AltWeeklies Wire
Preventive Measuresnew
Spooked by looming health care reforms, Colorado insurance companies are dropping kids-only coverage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Terminal Peoplenew
The closure of the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco was a chance to help some of the city’s most hardcore homeless. But many didn’t want help, and others couldn’t be helped.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
09-22-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Homeless, Transbay Terminal
Saving Ryannew
Why it was left to two Portland judges to bring a heroin junkie back from the brink.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
09-20-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Portland, Ryan Santana
Philadelphia's Hall of Secretsnew
There are some things the city of Philadelphia doesn't want people to know.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
09-15-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Jonathan H. Bari, Terry Mutchler
Why Won't Rumors About Nikki Haley Go Away?new
The count of political insiders who may or may not have had sex with South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley is now at four -- this after a blogger was thrust into the scandal last week following an internet whisper campaign.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Nikki Haley
Why ATL needs Black Pridenew
Gay forebears who fought for rights, acceptance, and respect need to be celebrated and remembered
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Raymond R. Duke |
09-07-2010 |
Policy Issues
The Smart-Growth Setnew
How 32-year-old Google veteran David Alpert--and his band of bloggers--are shaping 21st -century D.C.
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
09-03-2010 |
Policy Issues
Droning In Dollarsnew
With unmanned aircraft now patrolling the Texas-Mexico border, safety risks aren't the only concerns.
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
08-26-2010 |
Policy Issues
Romney launching 25-state tournew
In the early horse race for the 2012 GOP nomination, a top priority is midterm campaigning in swing states. Mitt Romney is on his way, but he'll have to watch what he says.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-24-2010 |
Policy Issues
Dealing with racismnew
Andisheh Nouraee explains why he thinks Nathan Deal's jumping on the "birther" bandwagon is racist
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-19-2010 |
Policy Issues
Are Capital Punishment's Financial Costs Worth It?new
The ACLU is touting a new study suggesting that the death penalty is far more expensive than life in prison.
East Bay Express |
Charlie Mintz |
08-18-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: ACLU, Death Penalty
Nowhere to Gonew
Baltimore's homeless youth make do in a city that doesn't know they're there.
Baltimore City Paper |
Andrea Appleton |
08-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
Haley's pro-business message would eliminate sales tax reliefnew
Nikki Haley talks a lot about business owners when she is on the stump. As the GOP gubernatorial candidate tells the story, she's the daughter of two entrepreneurs who knew the importance of earning a dollar and what it felt like to have the government take that dollar away. Think about it the next time you're at the market. Haley is ready to put the state's sales tax back on your grocery bill because, well, what the hell have you done to create jobs in South Carolina?
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-17-2010 |
Policy Issues
To a red state, from your blue citynew
The changes of the past 50 years in America have been mammoth, and change is scary
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-11-2010 |
Policy Issues
Smoking indoors sucksnew
Why we should ban cigarettes from bars -- or go to prison
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
08-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
