AltWeeklies Wire
Change of Heartnew
Patty Wetterling, whose eleven-year-old son was abducted at gunpoint in 1989, questions the sex-offender laws for which she once lobbied.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jennifer Bleyer |
03-20-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Santa Clara County Official Pleads Guilty to All Chargesnew
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President George Shirkawa pleaded guilty to all 12 charges against him. A Metro Silicon Valley investigation first exposed Shirkawa's actions in September 2012.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Josh Koehn |
03-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: George Shirkawa
Abortion Doctor's Defense: Case Is an "Elitist, Racist Prosecution"new
After reminding jurors about the legal presumption of innocence, the attorney for Philadelphia abortion provider Kermit Gosnell revealed his main theme: Gosnell, a black man, is a victim of an "elitist, racist prosecution."
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
03-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Kermit Gosnell
Dragged Down?new
Pittsburgh promoter wants to bring drag shows to a wider audience, but many worry whether he's the guy to do it.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
03-18-2013 |
LGBT
Buried Casesnew
Lansing Police Department's lack of Cold Case organization.
City Pulse |
Rich Tupica and Steve Miller |
03-15-2013 |
Features
A Hangover Cure—at a Costnew
Two Chicago Reader staffers intentionally drink too much, purposefully get hungover, and determine whether Chicago's first hangover clinic is really all that.
Chicago Reader |
Gwynedd Stuart and Mara Shalhoup |
03-14-2013 |
Health
Breaking Bad: Digital Drug Sales, Analog Drug Deathsnew
The feds and a prosecutor say a Houston company selling synthetic drugs on the Internet is responsible for the deaths of teenagers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
03-14-2013 |
Drugs
Cookie-cutter legislationnew
How a corporate bill mill plays into Montana politics–and why you should care.
Missoula Independent |
Alex Sakariassen |
03-14-2013 |
Policy Issues
Profitus Maxiumusnew
A private corporation by the name of Maximus is in charge of child support enforcement in Tennessee's Hamilton County, and its performance has some parents angry, confused and looking to their county and state government for answers.
The Pulse |
John Lasker |
03-14-2013 |
Children & Families
Storied Streetsnew
Edmonton's street signs tell a story of its past.
VUE Weekly |
Nicole Veerman |
03-14-2013 |
Features
Tags: edmonton history
Don King's Final Roundnew
Boxer Ryan Coyne squares off against his toughest opponent yet, the legendary promoter Don King.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
03-13-2013 |
Features
How an Environmental Law Is Harming the Environmentnew
California's signature environmental law needs to be reformed because NIMBYs are using it to block smart growth.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-13-2013 |
Environment
Ranch Tradition: Hanging Onnew
Texas cattle raisers aren’t giving up — but neither is the drought.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
03-13-2013 |
Environment
Coal Train Comingnew
Plans to ship millions of tons of coal across Montana have fueled new debate over an old industry.
Missoula Independent |
Daniel Person |
03-13-2013 |
Energy
Tags: Coal energy
Who Wants to Save a Junkie?new
Drug overdoses now kill more people than car accidents in this country. An expanded use of Narcan would radically change that.
Willamette Week |
Erin Fenner |
03-08-2013 |
Drugs
