AltWeeklies Wire
Waste: The Dark Side of the New Coffee Crazenew
Single-cup brewing is the hottest and most lucrative sector of the coffee market nationwide, but it's also producing massive amounts of trash.
East Bay Express |
Vanessa Rancaño |
08-26-2013 |
Environment
Yarnell Hill Fire: Hotshots Should Not Have Been Deployednew
Increasing evidence reveals that reasons far from supernatural contributed to the tragic deaths of 19 of the 20 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Phoenix New Times |
John Dougherty |
08-26-2013 |
Features
Think Table Talk Pienew
City Paper talks Apple, Ashton Kutcher, and the tiny pie with Jobs folk.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
08-26-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad
Michael Hastings' Dangerous Mindnew
Journalistic star was loved, feared and haunted.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
08-21-2013 |
Features
Tags: Michael Hastings
Collateral Damage: Veterans Wrestle with the Aftermath of Warnew
Despite having no military base nearby, nearly 20,000 veterans call Buncombe County home — giving it the sixth-largest veteran population in North Carolina.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
08-21-2013 |
War
Punishment by Designnew
Solitary confinement illustrates the power of architecture over the human mind.
SF Weekly |
Rachel Swan |
08-21-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Enter the Nugenew
Ted Nugent is heading on tour in advance of a new live album--and yes, he's still saying controversial things.
Coachella Valley Independent |
Brian Blueskye |
08-21-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Water Wars Reduxnew
The years change but the fight over the natural resource - and the cost to Georgians - stays the same.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Neill Herring |
08-21-2013 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Water in Georgia
Doug Kershaw on Collapsing Ceilings and Cultural Identitynew
With the popularity of New Orleans musicians like Fats Domino, Doctor John and the Neville Brothers, it's easy to forget that the Crescent City occupies less than 1 percent of a state that has its own vibrant musical traditions. Rural Louisiana musicians — be they Cajun, Creole or somewhere in between — have never received mainstream recognition.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-21-2013 |
Music
Taking a New Look at Shaken Baby Syndromenew
Assumptions about shaken baby syndrome are now being questioned.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
08-19-2013 |
Children & Families
Tags: shaken baby syndrome
Death on the Streetsnew
What happens to the homeless when they die?
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
08-16-2013 |
Homelessness
Trainloads of Toxics and Chemicals Going Through Eugene, Ore.new
A train-hopping videographer gets the information the government won't provide — just what's on the trains going through Eugene, Ore. Crude oil, hydrochloric acid and propane in tank cars known to puncture and tear.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
08-16-2013 |
Environment
Slave to the Payday Lendernew
Although some states are tightening restrictions on quick-loan businesses, Mississippi's lawmakers have had a large hand in helping the industry expand.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
08-16-2013 |
Business & Labor
Welcome Back, Black Market Abortionsnew
The lengths Texas women will go to avoid anti-abortion regulation.
San Antonio Current |
Mary Tuma |
08-15-2013 |
The War on Women
Return of Personhoodnew
Colorado pro-lifers not satisfied with bill that makes forced miscarriage a crime.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-15-2013 |
The War on Women
