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Inside Informationnew

Former insurance company spin doctor says corporations will do almost anything for profits.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
Shining a Light on Bullyingnew

'Bully' -- controversial before it was released -- tells heartbreaking stories about a big problem.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Bully, Bully review
When the Water Camenew

How the Pacific Northwest was shaped by Earth's greatest floods.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
04-17-2012 |
Features
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should be Charged, Eric Holder Told in Letternew

A group of former prosecutors sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio
Dispatches From a Copy Editors' Conventionnew

The National Conference of the American Copy Editors Society took place over the weekend in New Orleans.
Chicago Reader |
Sam Worley |
04-17-2012 |
Media
Angela Corey's Command Performancenew

What a difference a few weeks can make. At the end of February, Fla. State Attorney Angela Corey was in the inhospitable waters of national opprobrium, castigated for filing first-degree murder charges against a 12-year-old, criticized for a probe of employees' emails, blamed in a report for jail overcrowding and reduced to hurling insults at local reporters.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
04-16-2012 |
Commentary
Steal This Bikenew

Who steals bikes? Where do they go?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colin Wolf |
04-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Bike Stealing, Stolen Bikes
The Death of 35mm Filmnew

Movie studios are forcing Hollywood to abandon 35mm film. But the consequences of going digital are vast, and troubling.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
04-13-2012 |
Features
Bobcat Goldthwait's Voice Has Changednew

Working outside the Hollywood bubble, the stand-up vet is making comedies in his own register. God Bless!
The Village Voice |
Karina Longworth |
04-13-2012 |
Movies
Costellologynew

Walking in the complicated shadows of Elvis Costello's storied past.
Willamette Week |
Casey Jarman |
04-13-2012 |
Music
Don't Punish Reporters or Judges for Signing Recall Petitionsnew

GOP leadership has expressed outrage over judges who have signed recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and the Wisconsin State Journal is apparently taking "internal disciplinary action" against employees who exercise their First Amendment rights. This is simply not logical, and is not in keeping with our Constitution.
They Donew

Eight couples stand up to Nevada's ban on same-sex marriage.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
04-13-2012 |
LGBT
Prime Time for Pink Slimenew

Is pink slime The Jungle 2.0, or the manufactured outrage of the moment?
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
04-12-2012 |
Food+Drink
An Open Letter To Oprah Winfreynew

Offering advice on Oprah's possible decision to trade television for organic farming on Maui.
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Oprah in Hawaii
Charleston's Restaurant Industry Faces Its Drinking Demonsnew

At about 4 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, two employees of Charleston restaurants collided in their vehicles. One of them died in his car, which went up in flames after hitting a concrete barrier. The other survived with minor injuries but was charged with felony driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was measured above the legal driving limit.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-12-2012 |
Features