AltWeeklies Wire
The High Costs of Outsourcing Policenew
Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city -- a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain the department's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston |
08-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
DIY Washingnew
Looking to be green and stay clean without a washing machine.
Hartford Advocate |
Alison Geisler |
08-10-2012 |
Culture
Cruiser-Crushin' Vermont Farmer Becomes an Internet Heronew
To Roger Pion's supporters, this isn't just a weird, only-in-Vermont story providing fodder for the news media. Pion is the everyman, doing what he needs to do to get by in modern America, pushing back when the boot of The Man is on his throat.
Seven Days |
Tyler Machado |
08-10-2012 |
Culture
Stop the Pressesnew
The Oregonian may not be a daily newspaper much longer.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-08-2012 |
Media
Tags: The Oregonian
An Old Truth Made New Againnew
How many people assassinated Mexican presidential hopeful Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta in 1994?
San Diego Reader |
Bill Manson |
08-08-2012 |
International
Lethal Blownew
With $2.9 million behind Proposition 34, California may become the 19th state to abolish the death penalty.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
08-08-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Prop. 34
Enemies Foreign and Domesticnew
Dave Eggers and Ben Fountain have written two of the best novels of the year (so far).
The Stranger |
Paul Constant |
08-08-2012 |
Fiction
Look at This Fucking Hipster Playing Bingonew
Searching for hipsters, or hipster bait, in the Colorado Springs bingo scene.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
08-08-2012 |
Culture
White Linen Fightnew
As a Houston charity event grew, so did promises, expectations and disappointments.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-08-2012 |
Features
The Next PTSD Crisisnew
Can the Armed Forces afford to accurately diagnose soldiers--and their families--with psychological issues stemming from war?
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-08-2012 |
Health
Tags: Military Mental Health
No Refugenew
Five years after the infamous raid on the FLDS compound in Texas - where authorities discovered that a fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon sect led by Warren Jeffs had been "spiritually" marrying underage girls to adult men - questions remain about the state's handling of the case and the safety of the children.
The Texas Observer |
Janet Heimlich |
08-07-2012 |
Children & Families
'Quagmire' of Voter IDnew
How many is "too many" when it comes to denying someone's constitutional right to vote?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-07-2012 |
Elections
How Do I Become a Food Writer?new
A career in food writing was never as easy as it supposedly once was. And the challenges of pursuing such an occupation continue to be formidable.
The Village Voice |
Robert Sietsema |
08-03-2012 |
Media
Tags: Food Writing
Stacking the Decknew
Politicians' ties to South Carolina's seedy video gambling underworld.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
08-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
