AltWeeklies Wire
Noah Homes: An Upside to Down Syndromenew
The increased life expectancy rates for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities stands at the center of a funding struggle between the State of California and nonprofit organizations such as Noah Homes, a residential campus in Spring Valley with a waiting list 200 deep.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
04-02-2014 |
Features
Forgive you, Fathernew
Decades of abuse by the Catholic Church resulted in multimillion-dollar settlements and the bankruptcy of the Diocese of Helena, but it will take more than money to make things right for survivors.
Missoula Independent |
Jimmy Tobias |
03-28-2014 |
Features
Tags: Church Sex Abuse
Gulf War Veteran Mike White Faces His Toughest Battle Yet: ALSnew
A Gulf War veteran, Mike White is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal motor-neuron disease. No one knows exactly why you get it, but if you do, the disease kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, removing your ability to control your muscles.
Phoenix New Times |
Connor Radnovich |
03-28-2014 |
Health
San Diego and its nonprofits are in a pie fightnew
City and community groups battle over a shrinking pot of federal anti-poverty money.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-27-2014 |
Poverty
A Right-Wing Medical Board Battlenew
Right-wing physicians claim the Texas Medical Board doesn't play fair. The result was a six year court case and damaged reputations.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-27-2014 |
Health
Is the OC Register's Paywall Coming Down?new
It's almost the one-year anniversary of the Orange County Register erecting a paywall on its website, a paywall that owners Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz swore was strict, swore would never go down, swore was impenetrable. But the dirty little secret with the Reg's website nowadays is that it's harder to find a story behind the paywall than one that readers can view for free.
Tags: OC Register
Put This in Your Pipe: Democrats Running for Pa. Governor Support Marijuana Reformnew
Over the last six months, all Pennsylvania's Democrats running for governor have come out for at least some form of marijuana reform.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
03-26-2014 |
Policy Issues
The Fight Over Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsinnew
Towns battle the state for local control.
Isthmus |
Tamara Dean |
03-25-2014 |
Environment
Tags: Frac Sand, Frac Sand Wisconsin
With Quotas and Incentive Pay, The Oregonian is Again Reshaping Its Experience for Readersnew
Internal documents obtained by Willamette Week show that a quota system is being put in place that calls for steep increases in posting to Oregonlive.com, and promises compensation for those employees who post most often.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-25-2014 |
Media
An Innocent Woman? Michelle Byrom vs. Mississippinew
If Mississippi executes Michelle Byrom, now 56, she will be the first woman the state has put to death in 70 years. It may also be a horrible injustice.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-25-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Mitch McConnell: Part-Time First Amendment Advocate, Full-Time Cowardnew
Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign manager threatened to have police arrest a LEO Weekly reporter for covering his press conference at a hotel in Louisville, then followed through on that threat by ordering a Louisville police officer to block him from entering the room.
LEO Weekly |
Joe Sonka |
03-20-2014 |
Media
Unclaimed: Dead and Buried Alone in Massachusettsnew
Unclaimed bodies are those that their families either not found or, when contacted, not wanting to shoulder the hefty financial burden of burying them – it can cost at least $3,000 for even the most basic burial. In other instances, the reasons run much deeper and are much more personal.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
03-20-2014 |
Features
Coke Dealer to Congressman?new
Meet Aaron Fraser: Former coke dealer, Homo Thug author and aspiring congressman.
The Village Voice |
Tessa Stuart |
03-20-2014 |
Features
Tags: Aaron Fraser
No Place Like Homenew
D.C.'s population of homeless families exploded this winter. Why wasn't the city ready?
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Wiener |
03-17-2014 |
Homelessness
Tags: DC Homelessness, Homeless in DC
America's Dirtiest Secretnew
The oil and gas industry's contamination problems are so large, they have literally been deemed impossible to prevent or even clean up by both industry and government. As a result, an unimaginable tonnage of contamination is being placed into our environment every year.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge |
03-17-2014 |
Environment
