AltWeeklies Wire
Controversial Parenting Study Reaches the Courtsnew

Conservative medical group cites Regnerus study -- which accuses same-sex parents of being inferior to their straight counterparts -- in legal brief defending DOMA.
The American Independent News Network |
Sofia Resnick |
07-12-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: DOMA, James Dobson
Mississippi's Only Abortion Clinic Remains Opennew
A federal judge agreed to extend a temporary restraining order that allows the Jackson Women Health's Organization, Mississippi's only abortion clinic, to remain open.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave and Donna Ladd |
07-12-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Deliverance Turns 40new

Will the South ever live down 'Squeal like a pig'?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-12-2012 |
Movies
Freedom by Bondagenew

Colorado Springs teems with kink that cares.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
07-12-2012 |
Sex
Community 'Cuenew

The tradition of open-pit barbecues in Texas predates the Civil War.
Houston Press |
Robb Walsh |
07-12-2012 |
Food+Drink
Not-So-Free Pressnew

On orders from Gannett, Vermont's largest daily undergoes a risky media makeover.
Seven Days |
Paul Heintz |
07-12-2012 |
Media
Baha'i Five!new

The Office's Rainn Wilson talks adobe, oppression and Oprah.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limon |
07-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rainn Wilson
America's Petro-Terroristsnew

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time.
Righter Than Right, Lefter Than Leftnew

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson -- the Libertarian candidate for president who was one of the first politicians to speak out in favor of legalizing marijuana -- is ready to throw down with the donkeys and elephants.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
07-10-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Libertarian Party
Ocean of Noisenew

The U.S. Navy's expanded sonar testing operations add to underwater cacophony for sensitive marine life.
North Bay Bohemian |
Juliane Poirier |
07-10-2012 |
Environment
Schoolbooks and Sea Monstersnew

Why a widely reprinted story about creationist textbooks overlooks Louisiana's overarching public school problems.
Nikki Haley Vetoes Spending for Education, Healthcare, Artsnew

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley attempts to strike 81 lines from state budget.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-10-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Nikki Haley
Extreme Heat: The New Normalnew

Extreme heat and minimal-to-nonexistent rain are killing crops and livestock around Indiana. Other likelihoods: Higher food costs, reservoir restrictions and the rippling economic pinch.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
07-06-2012 |
Environment
Fighting Dirtynew

Massachusetts voters are about to get an up-close look at the right-wing smear machine.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-06-2012 |
Elections
Inside the Nightmarenew

Dispatches from firefighters and officials create a haunting account of how the Waldo Canyon Fire happened.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
07-06-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire