AltWeeklies Wire
Bare Minimumnew
Do sheltered workshops teach the disabled skills for the workplace or exploit them for cheap labor?
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
06-16-2011 |
Business & Labor
Deal-a-Mealnew
Groupon and LivingSocial work for consumers, but local restaurants offer mixed reviews.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
06-16-2011 |
Business & Labor
Philadelphia Editor Spews Vile Rape Commentarynew
Dan Rottenberg, editor of online arts mag Broad Street Review (and way back, editor of this publication when it was Welcomat) wrote an editor’s letter last week that’s drawing criticism from national media watchdog outlets like Women’s Media Center—and deservedly so.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
06-15-2011 |
Civil Liberties
In (the) Heatnew
The psychology, anthropology and politics of the summer fling.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
06-15-2011 |
Sex
Groupon's Secretnew
Are misleading online ads the secret to Groupon's success? And is Google implicated?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Sarah Phelan |
06-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Claims of Sexual Abuse by Former Priest Results in Calls to Stay Executionnew
The church of St. Clare’s in San Antonio, a symbol of faith and piety for some, has become an icon of the fear and shame others here have kept buried for decades.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
06-15-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tilting at Windmillsnew
Cleveland may win the race to build offshore turbines, but why have others stopped trying?
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
06-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
Bottle Rockersnew
The secret is to stay on your feet with a bottle of water in your hand and get it gone.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lee Gardner |
06-14-2011 |
Features
Tags: Features, Street Vending
The Sadist in the Skynew
Meteorologist Dave Neal and the mysterious science of killer storms.
Birmingham Weekly |
Matt Hooper |
06-13-2011 |
Science
Med-Pot Dispensary Owners Caught in War on Weednew
Joe Byron and Joe Grumbine thought they were doing the people of Long Beach a favor. Then they became targets in the city's weird war on weed.
The Politics of Defining—and Dealing With—Bullyingnew
Bullying may be in the spotlight, but policy makers struggle to address it.
Boise Weekly |
Josh Gross |
06-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: It Gets Better, SB 1105
Hype or Hope?new
A report on the outcomes of a Louisville housing project raises tough questions.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
06-09-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: HOPE VI
HIV: Too Many Positivesnew
African Americans have reason to be concerned about the AIDS virus. While black Americans currently make up 14 percent of the nation’s population, they represent 65 percent of the newly reported AIDS cases.
Illinois Times |
Jolonda Young |
06-09-2011 |
Science
Insult to Injurynew
Man says he was harassed by Colorado Springs police officers for having his service dog with him.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
06-09-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Kill the Death Penalty in Georgianew
Georgia should put an end to capital punishment.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
06-08-2011 |
Policy Issues
