AltWeeklies Wire
Misguided Pridenew

How about a parade in rural Georgia instead?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Henry E. Scott |
10-08-2010 |
LGBT
Drill Downnew

Love it or hate it, the oil and gas industry is as much a part of modern New Mexico as red and green chile.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Laura Paskus |
10-07-2010 |
Economy
Who Is Howard Kurtz and Why Shouldn't You Care?new

Kurtz's move to The Daily Beast matches up exactly with his shtick: schlocky, celebrity friendly, high poses, low plays, spotlight-hungry news-as-brand-building.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-06-2010 |
Media
Under Suspicionnew

Local civil rights champion Rev. Claude Black lived under FBI surveillance for decades.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
10-06-2010 |
Race & Class
We Were Marshallnew

How the redesign of Portland's high schools ended up with a plan to close Marshall High School.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
10-06-2010 |
Education
Sen. DeMint Making Money On His Opposition to Federal Grantnew

Sen. Jim DeMint is turning his principled stand against federal aid for Charleston into a call for more campaign cash.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
10-05-2010 |
Policy Issues
"Opinionating" Is Cheapnew

The strange, poignant logic behind Mayhill Fowler's decision to quit blogging for HuffPo.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-05-2010 |
Media
Weed Goes Westnew

Utah searches for its American Dream in California’s marijuana “Green Rush.”
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-05-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana
Calif. Governor Signs Rigs-to-Reefs Billnew

Controversial Proposal to Allow Offshore Oil Platforms to Remain Once Dead Becomes Law.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
10-04-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Oil, Arnold Schwarzenegger
The Young and the Breastlessnew

Yes, young women can get breast cancer -- but are they getting the message?
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
10-04-2010 |
Science
Tags: Breast Cancer
Head Casenew

Experts say ex-football players with head injuries often end up in the criminal justice system. Former USC lineman Chris Brymer is exhibit A.
Patch, the WalMart of News?new

AOL takes on longtime local bloggers with its hyperlocal news sites in Los Angeles.
L.A. Weekly |
Tibby Rothman |
09-30-2010 |
Media
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Legal Limbonew

Federal prosecution of local medical marijuana dispensaries continues, despite pledges from the Obama administration to stop.
East Bay Express |
Charlie Mintz |
09-28-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: DEA, Proposition 215
Virginia Quarterly Review Editor Speaks Outnew

Breaking his silence after a staffer's suicide, Ted Genoways depicts pressures at VQR and answers the charge that he bullied Kevin Morrissey to death.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
09-28-2010 |
Media
Companion for Hirenew

One escort talks about the business of sex.
Monday Magazine |
Danielle Pope |
09-27-2010 |
Sex