AltWeeklies Wire
Exotic Enormitynew
Violations of Alberta's Zoo Standards lead to more suffering animals.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
05-21-2014 |
Animal Issues
Derf Ends 24-Year Run of Comic Strip 'The City'new
Cleveland cartoonist Derf Backderf published the final installment of "The City" today.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
05-15-2014 |
Media
Disappearing Inknew
Former journalists say the decline of The Salt Lake Tribune stems from a conspiracy between the paper's corporate owner and the LDS Church.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colby Frazier |
05-15-2014 |
Media
Tags: Salt Lake Tribune
L.A. Weekly People 2014new
F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong about American lives having no second acts, of course — and if you’re looking for proof, you could do much worse than to read the profiles in this year’s L.A. Weekly People issue.
L.A. Weekly |
Staff |
05-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: L.A. Weekly People Issue
Montana Abortion Clinic May Not Reopen After Vandalismnew
Susan Cahill lost everything when her clinic was vandalized. Now western Montana risks losing one of its only abortion providers.
Missoula Independent |
Jessica Mayrer |
05-15-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: Montana Abortion
Loose Lips Sink Shipsnew
Beneath the surface of Hornblower Cruises, allegations of racism and intimidation threaten its public image.
SF Weekly |
Andrew Scot Bolsinger |
05-15-2014 |
Race & Class
Petroleum Politicsnew
California's latest anti-fracking bill is tapping out.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
05-14-2014 |
Energy
Marriage Equality Comes to Arkansasnew
A state court overturns Arkansas's same-sex marriage ban.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley, David Koon, David Ramsey and Leslie Newell Peacock |
05-14-2014 |
LGBT
In South L.A., Young Gay Black Men are Mired in Old Taboos -- and HIVnew
HIV infections in the United States have been dropping in nearly every subgroup that is commonly tracked, with one exception: The numbers have been ticking up steadily among black men, ages 14 to 24, who have sex with men.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
05-08-2014 |
Health
Tags: HIV
Buriednew
Student loans rob the future to pay today with wide-ranging consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Griffin Swartzell |
05-08-2014 |
Education
One Shot Solutionnew
Oklahoma's botched execution puts California capital cases under renewed scrutiny.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
05-08-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Man Featured in Riverfront Times Story Released From Prisonnew
In the thirteen years Mike Anderson was supposed to be in jail, he got married, became a father of four, a homeowner and a master carpenter living in a home he built himself. But that didn't stop police from arresting him for his past crime once they realized their mistake in July. Now, surrounded by his family in a small Missouri courtroom, Anderson learned he will officially be freed, according to a judge's order.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
05-06-2014 |
Crime & Justice
The Trials of a Neighborhood High Schoolnew
Wells Community Academy in Chicago has disadvantaged students, many unhelpful parents, a bad reputation, charters nibbling at its enrollment—and some rare successes. Can it survive?
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
05-06-2014 |
Race & Class
Tags: Segregation, Education
How Mike Ilitch Scored a New Red Wings Arenanew
Hockeytown's Caesar gets a sweet deal. But what's in it for Detroit?
Metro Times |
Ryan Felton |
05-06-2014 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Mike Ilitch, Red Wings Stadium
Home to Roostnew
In a landmark decision, drillers are ordered to pay for damages to homeowners.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
05-06-2014 |
Environment
Tags: Aruba Petroleum, Oil Drilling
