AltWeeklies Wire
Thinking Inside the Boxnew
Linda Jacobs died alone in her apartment in Monterey. Except she wasn't really alone, not in the strictest sense of the word. Nine months later, police still haven't identified the decades-old corpse she kept in a box in her kitchen.
Monterey County Weekly |
Mary Duan |
11-06-2014 |
Features
The Earth is Shifting Under Womennew
Journalist Sally Armstrong has long told the stories of women facing human-rights crises.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
11-06-2014 |
Media
A Horseshoe Up My Ass: 24 Hours at Baltimore's Shiny New Casinonew
Since it is open 24 hours, I proposed to The Editors of Baltimore City Paper that I would occupy the new Horseshoe Casino for 24 hours straight as a paying customer.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
11-05-2014 |
Features
Tags: Horseshoe casino
Oregon Says Yes to Marijuananew
Voters approve making recreational marijuana legal.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
11-05-2014 |
Elections
Tags: marijuana oregon
Arkansas's New Day; a Historic Republican Victorynew
It's not too early to say definitively that it was a historic day in Arkansas, a triumphant Republican tidal wave that holds every promise of being here for a long time to come.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley |
11-05-2014 |
Elections
Tags: ARkansas
Wis. Democrats Lick Their Wounds After Gov. Scott Walker Wins Reelectionnew
Mary Burke urges supporters to continue working for their values.
D.C. Legalizes Marijuananew
At the pot legalization party, it's not about getting high.
Washington City Paper |
Perry Stein |
11-05-2014 |
Elections
Tags: Marijuana DC
San Jacinto River Waste Pits Unleashed Toxins Into Rivernew
Meet the residents living along the San Jacinto River who say their lives and their health have been harmed by what is sitting in the water.
Houston Press |
Susan Du |
11-05-2014 |
Environment
Mary Landrieu Heads to Runoff in La.new
As was widely predicted by pollsters, Sen. Mary Landrieu's fourth bid for the Senate ended short of victory Tuesday night. Neither she nor her Republican opponent, Rep. Bill Cassidy, could crack the 50 percent margin necessary to avoid a runoff.
Lessons from the Riot Grrrlsnew
"As strange as it seems to me now, I'd never really considered how unjust the gender inequities were in rock music of this era. Somehow it just seemed natural that only dudes were in rock bands."
Prisoners of Warnew
The war on drugs isn't over. Still in the feds' crosshairs: medical marijuana growers across eastern Washington.
The Inlander |
Heidi Groover |
10-31-2014 |
Features
The Car Thiefnew
Reynaldo Nazario knew how to do one thing really well: steal cars.
The Village Voice |
Albert Samaha |
10-31-2014 |
Features
Tags: longform
Identification Issuesnew
How can we get the homeless off the streets if they don't have the identification needed to receive services?
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
10-30-2014 |
Homelessness
Video Shows Philly Guard Beat Prisoner, but Prisoner is Chargednew
Prisoner John Steckley looks like he might have been mouthing off as he walked out of the visitors' room at Philadelphia's Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, but he appeared to be posing no physical threat to the guard standing at the door. Even so, the corrections officer coldcocked Steckley in the face and then, along with another guard, proceeded to beat him.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
10-30-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: prison abuse
Here Without Fearnew
Six years after giving birth in shackles, in a case with historic implications, Juana Villegas has legal standing to live and work in the U.S. Other new mothers may not be so lucky.
Nashville Scene |
Heather Lyn Wood |
10-30-2014 |
Immigration
