The Chicago Reporter articles from September 2001

The Chicago Reporter archives from September 2001

Living on the Minimum.(Nickel and Dimed)(Review)
September 1, 2001... Barbara Ehrenreich checked into a hotel in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota, paying $245 for one week and knowing she would only make $280, before taxes, as a clerk at the local Wal-Mart. She was shown to a tiny room that smelled of fresh...

The Washington Post.(family planning)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The federal government's refusal to grant waivers to states so they can provide family planning has set off alarms, says an Aug. 7 editorial in The Washington Post. Studies have shown that every dollar spent on family planning saves in...

Chinks Peak.(Pocatello, Idaho)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Allowing a mountaintop in Pocatello, Idaho, to continue to be dubbed "Chinks Peak" reeks of insensitivity, writes columnist Emil Guillermo in the July 26 Asian Week "I thought it was a joke," he notes. "It's not." Earlier this year, the Idaho...

American Demographics magazine.(income of Native Americans)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Native Americans are the nation's second-wealthiest minority, behind Asians, reports Alison Stein Wellner in the August American Demographics magazine. Between 1997 and 1999 the average median income of Native Americans was $30,784, compared to...

Population Soars, but Political Power Lags.(politics, Chicago, Illinois)
September 1, 2001... The Fiesta Boricua crowd was a mix of white, brown and black faces on Sept. 2 in Humboldt Park. Puerto Rican flags waved alongside banners for peace. Old men sold homemade coconut ice cream, pushing carts past food stands selling roasted pork...

Race, Ethnicity Affect Chicagoans' Response to September Tragedies.(terrorism, United States)
September 1, 2001... On most nights, the flashing red lights of airplanes making their way to and from the city dot the sky above Bridgeview, a working-class suburb that lies just southwest of Midway Airport. But on Sept. 11, after terrorists flew planes into...

Latinas Signal New Leadership.(Cynthia Soto and Susana Mendoza, legislators)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... They are the two freshmen Latina state representatives. Though not the first Latinas in the Illinois General Assembly, Cynthia Soto and Susana Mendoza are considered signs of a new political generation. "This is the second generation of...

Reporter Hires Circulation Manager.(Charles Willett Jr., marketing manager for The Chicago Reporter)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Charles Willett Jr. has joined The Chicago Reporter as the publication's first full-time circulation and marketing manager. Willett spent three years as circulation manager for NewCity, a Chicago arts and entertainment weekly. The south...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2001... To the Editor: You are to be commended for addressing the serious problem of the increasing number of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students who drop out of the Chicago Public Schools ("The Silent Dropouts," June 2001). Parents United...

Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin.(Martha Sandoval's discrimination case)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision will make it more difficult to win discrimination cases against federally funded government agencies. The Apri1 24 ruling in Alexander vs. Sandoval said individuals must show agencies intended to...

Prostitution study looks beyond arrests.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Black women are more likely than other women to be arrested and charged on prostitution-related offenses by Chicago police, according to a recent report by the Center for Impact Research, a local nonprofit that studies poverty issues. ...

Child and Adolescent Injury in Chicago.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 1, 2001... Burns and injuries from getting hit by cars are the two most common causes of unintentional death among Chicago's children, according to "Child and Adolescent Injury in Chicago," a study by the Chicago-based Child Health Data Lab. The lab, part...