Archive for September, 2007

Casino licenses granted without adequate background checks

Thursday, 09/27/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Matt Birkbeck and Christina Gostomski of The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa) report that the Gaming Control Board is giving out casino licenses to owners and suppliers of Pennsylvania's casino industry ... Read more..

Investigation leads to recall of deadly crib

Wednesday, 09/26/07 Posted in Health

An investigation by the Chicago Tribune prompted the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall popular cribs sold under the Simplicity and Graco brand names from 1997 to 2008. Maurice Possley ... Read more..

Speculators driving foreclosures in Nevada

Wednesday, 09/26/07 Posted in CAR, Real Estate

Southern Nevada's foreclosure rates are the nations highest, due primarily to investors walking away from their property. "Roughly 85 percent of actual auctions or repossessions of homes from March 1 ... Read more..

A matter of life and death

Wednesday, 09/26/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Citing arbitrary and unfair practices in Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court disbanded the death penalty nationwide thirty-five years ago. The death penalty was ultimately reinstated with promises of reform ... Read more..

Billions disappear in Baghdad

Tuesday, 09/25/07 Posted in International

An investigation by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele in the October issue of Vanity Fair traces $12 billion in U.S. currency which was sent from the Federal Reserve ... Read more..

Credit card promotions profitable for two Iowa universities

Tuesday, 09/25/07 Posted in Business, Education, Sports

Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register reported in a two-part series that Iowa's two largest public universities are aggressively marketing credit cards to their students as part of an ... Read more..

The football injury to die for

Friday, 09/21/07 Posted in Health, Sports

Most high-school football players aren't concerned about concussions, nor would they tell their coach if they got one. However, Alan Schwarz of The New York Times, gives some compelling arguments ... Read more..

Fugitives evade Tennessee authorities

Friday, 09/21/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Tennessee has let more escaped fugitives slip through its judicial cracks than almost any other state. In fact, convicts on the run have murdered at least nine people during the ... Read more..

Series investigates Twin Cities groundwater

Wednesday, 09/19/07 Posted in Environment

In a three-part series that began Sunday, Sept. 16, David Shaffer of the Star Tribune analyzed databases and pollution reports to identify 20 areas of significant groundwater contamination in the ... Read more..

Chronic Polluters, Tainted Waters

Wednesday, 09/19/07 Posted in Environment

Josh Kovner and Regine Labossiere of The Hartford Courant conducted a two-month investigation into the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's lax enforcement of the federal Clean Water Act. They ... Read more..