AltWeeklies Wire
Teen Pregnancy, Misunderstoodnew
The real things that cause teens to get pregnant are the exact problems he doesn't want to address— poverty, underfunded education and lack of access to quality, nonjudgmental health care.
Jackson Free Press |
Laurie Bertram Roberts |
05-16-2014 |
Children & Families
AFA Bearing False Witness Against Businesses?new
This past week, the American Family Association put out an "action item" that accuses the "We Don't Discriminate" campaign of being ... discriminatory.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
05-16-2014 |
LGBT
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
Are Foreclosure Cases Rigged?new
The financial ties that many judges have to banks raise questions about conflicts of interest and a bias against homeowners victimized by mortgage fraud.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
05-14-2014 |
Housing & Development
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
Can Tech in Oakland Become More Inclusive?new
A new business incubator that plans to help hardware startup companies is part of a larger effort to grow manufacturing jobs in the city.
East Bay Express |
Julian Mark |
05-08-2014 |
Tech
Lesbian marriage recognition extended in Indiananew
Chief Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana on Wednesday extended the preliminary injunction ordered to protect recognition of a lesbian couple's out-of-state marriage as one of the women, Niki Quasney, continues treatment for late-stage cancer.
