AltWeeklies Wire
Exhibit of After-Hours Gay Clubs Unearths Pittsburgh's LGBT Legacynew
"It's a Pittsburgh history of gayness; you just can't separate the two."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-27-2014 |
LGBT
'Revenge Porn' Larger Problem Than Proposed Laws Can Solvenew
"If people understood how much damage this can do to someone's life, I think we'd be able to get much stronger protections."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-14-2014 |
The War on Women
Numbers Gamenew
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to bet on keno. Are your wallet and well-being worth the risk?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
01-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Shaky Groundnew
Maggie Henry has spent 35 years growing her all natural farm in Northwest Pa. Now a nearby gas drilling operation in a field of old abandoned wells threaten to take it all away.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-19-2012 |
Environment
Wealth and Welfarenew
As budget ax prepares to fall on social services in Pa., big business gets a hand up.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
06-14-2012 |
Policy Issues
For-Profit Educator Gives Employees a Tough Lesson in Modern Businessnew
Education Management Corporation is one of Pittsburgh's most prominent employers. The for-profit educator, nearly half of which is owned by Goldman Sachs, laid off hundreds of workers last Thursday.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-03-2012 |
Education
Permit Pulled: DEP Action Halts Construction of a Waste-Coal Plantnew
Plans for a power plant that would have operated by burning waste coal were scrapped when the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection invalidated its air-quality plan permit on January 20.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-08-2010 |
Environment
Is Poker Illegal in Pennsylvania? It Dependsnew
According to a couple of recent court rulings, it may depend on where you play and what the appellate court eventually decides.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
02-20-2009 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Pennsylvania, politics, gambling, poker, government, Act 71, legality, poker players alliance, PPA, precedence
"Lots From Slots?" "Betting on Addiction," "Private Dick"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Art of the Dealnew
There's big money in studying art ... if you own the school.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
03-17-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Post-Gazette Breaks Judicial Seal in Scaife Divorce Casenew
Despite his best efforts, some of the most sensitive documents filed in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review publisher Richard Mellon Scaife's divorce are now a matter of public record -- but Scaife is fighting to have those documents hidden again, with a legal petition that is itself sealed.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
10-01-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Erotic Story Obscenity Case Goes to a Jurynew
Karen Fletcher's text-only website included six stories depicting the rape, torture and murder of young children -- her attorneys say she's being charged with a thought crime.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
09-11-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Innocence Institute to Become a Victim?new
Point Park University's widely touted Innocence Institute -- which has helped free nearly a dozen wrongfully convicted Pennsylvanians from prison -- is in jeopardy, and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette may have signed its death warrant.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
07-24-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fighting Dirty Wordsnew
Could successful prosecution of written stories -- even "vile" ones -- set a dangerous precedent?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-11-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Taking a Gamble on Gambling Addictsnew
Pennsylvania's slots are raking in the cash, but will those that lose too much get the help that they need?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
04-05-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
