AltWeeklies Wire
Proposed changes to tobacco ordinance could ‘hurt’ Worcester businessesnew
The city is crafting a sweeping set of changes to its tobacco ordinance that could make it much harder to smoke in Worcester - and could deliver a crippling blow to the businesses selling tobacco for a living. Among the proposed changes that will be part of a report expected to be delivered to city councilors at their next meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 16, is a ban on smoking in all city-owned parks, beaches and playgrounds. Additionally, the revised ordinance would ban smoking in any covered public transportation waiting area, such as a covered bus stop; prohibit the use of e-cigarettes wherever smoking is prohibited; ban the sale of flavored tobacco products; and ban non-residential roll-your-own-cigarette machines.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter |
09-11-2014 |
Health
Reading Between the Linesnew
As conspiracies abound and digital revenues drag, Utah's big dailies continue inflating their circulation.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Katharine Biele |
09-10-2014 |
Media
Tags: Newspaper circulation
Migrant Teen Faces Deportationnew
A Honduran teen risked it all to join her family in St. Louis. Will she be allowed to stay?
Riverfront Times |
Ray Downs |
09-10-2014 |
Immigration
The House That Mencken Builtnew
With Mencken Day approaching and a new edition of his Days Trilogy to ponder, we stop to reflect on the legacy of the sage of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-10-2014 |
Features
Tags: H.L. Mencken
Time of Transitionnew
Many questions that have been raised – such as housing – regarding lesbian, gay and bisexual students have been answered, while the same questions affecting transgender students still linger.
Worcester Magazine |
Brittany Durgin |
09-10-2014 |
LGBT
Emptiest Catch?new
The quest for local fish and lake-to-table dining in Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Lee Chilcote |
09-10-2014 |
Features
Tags: Cleveland, Lake-to-Table
When the Water Runs Outnew
A package of bills now waiting for Governor Jerry Brown's signature would regulate the use of groundwater for the first time in California. But for some residents, it's too late.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
09-10-2014 |
Environment
Same-Sex Marriage in Louisiananew
A setback for same-sex marriage proponents, but plaintiffs vow an appeal.
Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme nixes meeting with press after ‘provocative article’new
In a jaw-droppingly shocking response that may confirm the Worcester Police Department picks and chooses which media outlets to whom it releases legally-requred public information, police personnel taking part in an online Facebook forum Wednesday, Sept. 3 admitted they only deliver public information in a timely manner to specific media outlets. Police personnel actually placed different media outlets in different categories as far as level of importance to respond. It would appear to be a violation of public records laws, which place no such restrictions on how and when information must be distributed.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
09-04-2014 |
Media
Worcester Pride welcomes Stonewall Rebellion Vet Erica Kay-Websternew
Worcester Pride hosts its annual Pride Parade on Saturday, Sept. 6, and with Stonewall Rebellion veteran and human rights activist Erica Kay-Webster recently announced as Grand Marshal of the event, attendees will get to march alongside and hear from one of the most prolific LGBTQ advocates of our time. Kay-Webster, a Massachusetts resident, has been a staunch supporter of LGBTQ rights, human rights and civil liberties for years. Having experienced discrimination in her own life as a transgender woman raised in California and later rejected by her own family, she learned firsthand the prejudice and inequality that exists.
Worcester Magazine |
Josh Lyford |
09-04-2014 |
LGBT
Pinning down prostate cancernew
Local men share their battles and their confusion over recent research.
City Newspaper |
Tim Louis Macaluso |
09-04-2014 |
Health
On Bigfoot's Trailnew
How do you believe in something that — to the rest of the world — doesn't exist?
The Inlander |
Deanna Pan |
09-04-2014 |
Features
Resurrecting Western North Carolina's Oldest African-American Cemeterynew
A revitalized volunteer push is underway to rescue Western North Carolina’s oldest known African-American cemetery from the ravages of neglect and obscurity. The effort includes a new website that features an interactive map of the cemetery and a digital guide to each of its graves.
Mountain Xpress |
Jake Frankel |
09-04-2014 |
Race & Class
Arizona Cannabis Nurses Association vs. Humblenew
The legal wrangling over PTSD and medical marijuana continues with new complaint filed against Department of Health Services
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
09-04-2014 |
Health
Stroke Misdiagnosis Leaves Woman Speechlessnew
The first hospital said her problems were all in her mind. The second said that she was having a stroke. A stroke from which she most likely would have made a full recovery if she'd received immediate treatment at the first ER.
Houston Press |
Dianna Wray |
09-04-2014 |
Health
