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When Public Land Isn't Publicnew
Public lands belong to everyone, but private landowners can still make them hard to access
Missoula Independent |
Marshall Swearingen |
04-02-2015 |
Features
Tags: Public Land
Compromise 'Religion' Bill Becomes Law in Arkansasnew
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed SB 975, a compromise version of the bill originally aimed at creating a religious pretext to discriminate against gay people.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley and Benjamin Hardy |
04-02-2015 |
LGBT
Hot on the Truffle Trailnew
It was a whim when I entered a crop-eared, scarred-up pitbull named Biggie in the Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship at the Oregon Truffle Festival in January.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-02-2015 |
Features
A Rich Switchnew
Income equality continues to grow for Arizonans—and taxes continue a shift from the wealthy to the middle class.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel |
04-02-2015 |
Economy
Tags: inequality
Castle on a cloudnew
With songs that are both tense and soothing, the contentedly sorrowful Jennifer Castle comes to Halifax.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Alex Mitchell |
04-02-2015 |
Music
A Long Way From Homenew
This winter was supposed to be different for D.C.'s homeless families. What went wrong?
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Wiener |
04-01-2015 |
Homelessness
Breaking boxesnew
Depending on who you ask — or when you ask the question — you'll get a variety of explanations of what the Sound ExChange Project really is: A local contemporary classical ensemble; a chamber group; an artist collective; composers; curators; educators; community-investors.
City Newspaper |
Jake Clapp |
04-01-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
San Diego for Salenew
A once-broke city seeks partners through advertising and lease agreements.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
04-01-2015 |
Features
Give Me the Pills and Nobody Gets Hurtnew
The downside of a pill-happy nation — pharmacy robberies are on the rise.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
04-01-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Why Music Still Matters at SXSWnew
Success comes with consequences, and one of them is contempt. As the South by Southwest music festival's attendance has risen — from just 700 in 1987 to nearly 30,000 in 2015 — so too has the volume of the critics and contrarians who've gone on to vilify what's become the world's largest music event.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
04-01-2015 |
Music
Which Indiana Legislators Voted for RFRA and Where Do They Work?new
The Indiana General Assembly is a part-time legislature. Unless they are retired or independently wealthy, elected officials have a day job. Here's a list of many of the lawmakers who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and their occupations, places of business and/or business affiliations.
Tags: RFRA
No foolin' — 2nd annual 'Stranger than Fiction' pre-April Fools' Day foddernew
The Secret Service wants millions of dollars to build another White House.
The highest elevation in Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s state is just 345 feet above sea level, but state employees can’t refer to “climate change.”
The U.S. military says elephants might be better at detecting explosives than dogs.
OK, now, are you double-checking the calendar? Wondering if we're feeding you April Fools Day fodder? But no, we’re not putting you on. Read on through our second annual celebration of silly, strange, comical and confounding stories that are true.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Lisa Neff |
03-31-2015 |
Culture
A Crypto Jewish Passovernew
A story about the Crypto Jews of the southwest, a recipe for Mexican matzo ball soup.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
03-30-2015 |
Food+Drink
The Persistent Dreams of the Tunnel Buildersnew
Some of the people seated around the long table in the elegant dark wooded South Pasadena home have been fighting the idea of a five-mile long tunnel nearly 200 feet beneath their feet for decades.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
03-30-2015 |
Commentary
Catching up with Iris DeMentnew
Iris DeMent discusses collaboration, her unique voice, the difference between being an entertainer and a singer and her new project.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
03-30-2015 |
Profiles & Interviews
