AltWeeklies Wire
A Question of Identitynew
Which accused L.A. crime figure is a friend of a friend of ex-Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Cooley
Donald Trump Talks D.C. Hotels, Washington Post, Hairnew
Donald Trump has big plans for the Old Post Office building in Washington D.C. Huge.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
04-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Donald Trump
Staying Silent on Suicidenew
Fear of encouraging copycats if it is mentioned could be part of the problem.
VUE Weekly |
Mimi Williams |
04-08-2013 |
Health
The Rehab Racketnew
California realigned its prison system more than two years ago, but rehabilitation is still out of whack.
Sacramento News & Review |
Raheem F. Hosseini |
04-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: california prisons
Panetta: Drones are here to stay, get used to itnew
Leon Panetta reflects on drones, Congress and women warriors after retiring to Carmel Valley.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
04-04-2013 |
Policy Issues
Nuts to Buttsnew
Controversial prisoner shakedowns could leave New Mexico taxpayers on the hook for damages.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Peter St. Cyr |
04-03-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Turnabout's Fair Paynew
Lilly Ledbetter says her bill is just the beginning.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
04-03-2013 |
Business & Labor
Doubling Down: Texas and Casino Gamblingnew
The Alabama-Coushatta want their casino back. The Texas horse tracks say betting on races isn't enough. Both see expanded gambling in the state as their ticket to solvency.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
04-03-2013 |
Economy
Who Would Jesus Fire?new
The religious exemption that allows Catholic hospitals to discriminate against employees.
The Stranger |
Cienna Madrid |
04-02-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: discrimination
NOPD's "Stop-and-Frisk" Policiesnew
Police Chief Ronal Serpas says police officers use legitimate reasons — not racial profiling — to determine who they should stop, but records about the stops are skewed by flawed software.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-02-2013 |
Race & Class
Smoldering Keyboardsnew
The student press in Chattanooga is alive and well, but it has cooled and struggles to connect with an audience awash in social media.
Tags: college papers, student press
So Who Gets the Car?new
Alberta could benefit from British Columbia's clearly-defined common-law property rules.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
04-01-2013 |
Children & Families
Fire in the Skynew
The sour side of life in the South Texas fracklands.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-29-2013 |
Environment
Tags: fracking
Gettin' Cleannew
This is the creeping terror that haunts every recovering dope addict. We are a silent minority. And we are a growing minority. But, as with any minority, we have been misperceived, stereotyped, underrepresented and grotesquely vilified, often by ourselves.
Eugene Weekly |
Richard Kidd |
03-29-2013 |
Drugs
Sacramento vs. Seattle: A Tale of Two Kings Arena Dealsnew
What those outside of the Sacramento bubble say about the city's new arena proposal.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
03-29-2013 |
Policy Issues
