AltWeeklies Wire
The Freeing of Gordon Newlinnew
How the notorious criminal persuaded the Ohio Parole Board to give him a second chance.
The Other Paper |
Dave Ghose |
05-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Laura Carter, Gordon Newlin
The Strange Case of the Missing Condomsnew
Did a CVS Pharmacy discriminate against black men when it pulled Magnum condoms off its shelves?
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
05-26-2011 |
Race & Class
Tags: CVS, Magnum Condoms
A Womb Dividednew
Anti-abortion advocates split over “Heartbeat Bill”
The Other Paper |
Lyndsey Teter |
02-11-2011 |
Policy Issues
Pissed off at BP? Then Stop Drivingnew
Want to boycott big oil? Just stop driving, says the owner of 127 BP-affiliated service stations. But please, please don't stop buying Slurpies.
The Other Paper |
Lyndsey Teter |
06-18-2010 |
Economy
Tags: BP
Pro-Casino Campaigners Say They’ve Been Punished by The Dispatchnew
The Columbus Dispatch, the lone daily in Ohio's capital, has launched a crusade against allowing a casino downtown. The power of the press, however, may not be relegated to paper and ink.
The Other Paper |
Eric Lyttle |
01-29-2010 |
Media
Tags: The Columbus Dispatch, casinos
While Others Resist, Columbus Grants the Transgender Community an Identitynew
While transmen and women across the world face deadly consequences for their condition, widely accepted by clinical psychiatrists to be determined in utero, the people and laws of Columbus, Ohio reflect a uniquely open arms policy toward individuals who feel trapped in the body of the wrong gender.
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
01-22-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender issues, Columbus Ohio
Will Columbus' First Bike to Work Week Have a Lasting Impact?new
All it really takes to turn Columbus into a cycling town, some bike advocates say, is more cyclists. And -- oh, yes -- drivers who know how to share the road with those cyclists. Others say it's unrealistic to think a city as spread out as Columbus will ever become as much of a cycling town as, say, Portland.
The Other Paper |
Richard Ades |
05-09-2008 |
Transportation
The Scooter Schismnew
For true scooter cred, you need a Vespa -- an old Vespa.
The Other Paper |
Richard Ades |
09-14-2007 |
Transportation
A Lesbian Mom Uses Issue 1 Against Her Exnew
In an early test of Ohio's new anti-gay-marriage amendment, the mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit to nullify her former partner's visitation rights.
The Other Paper |
Kristen Convery |
02-24-2005 |
Children & Families
