier this month, a grand jury indicted Ray Landers and his nonprofit religious organization, Equipping the Saints Ministry International Inc., on eight counts of environmental crimes apiece.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
07-26-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
The NAACP: Which Direction Now?new
Now that the "N-word is dead," the NAACP needs to move on to other important issues.
Port Folio Weekly |
John Horton |
07-26-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
A Son's Quest to Find His Mother's Killernew
Thirty-one years after she went missing, what happened to Linda Edwards remains one of the most famous cold cases in Arkansas police history.
Arkansas Times |
Mara Leveritt |
07-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Norfolk's Light-rail Starter Line Appears to Be a Gonew
But it will succeed only if leaders and citizens alike embrace a broader vision of a new urban landscape.
Port Folio Weekly |
Hannah Serrano |
07-26-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
AIDS Activists Dissed at N.C. Statenew
Homophobic comments fuel campus debate over tolerance.
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Generals Should End the Warnew
Our military system is passing through a profound moral and legal crisis -- a commander who knowingly orders troops to participate in crimes against peace betrays himself or herself and those who serve under him or her.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Veterans for Peace |
07-26-2007 |
War
Living Green: Get Off the Bottlenew
Americans throw away 60 million plastic bottles each day, most of which wind up in landfills.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
07-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
All We Are Saying is Give Rupert a Chancenew
Why don't journalists let the possible Wall Street Journal acquisition play out in all its protracted negotiations and then offer analysis and opinion?
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
07-26-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Biotech or Biohazard?new
A proposed federal lab in Butner, N.C., would study the world's deadliest diseases.
Tags: Health & Science
Bloomberg's Congestion Pricing Liesnew
The arguments that the New York City mayor and others used to build support for the measure were at least dishonest, if not outright lies.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
07-26-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Great Barrier Griefnew
Sealing the U.S.-Mexico border is not an easy task.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
07-25-2007 |
Immigration
