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Hitting a Wallnew
Louisville’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund remains caught in red tape three years after its inception.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
08-17-2011 |
Housing & Development
Not Everyone's Cut Out for Collegenew
Many of today's for-profit college students should learn a skilled trade instead of going into debt for a worthless degree
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
Not forgiven, not forgottennew
Thirty years after being falsely convicted of murder, and three years after being exonerated, William Dillon is still seeking justice.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
08-16-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Questioning the Questionersnew
Feds Investigate Portland Police—But Miss Crucial Input
The Portland Mercury |
Sarah Mirk |
08-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The 69-Year-Old Concert Regularnew
John Ferguson is living the good life. A 69-year-old retiree, Ferguson has spent the last eight years of his life traveling the United States. He hikes. He camps. But most interesting is the dedication with which he pursues his greatest passion of all, music.
Dallas Observer |
Tiney Ricciardi |
08-15-2011 |
Features
Mind the Gapnew
The gender-income gap in Canada continues to exist. Despite advances by women in higher education attainment, greater participation in the workforce and decades of anti-discrimination legislation, Canada cannot shake a persistent wage gap—women are earning, on average, 70 percent of what men do.
VUE Weekly |
Samantha Power |
08-12-2011 |
Business & Labor
Hooray for Havana!new
Faded, crumbling and 60 years after la Revolución, Cuba’s once-notorious and time-frozen capital can still show a visitor a good time. The Mirror flies south for five days of local attractions, rum, dancing, male prostitution and “Chan Chan.”
Montreal Mirror |
Roxane Hudon |
08-12-2011 |
International
Father, husband, schizophrenicnew
Schizophrenia afflicts three times as many blacks as whites. David Mailey is among its victims, but he’s persevering.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
08-12-2011 |
Features
When Adoption Goes Wrongnew
Giving up custody to get kids the mental health care they need
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
08-11-2011 |
Children & Families
The Breakupnew
The UA's American Indian Studies Department severs ties to 'Red Ink' magazine
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
08-11-2011 |
Features
Sister Pact: Finding Strength After Convictionnew
With just charm, drive, nickels and dimes, reformed ex-on Michelle Simmons has mustered up a program that is accomplishing what the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections—with its bloated budget of $1.8 billion—states as its No. 1 goal: reduce the recidivism rate of ex-offenders.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
08-11-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Changing Atlanta's 'Big Idea' Mind-Setnew
Atlanta can realize progress for all with incremental goals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mike Dobbins |
08-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Chasing Caseynew
America's top not-guilty murderess is holed up in Geauga County AND WE TRACK HER DOWN.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
08-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
John Grooms vs. a jerk from Operation Save Americanew
Passion is double-edged. It leads us to act nobly in pursuit of positive, uplifting goals; and it can make us act like idiots.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-09-2011 |
Religion
A Study in Resolvenew
Michelle Magdalena’s journey to tsunami-ravaged Japan led her to believe she is viewing a most patriotic time in the world’s history.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kera Abraham and Mary Duan |
08-08-2011 |
Features
