AltWeeklies Wire
Puppy mill breeders exposed in new reportnew
How much is that doggie in the window, the one with the waggly tail? The cost — measured in suffering — is high if a puppy mill supplied the dog to the store.
The Humane Society of the United States in May issued The Horrible Hundred: Puppy Mills Exposed, with a state-by-state breakdown.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff and Staff writer |
05-21-2015 |
Animal Issues
Rhinelander arts workshops build communitynew
One of Wisconsin’s oldest arts education programs, the School of the Arts at Rhinelander, soon will begin its 52nd year. The July 17-19 weekend will feature workshops in visual, culinary, writing and performing arts.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Jay Rath |
05-21-2015 |
Art
The Streaming Landscapenew
When it comes to music-streaming services, I'm usually late to the party, and not fashionably so. It's probably forgivable that I didn't hop onboard Spotify when it launched in Sweden in October 2008.
Jackson Free Press |
Micah Smith |
05-21-2015 |
Music
The rents in Raleigh are too damn highnew
Can this affordable housing crisis be fixed?
INDY Week |
Jane Porter |
05-21-2015 |
Housing & Development
Why ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mattersnew
It's a very serious assertion that the country needs to value the lives of non-white people as highly as it values those of whites. Likewise, it needs to value the lives of those who live in poverty and work to improve the situation for all Americans.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
05-21-2015 |
Civil Liberties
The Steep Price of Summer Slidenew
Research from summerlearning.org suggests that unequal access to summer learning opportunities accounts for more than half of the achievement gap between lower- and higher-income students.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Langford |
05-21-2015 |
Education
Wisconsin Republicans would increase sales taxes to fix potholes while borrowing $1.3 billion for unneeded highway projectsnew
Do the potholes in your neighborhood look like they belong in Syria? No surprise. The conditions of Wisconsin’s roads rank third worst in the nation, according to a recent study commissioned by the Local Government of Wisconsin Institute.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
05-21-2015 |
Politics
Bias Bitesnew
Pit bull bans blasted as biased, without merit.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
05-21-2015 |
Animal Issues
Less Water Being Taken From the Great Lakesnew
A US-Canada treaty that greatly restricts large-scale water withdrawals from the Great Lakes is working.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
05-21-2015 |
Environment
The Fantastic Voyage of Jenny Lewisnew
Jenny Lewis sounds off on female musicians, working with Ryan Adams and putting out The Voyager.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
05-21-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
North Carolina sues FCC over municipal broadbandnew
Lawsuit says federal government overstepped its authority
INDY Week |
Jeffrey Billman |
05-21-2015 |
Policy Issues
Duke Energy: Guilty of Violating the Clean Water Actnew
Penalty is $102 million in fines, five years’ probation; individuals could still be charged.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
05-21-2015 |
Environment
Atlanta Heroin Growing More Dangerousnew
Heroin cut with fentanyl, a potent opiate, is on the rise in metro Atlanta with lethal results.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Maggie Lee |
05-21-2015 |
Drugs
Where the Sidewalk Endsnew
D.C.'s law against blocking the sidewalk makes for an easy arrest.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
05-21-2015 |
Race & Class
Tags: Institutional racism
Ghosts of the Low Country: New EP by Tawny Ellisnew
Tawny Ellis, Los Angeles based musician, singer, songwriter “unlocks and elevates the many mysteries of life” through her new Muscle Shoals inspired and recorded EP Ghosts of the Low Country. For Ellis this EP is a way she takes a glimpse of, senses a connection with people from the close to her heart South.
Random Lengths News |
By Anna Broome |
05-15-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tawny Ellis
