AltWeeklies Wire
Unbalancednew
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's response to Jared Loughner? Slash services from an already beleaguered mental-health system.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman |
01-21-2011 |
Policy Issues
Hell to the Chiefnew
The new editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland faces mixed reviews and an uphill battle.
Cleveland Scene |
Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs |
01-20-2011 |
Media
Tags: Debra Adam Simmons, Plain Dealer
Hidden in Americanew
For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-19-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Dream Act
When Innocence Is Pinknew
Wrongly convicted women fight for recognition, support, remedies.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
01-19-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Pot Holesnew
A new marijuana ordinance in New Orleans will give police the option to issue a summons, a measure that criminal justice proponents hope will keep the DA's office -- and THE jails -- less crowded. So What happens if you get caught?
Tags: Marijuana, Susan Guidry
Following the Dollarsnew
Questioning who benefits when oil companies invest research dollars in universities.
VUE Weekly |
Cam Fenton |
01-14-2011 |
Education
Trouble For Controversial Immigration Program?new
Will an arcane legal challenge bring down Nashville's controversial 287(g) program?
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
01-14-2011 |
Immigration
The Longest Warnew
After nine years, it’s still hard to tell what American troops are fighting for in Afghanistan -- except one another.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Don Jones |
01-13-2011 |
War
Tags: Military, Afghanistan
The Gift of Gabbynew
A former Tucson Weekly writer reminisces on covering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
01-13-2011 |
Media
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords
On the Gridnew
Can a massive database of personal information help the homeless without violating their privacy?
Orlando Weekly |
Jeff Gore |
01-12-2011 |
Homelessness
Tears and Heroesnew
Southern Arizonans mourned and prayed while the world watched.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
01-12-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Green Rushnew
The business of medical cannabis will be one of the Bay Area's growth industries in 2011.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-11-2011 |
Economy
Kansas-Based Church to Protest Funeral of 9-Year-Old Christina Greennew
Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas, announced today that they plan to protest the funeral of a 9-year-old girl murdered during Saturday's shooting rampage in Tucson.
Phoenix New Times |
James King |
01-10-2011 |
Religion
The Crazed Internet Rantings of Jared Loughnernew
There are certainly themes that run through his videos and postings: the unconstitutionality of various institutions, remarks about "rare birds" and the use of language that would imply that Loughner didn't expect to be around for long, but otherwise, it's impossible to make sense of most of it.
Tucson Weekly |
Dan Gibson |
01-08-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot In Tucsonnew
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Brain; Five Dead, Including 9-Year-Old, Judge John Roll.
Tucson Weekly |
Tucson Weekly Staff and Contributors |
01-08-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner
