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The Real Younew
Sarah Aswell delves into the controversial world of DNA genetic testing to learn about her past, present and future--and perhaps gain a little insight into all of us.
Missoula Independent |
Sarah Aswell |
01-22-2016 |
Science
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Is someone to blame? Longyearbyen ignores two decades of warnings before devastating avalanchenew
The catastrophe that permanently scarred Longyearbyen occurred within seconds. But there was at least 23 years to heed warnings and take actions that might have prevented the tragedy. Many are now asking why almost nothing was done.
Planned Parenthood Shooting Leaves Southern Colo. Without Abortion Servicesnew
43 years after Roe v Wade, women's rights still a battleground.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nat Stein |
01-20-2016 |
The War on Women
Longyearbyen's Post-Coal Fate Appears Fishynew
For the first time since the coal mining crisis crippled Longyearbyen's economic foundation more than a year ago, it's a good thing lots of folks are in a crabby mood as a change to Norway's Marine Resources Act will allow seafood processing facilities in Svalbard.
Icepeople |
Mark Sabbatini |
01-19-2016 |
Business & Labor
Medicine Mannew
Award-winning Eugene grower Adam Jacques leads the way for medical cannabis.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
01-15-2016 |
Health
What Went Wrongnew
Was over-reliance on federal funding the downfall of the Colorado health co-op?
Boulder Weekly |
Angela K. Evans |
01-15-2016 |
Health
U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver shows up to back a bold taxpayer ask: $18 million for 18th & Vine.new
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II stands in an elevator on the first floor of Kansas City, Missouri's City Hall on a dreary Wednesday afternoon. Cleaver, flanked by a security guard, is heading to the 26th floor, where the City Council is about to meet and discuss the prospect of an $18 million infusion to the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District...
The Pitch |
Steve Vockrodt |
01-14-2016 |
Policy Issues
How one man’s fight for his Detroit neighborhood went viralnew
Standing up for Brightmoor.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
01-14-2016 |
Housing & Development
The Year in Baltimore Homicidesnew
People are killing people in the streets of Baltimore, nearly every day. In 2015, there were 344 homicides—most of them young black men. If you are a young black man in Baltimore, you are 30 times more likely to die on the streets here than if you had grown up elsewhere in the U.S.
Baltimore City Paper |
Karen Houppert, Edward Ericson Jr., Kenneth Stone Breckenridge, Rebekah Kirkman and Brandon Soderberg |
01-06-2016 |
Features
Condemned Men Talking: A Day on San Quentin's death rownew
Interviews with the condemned, including Buddhist author Jarvis Jay Masters, whose case is now before the CA Supreme Court.
North Bay Bohemian |
Tom Gogola |
01-06-2016 |
Crime & Justice
Chillingly Clueless: Svalbard’s 10 Strangest Stories of 2015new
Which is stranger: a year where parasitic wasps went on an Arctic killing spree and robots rode roller coasters in the world's northernmost ghost town, or the year that actually happened? Yeah, we’re not sure either.
Into blackness: Svalbard’s 12 biggest stories of 2015new
The world's northernmost town was already facing the devastating loss of its cornerstone industry and a quarter of its residents – and then just before Christmas was permanently scarred by an avalanche that ranks as one of the area's worst-ever disasters.
Remembering LGBT Activist George Zandernew
Grieving friends and colleagues work to make sure the LGBT activist's legacy lives on.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Brian Blueskye |
01-03-2016 |
LGBT
The Growth of Black Lives Matternew
After a wave of protests shook the streets of Oakland and Berkeley, activists have been hard at work enacting policy changes, building community networks, and practicing self-determination.
East Bay Express |
Erin Baldassari |
12-23-2015 |
Race & Class
Why I Am Probably Going to Send the Drunk Driver Who Killed My Parents a Christmas Cardnew
The 10th anniversary of my parents' death brings up many emotions. Hate isn't one of them.
The Stranger |
Emily Pothast |
12-23-2015 |
Features
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