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Whitney Houston: A (Very) Personal Tributenew
I've been a music journalist for nearly three decades, and yet my reasons for mourning Whitney Houston are much more personal than pop-cultural. Whitney's life and career have overlapped with mine many times and on multiple levels in the past 28 years.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
02-16-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Whitney Houston
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Who Killed Richard Burick?new
A simmering mystery raises questions about the Los Alamos National Laboratory's past.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Wren Abbott |
02-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
How the Indianapolis Smoking Ban Went Up in Flamesnew
No compromise, no ordinance. The people who killed the smoking ban are ironically the same people who brought it to the table in the first place.
Riding Michigan's Roads to Ruinnew
As Michigan's infrastructure crumbles, Lansing's yahoos balk at funding road repair.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
02-15-2012 |
Transportation
Eat Mor Less Chickennew
Georgians for Pastured Poultry seek to raise awareness of our factory farming problems.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
02-15-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Factory Farming, Chicken Farms
Out of Boundsnew
A Cleveland cop killed a man at his own home. Was it police business or a personal vendetta?
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
02-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Daniel Ficker, Matthew Craska
The Mastodon in the Kitchennew
At 80, former Senator Alan Simpson remains one of the most influential politicians in the country.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Richard Abowitz |
02-14-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Alan Simpson, Election 2012
The Bloody, Sexy Beginnings of Valentine's Daynew
When you're giving your significant other overpriced flowers and candies tomorrow, remember this: You're celebrating the brutal beheading of a dude who just wanted to help horny youngsters.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
02-14-2012 |
History
Tags: Claudius the Cruel, St. Valentine
Why The Bay Citizen Can't Hack It Alone Anymorenew
After two years in operation, the Bay Citizen is being taken over by the Center for Investigative Reporting. How did this happen?
The Dark Side of Chocolatenew
From the horrors of West African child labor to the promise of Brazil's cabruca system, our choice of chocolate can make a big difference in the lives of the producers.
Weekly Alibi |
Ari LeVaux |
02-13-2012 |
Food+Drink
Barack Obama’s 2012 Campaign Playlist — Spotify Stylenew
Our president has released his official 2012 campaign Spotify playlist via his Tumblr account — yes, you read that correctly, Tumblr.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Rebecca Forman |
02-13-2012 |
Music
Heritage of Abusenew
Waco religious group accused of child abuse, beatings and cover-ups.
The Texas Observer |
Alex Hannaford |
02-13-2012 |
Features
Whitney Houston, R.I.P.new
Whitney Houston, the big-voiced belter who dominated radio in the 1980s and '90s and whose cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" spent 14 weeks at the top of the Hot 100, passed away tonight at the Beverly Hilton.
The Village Voice |
Maura Johnston |
02-11-2012 |
Music
The War on Weednew
Illinois and many other states aggressively prosecute low-level pot users and dealers in the national war on drugs. But what's the cost, in both money and lives? And is it working?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
02-09-2012 |
Drugs
