Some of us here at Weekly Wire are what you'd call "news
hounds" - we can't get enough information about current issues
and events. Fortunately, the Internet has enough news sources
to keep our minds soaked, even sloshing, with data. This page
provide resources that will help you attain a similar level of
saturation. You'll be a news hound in no time. Sit! Sit!
All the contributors to Weekly Wire, along with other
AAN (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies) publications, can
be read from this one easily accessible spot. Strongly recommended
for bookmarking.
For people who love some sections of the paper but
hate others, Paperboy! is just the thing. Why browse over News
and Film when you're only interested in Books and Music? Why
flip through Tucson and Austin's articles when you only want to
read the news from towns in Tennessee? Paperboy! will allow you
to streamline your Weekly Wire experience to fit your preferences.
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you like about current events, controversies, or whatever else
is stuck in your craw. You need not write about capital punishment,
abortion, partisan politics, gun control, police brutality, or
other common subjects - you can write about anything, anything,
did I say "anything"? Yes, Anything.
Here are some News & Opinion -related links
we think are worthwhile. Please feel free to email us with favorite
links of your own.
Many have praised our Vaults for being efficient
and easy to use, as you'll discover when you peruse the wealth
of content from our back issues.
Up From Oppression 
What was it like to be a minority student at the University of Arizona back in the days when racism was even more virulent than it is today? Excerpts from an inspiring new book on the subject. [06-06-97]
Jay M. Rochlin
Captain Opinion 
Tobacco should be treated no differently than any other product. [06-06-97]
Cap'n O
Odds & Ends
Around the news in seven days. [06-06-97]
Devin D. O'Leary
Best Of Guides - If you want to get the full flavor of local
politics in a number of cities, check out the Best Of guides from
our contributors. Not only do these yearly issues contain information
about a town's "Best Chinese Restaurant" or "Best
Park," they're also full of telling, boastful, and sometimes
just plain vicious details about local politics and celebrities.
Examples might include "Best Idiotic Soundbite by a Local
Spokesman" or "Best Reason to Vote 'None of the Above'
in the Gubernatorial Election."
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