AltWeeklies Wire
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
Drone Trainingnew
As demand mounts for unmanned missions, the Air Force launches drone training.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-27-2010 |
War
Tags: drones, Air Force Academy
Honorably Terminatednew
"Honorably terminated" teachers -- some nationally recognized -- say they can't get so much as a callback about jobs in the Chicago Public Schools. One colleague's bureaucratic nightmare has given them reason to fear the worst.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky and Dave Glowacz |
09-27-2010 |
Education
A Movie More Entertaining Than Facebook
Boy tech geeks won't be able to prevent themselves from outbursts of clapping, laughter, and bladder leaks while watching David Fincher's fast-paced drama about the meteoric rise of Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
09-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: David Fincher, The Social Network
What Happens When Undocumented Immigrants Become Crime Victims?new
A former immigration officer blackmailed an undocumented immigrant to have a sex with him. Victims confront a dilemma: Do they report the incidents to police and risk deportation? Or do they continue to be victimized?
INDY Week |
Rebekah L. Cowell |
09-24-2010 |
Immigration
Influential Republicans Turn Against Nikki Haleynew
In what might be an unprecedented move, three South Carolina GOP movers and shakers go public with their concerns about their party's gubernatorial nominee, Nikki Haley.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
09-24-2010 |
Politics
Tags: nikki haley, Will Folks
Shot By Drug Smugglers?new
Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
09-24-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Public Option: It's Alive! Sort ofnew
Oregon could be the first state to resurrect the public option from the political grave where Americans thought it had been interred.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: HCR
Bigfoot and the Trollsnew
How a bookseller in Willow Creek caused the biggest Bigfoot forum on the web to be shut down. Or did he?
North Coast Journal |
Heidi Walters |
09-23-2010 |
Tech
Tags: Bigfoot Times, Steven Streufert
Inside D.C.'s Food-Truck Warsnew
How some of Washington's most powerful interests are trying to curb the city's most popular new cuisine.
Washington City Paper |
Tim Carman |
09-23-2010 |
Food+Drink
Preventive Measuresnew
Spooked by looming health care reforms, Colorado insurance companies are dropping kids-only coverage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-23-2010 |
Policy Issues
Eat Your Oatmealnew
How web programmer Matthew Inman created one of the internet's top cartoons.
Seattle Weekly |
Abe Aboraya |
09-22-2010 |
Cartoons
Tags: Matthew Inman, The Oatmeal
