AltWeeklies Wire
Sprouted Almonds, for the winnew
Think you love almonds? If you haven't tried sprouting them, you may have only scratched the surface of this feeling.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
07-24-2015 |
Food+Drink
Rankin Schools Paying for Religion Violationnew
Magdalene Bedi, a junior at Northwest Rankin High School in 2013, didn't subscribe to an institutional religion, but considered herself spiritual—and not an atheist.
Jackson Free Press |
Arielle Dreher |
07-24-2015 |
Education
The Walls Come Tumbling Downnew
When marriage equality became the law of the land the morning of June 26, I kissed my husband and went right back to work.
Jackson Free Press |
Eddie Outlaw |
07-24-2015 |
LGBT
The Redundant Saladnew
The theory behind creating a complex, protein-rich salad
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
07-24-2015 |
Food+Drink
Understanding in a ‘Trainwreck’new
Writer and actress Amy Schumer’s “Trainwreck” hit theaters July 17.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
07-24-2015 |
Movies
The Altruistic Negotiatornew
How, and how not, to bargain at the farmers market
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
07-24-2015 |
Food+Drink
Sanders' Shifting Stance on Super PACsnew

Few things differentiate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from his presidential rivals more than his aversion to super PACs — or so he'd like you to think. The Vermont independent can barely get through a speech or a campaign email without denouncing his opponents for relying upon unlimited contributions to the quasi-independent fundraising entities...
Seven Days |
Paul Heintz |
07-24-2015 |
Elections
Vermont Publisher First with Sanders Campaign Booknew

Writer and activist Jonathan Tasini was the first to get Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to admit he might run for president. Well, sort of. ...
Seven Days |
Paul Heintz |
07-24-2015 |
Elections
Bad Nudes Bared: Lupin Lodge’s Idyllic Clothing-Free Lifestyle Unravels in Alarming Fashionnew

Natural disasters. Kinky sex. Meth abuse. Worker exploitation. A dead motorcyclist. A con man. Can it get any worse for the once idyllic Lupin Lodge?
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
07-24-2015 |
Features
Seasonal Food Myths, Debunkednew

It's not to late to plant. It's not too early to preserve the harvest. Let me explain.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
07-24-2015 |
Food+Drink
'Lean Out' Urges Women to Create Their Own Culture in Silicon Valleynew

Serial entrepreneur and veteran coder Elissa Shevinsky thinks it's time for women to stop trying to be part of sexist Silicon Valley and to create their own spaces.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jennifer Wadsworth |
07-24-2015 |
Books
Will Prison Reform Make Bail Bond Agents Obsolete?new

Vermont's bail bond agents are eager to talk about their trade — and the threats it faces. Their challenges signal major changes brewing in the correctional system.
Seven Days |
Alicia Freese |
07-23-2015 |
Policy Issues
‘A Violent Takedown’ in Stonewall, Miss.new

One week after the death of Jonathan Sanders, a black man killed after a white police officer stopped him in the east Mississippi town of Stonewall, a clearer picture of tensions between local law enforcement agencies and the African American community is starting to emerge.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L Nave and Zachary Oren Smith |
07-23-2015 |
Race & Class
Radical Predictionsnew

Emeritus natural resources professor Guy McPherson says the Earth's sixth extinction is already under way, we could see mass die-offs of humans and other species within 18 months and humanity has at best 10 to 20 years. What do noted climate scientists and authors think about these dire predictions?
Eugene Weekly |
Ted Taylor |
07-21-2015 |
Environment
No Choice: Pittsburgh Family on Frontlines of PA's Medical Cannabis Debatenew

Jessica Hawkins breaks the law every time she gives her child her medical cannabis in Pa. and she has no intention of stopping.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Jessica Hardin |
07-13-2015 |
Drugs