AltWeeklies Wire
Weed Warriorsnew
Hydroponic marijuana production is growing up.
Miami New Times |
Josh Schonwald |
08-22-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Not Just for Junkies Anymorenew
As methadone moves beyond clinics and into everyday use as a painkiller, overdoses related to its slow-onset effect are growing increasingly common -- the very traits that help heroin addicts can kill other drug users.
East Bay Express |
Lauren Gard |
08-14-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Weed On Wheelsnew
Delivery services pair illegal drugs with the comforts of home.
New York Press |
Sushil Cheema |
08-03-2006 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Pot Shotnew
Mason Tvert's movement to legalize marijuana is causing reefer madness.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
04-28-2006 |
Policy Issues
Widow of Miami Politician Seeks to Overturn His Convictionnew
To gain the right to her husband Arthur Teele's city pension, Stephanie Teele wants the court to overturn his felony conviction for threatening an undercover detective who had been following her.
Miami New Times |
Chuck Strouse |
12-08-2005 |
Politics
High Court Blows Smoke on Medical Marijuananew
People in pain are hurting -- but the drug company that makes a pot pill isn't.
INDY Week |
Peter Eichenberger |
06-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Snitchnew
A ruthless informant tells all about the underside of San Francisco's underworld.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
04-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Football Player Responds to Rape Allegationsnew
The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges after a woman accused Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ross Verba of rape. Now a second woman has made startingly similar allegations.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Methopolis?
When it comes to the rising popularity of meth, The City Different—Santa Fe—isn't.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Nadra Kareem |
02-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Seoul Survivor: Busted for Dope in South Korea
Teaching English as a second language in South Korea was a good gig for this recent college graduate and world traveler until he smoked hashish with the wrong people and found himself cought up in that country's draconian drug enforcement.
Isthmus |
Jason Storbakken |
01-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Younger Set Takes on Viagranew
Young men are stealing Viagra from their Dads and selling it on the street.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Courtney Hambright |
01-17-2005 |
Sex
No Easy Way Outnew
Amid the lingering doubts about Elliott Smith's cause of death and the release of new merchandise, the question remains: would he have signed off on his long-awaited album?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
John Kerry's High School Band Tells Allnew
Members of John Kerry's prep-school band, The Electras, tell the story behind their re-released album.
Village Voice Writer Chronicles Woman's Life after Prisonnew
Released after 16 years in prison, Elaine Bartlett finds that the family she longed to rejoin has many troubles. Gonnerman describes the ex-convict's plight in writing that is plain and sometimes a bit dull, but this book has some remarkable sections and memorable moments.
Baltimore City Paper |
Scott Carlson |
08-07-2004 |
Nonfiction
Small-Town Residents Come to Embrace Reporter's Troubling Insightsnew
After four teens were arrested for the bludgeoning death of a blind albino man in Cass Lake, Minn., Star Tribune reporter Larry Oakes returned to the town where he grew up to examine the youth crisis at the Leech Lake Reservation.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Mike Mosedale |
08-07-2004 |
Media
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