Local youths may be familiar with the confrontation and spectacle of mainstream hip hop, where the words flow effortlessly with messages of violence, money and sex. Less familiar is a close cousin, slam poetry, which also has smooth lyrical moves, but uses them to deliver appeals to social justice, racial understanding and cultural identity....

Untitled Document One man’s medicine is another man’s . . . felony charge? Guy Lewis Shively, a 19-year-old California native, learned that lesson the hard way...

Untitled Document Measured by pollution, airlines are one dirty business. What efforts to “green” the air-travel industry are under way? En...

Untitled Document Are there any good alternatives to leather? Leather is everywhere — from shoes and belts to purses, wallets, jackets, furniture, and car seats. ...