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Keeping Tabs on Sex Offendersnew

More than 260 registered sex offenders tracked by Casey Carpenter have been naughty in the past. It’s her job to make sure that they remain nice, or, at least, where they’re supposed to be when they’re supposed to be there. And so Carpenter, an administrative clerk at the Springfield Police Department, keeps lists and checks them twice.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
08-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Ghost Town Renegadenew

An owner of 93-year-old store stands tall as the neighborhood dies around him
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
08-25-2011 |
Features
Searches, Cameras and the Erosion of Privacynew

In courts and legislatures across the country, laws protecting privacy are being rolled back, and longstanding interpretations of the Bill of Rights are crumbling.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
08-24-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Red Letter Daysnew

The revision of Louisiana's crime-against-nature laws ... and why they don't do anything for those already convicted.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
08-24-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Earrthquake Felt Up and Down East Coastnew

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits outside of Richmond, VA, at 1:51 p.m. The quake was felt in downtown Asheville.
Mountain Xpress |
Jeff Fobes |
08-24-2011 |
Disasters
Buzz Killersnew

Two groups want to legalize pot in Ohio. So why aren’t they talking to each other?
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
08-23-2011 |
Drugs
Yes, That Was An Earthquakenew

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in central Virginia just shook the East Coast.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
08-23-2011 |
Very Recent History
Put to the Testnew

Where the Mississippi gubernatorial candidates really stand on education.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
08-23-2011 |
Education
Is Michael Harvey a Murderer?new

If you sell or give a lethal combination of drugs to someone and they overdose and die, should you be charged with their murder?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Tara Servatius |
08-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Michael Harvey, Drug overdoses
Cash and Carrynew

Why are your tax dollars feeding the pro-life machine?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
08-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
West Memphis Three are Freednew

Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin were released from custody Friday in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The three men plead guilty in exchange being released for time served.
The Memphis Flyer |
Flyer Staff |
08-19-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Fighting Wind, Stillnew

Roger Whitten, a Palouse resident, is still fighting wind power in his back yard, despite construction plans and an agreement with the region’s largest utility company.
The Inlander |
Heidi Groover |
08-19-2011 |
Environment
Praying East in West Phillynew

Meet the two mosques transforming a neighborhood.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Daniel Denvir |
08-19-2011 |
Religion
The Science of Injusticenew

Capital murder case highlights Texas courts' resistance to physical evidence.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-18-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Larry Swearingen, Melissa Trotter
Cheat Local!new

Portland helped make Groupon a giant. Here's how local businesses get crushed.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
08-17-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Groupon, daily deals