AltWeeklies Wire
Reef Madnessnew
The fight to save offshore oil platforms and the ecosystems they support.
Gambit |
Kari Dequine Harden |
10-17-2013 |
Environment
Killing Capital Punishmentnew
The final stop on the Indiana Journey of Hope Tour will feature murder victim family member and Journey co-founder, Bill Pelke - whose story is based in Indiana.; Bill Babbitt and Randy Gardner, who both had brothers executed; exonerated death row inmates Juan Melendez (from Florida) and Edward Mpagi (from Uganda); and Tracey Spirko, whose husband is on death row in Ohio.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
10-16-2013 |
Policy Issues
Toxic algae problems increasing nationwidenew
According to the National Wildlife Federation, which studied the issue, 21 states - including Indiana - issued health warnings about toxic algae this summer, covering about 150 locations.
NUVO |
Indiana News Service |
10-15-2013 |
Environment
Tags: toxic algae
Edmonton’s Hunger Pangsnew
Volunteers battle food inequality as tens of thousands lack fresh, nutritious food.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
10-15-2013 |
Homelessness
Ticked Offnew
Lyme disease is much more common than initially believed.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Ryan Miller |
10-15-2013 |
Health
Tags: ticks
Atlanta chases its Silicon Valley dreamsnew
Hundreds of new companies and dozens of co-working spaces are making Atlanta a Southern startup hot spot.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Max Blau |
10-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Atlanta Tech Village
The Startup Jargon Glossarynew
A handy guide for deciphering tech-scene talk
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Staff |
10-10-2013 |
Tech
Tags: Startup Jargon
Incarceration Inc.new
The Arizona Department of Corrections says inmate population is on the rise, so more private prison beds are needed.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
A crack in Google Glass: Wearable technology's glassault on privacynew
Using a computer network to overlay information on the real world ostensibly enhances our experience, although it could be argued that mediating life through a screen instead diminishes it.
Tags: Google Glass Privacy
Health insurance industry targets Charleston's hospitality workers during Obamacare launchnew
Nick Johnson is a 33-year-old Folly Beach bartender who hasn't had health insurance since he was 18. He also hasn't seen the inside of a hospital or a doctor's office for more than a decade, but two weeks ago he injured his left hand playing baseball with his nephew.
Charleston City Paper |
Corey Hutchins |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
Did Judy Garland start a riot?new
The death of a gay icon and the start of a gay revolution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andrew Alexander |
10-10-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Judy Garland, Stonewall Tavern
Sin Tax Syntaxnew
Colorado Amendment 64's other shoe drops with Proposition AA.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
10-10-2013 |
Drugs
Greenwashing the War on Drugsnew
Law enforcement is now pointing to the environmental harms caused by illegal pot farms to justify the ongoing Drug War. But it was the Drug War that sent growers into California's forests.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-10-2013 |
Policy Issues
The Simple Lifenew
Bea Johnson ditched the SUV, sold her stuff and famously lives with almost zero waste. So why do critics try to rip her efforts apart?
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
10-10-2013 |
Environment
The Last Ride of a Cleveland Hells Angel Informantnew
A path from destruction to redemption and back, and a family's trouble with witness protection.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
10-09-2013 |
Features
