Catherine Komp

Catherine Komp is a Core Contributor to The NewStandard. She works as an independent radio news producer and reporter in Richmond, Virginia and is the Media Section Editor for Clamor magazine (www.clamormagazine.org). Contact her at media (at) clamormagazine (dot) org.

Previous contributions to The NewStandard (50):

• 04/21/06 Cape Cod Wind Farm Could Face Romney Veto
• 04/19/06 Ohio Recount Mismanagement Case Moves Forward
• 04/14/06 Drug Firms ‘Gouge’ Consumers After Taking Taxpayer Handouts
• 04/11/06 Farming of GE Crops on Wildlife Refuge Challenged
• 04/07/06 Despite Govt. Inquiry, ‘Racist’ Policies Persist in S. Dakota Schools
• 04/05/06 Increasingly Vicious Laws Push Out Homeless
• 03/29/06 ‘Conscience Clauses’ Could Usher Healthcare Access Crisis
• 03/24/06 Workers, Activists Want DuPont Investigated for Pollution
• 03/23/06 Human Rights Body Slams U.S. Treatment of Youth Detainee
• 03/21/06 Grassroots Pressure Builds for U.S. Govt., Firms to Act on Darfur
• 03/13/06 Gitmo Detainee Allegedly Tortured at 15 to Face Tribunal
• 03/09/06 Attitude, Not Cost, Barrier to Disabled Workers
• 03/03/06 Farmers Sue USDA Over Modified Alfalfa Crop
• 02/28/06 Red Cross Faces Another Round of Political Heat
• 02/24/06 Govt. Reluctance to Help Leaves Salmon in Lurch*
• 02/22/06 Lawmakers Move to Make FCC Allow Broader Wireless Net
• 02/17/06 Communities Establish Affordable, Sustainable Energy Alternatives
• 02/13/06 S. Dakota House Bans Abortion to Instigate Court Fight
• 02/08/06 Free Speech Upheld in Private Residential Communities
• 02/07/06 Vilified as ‘Terrorists,’ Eco-activists Face New Offensive by Business*
• 02/01/06 Watchdogs Blame Industry, Not Weather, for High Energy Costs
• 12/27/05 This Winter, Some Choose Between Warmth, Food, Health
• 12/07/05 German sues CIA, Corporations for Rendition, Torture
• 11/30/05 Virginia Death Row Prisoner Granted Clemency
• 11/29/05 Feds to Fund Controversial School Surveillance
• 11/10/05 Deep-rooted Voting Irregularities Persist, Watchdogs Say
• 09/27/05 St. Patrick’s Four Found Not Guilty on Major Charges
• 09/21/05 Civil Disobedience Against War Gets Day in Federal Court
• 09/05/05 Electronic Tags Used to Track Immigrants
• 08/12/05 Stadium Developers Threaten Historic Slave-Trade Site
• 03/18/05 Indian Nation Files Unique Claim to Protect Environment
• 03/03/05 Sexual Orientation Protections Put to Test in New York Lawsuit
• 03/02/05 Gays have ‘equal right’ to marry opposite sex, NY judge rules
• 02/14/05 Feds gave Wal-Mart special deal over child labor violations
• 02/14/05 Parents Fight ‘Demeaning’ Student Tracking Technology
• 02/07/05 NY City to Appeal Historic Ruling Against Same-Sex Marriage Ban
• 02/01/05 Some Homeless Programs to Suffer in Coming Years
• 01/19/05 ‘Unprecedented’ Inaugural Security Could Chill Dissent
• 01/18/05 Bush Inaugural to Ride High on Unregulated Corporate Donations
• 01/15/05 Grandparents’ caregiver law awaits signature by NY governor
• 01/13/05 Gay Couples, City of Ithaca Sue for Same-Sex Marriage Rights*
• 12/23/04 Bush Medicare Plan Will Raise Costs for Poorest Elderly, Disabled
• 12/08/04 Study: Gov’t Not Prosecuting Officials for Rights Violations
• 12/05/04 Some Students Worried Over Proposed Tracking System
• 11/12/04 Critics say EPA Study Would Have Harmed Low-Income Children
• 11/02/04 Native Americans win Minnesota voting rights challenge
• 11/01/04 Republicans mobilize to suppress voter turnout in Milwaukee
• 11/01/04 IRS Threatens NAACP With Investigation; Timing Questioned
• 10/31/04 Bush moves to curb voters’ right to sue for ballot access
• 08/22/04 Oneida Indians Move to Unseat Casino Boss