AltWeeklies Wire
Bob King's Failed Promise and Labor's Perilnew
Bob King seems likely to be remembered as the worst leader the United Auto Workers has ever had.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
12-12-2012 |
Business & Labor
Merck Suspends Funding for Boy Scoutsnew
The Merck Company Foundation, the charitable arm of pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck and Company, announced last week it was halting all contributions to the Boy Scouts of America until that organization ceases discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
12-12-2012 |
LGBT
Coupon Buggednew
A Seattle-based company is offering discounts on New Orleans businesses -- but shouldn't someone tell the businesses?
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
12-10-2012 |
Business & Labor
Can The Cleveland Plain Dealer Be Saved?new
In short, no. Cleveland will soon be left without a daily newspaper.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
12-07-2012 |
Media
L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemicnew
The city ignores a crisis of car-as-weapon crime in the streets.
L.A. Weekly |
Simone Wilson |
12-07-2012 |
Crime & Justice
University of Phoenix Fought Against Community College Expansionnew
For-profit university lobbied against community college bachelor's degree programs; now seeks partnerships with community colleges.
The American Independent News Network |
Sarah Pavlus |
12-07-2012 |
Education
The Truth About Obamacarenew
If you spent any amount of time listening to the nattering voices of the negative, chances are you've heard any number of rumors, lies and half-truths about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Allow us to help you sort it out.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
12-07-2012 |
Policy Issues
Domestic Workers: Vulnerable, Underpaid, and Abusednew
Groundbreaking national survey finds domestic workers are often overworked, underpaid, abused, and excluded from protections that regulate other professions.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
12-07-2012 |
Business & Labor
Should Civilians Be Allowed to Carry Tasers?new
Advocates say that stun guns are valuable for the public for the same reasons they're valuable to police forces.
Hartford Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
12-07-2012 |
Civil Liberties
More Layoffs Coming at the Indianapolis Starnew
Determined to squeeze every last nickel from the withering carcass of The Indianapolis Star, corporate parent Gannett Co. plans to ship its local copy-editing and page-design jobs out of town.
Unearthed Native Burial Site Causes Uproarnew
Bones — including skulls, ribs, femurs, jaws, and fingers — from at least 10 ancient adults and adolescents were ripped from their graves, broken and scattered by bulldozers and backhoes. The devastation occurred in late April 2011 when the Arizona Game and Fish Department started construction on a public fishing pond.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
12-05-2012 |
Features
Broadening Newsnew
Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz buys the Colorado Springs Gazette, plans to boost content, pages and staff.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
12-05-2012 |
Media
Will Juvenile Lifers Get a Second Chance?new
They're a tribe within a tribe, aging cons whose adolescent crimes have been deemed so unredeemable that they are condemned to die behind bars, with no hope of release. But hope is hard to kill, even among convicted killers.
Westword |
Alan Prendergast |
11-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Born to Gunnew
In Oregon, you can get a license to carry a concealed handgun without even really knowing how to shoot.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-30-2012 |
Features
Tags: concealed handgun
Seven Hospitals Deny Mississippi Abortion Clinicnew
The last clinic where Mississippi women can get an abortion is once again in peril.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
11-30-2012 |
The War on Women
Tags: Abortion in Mississippi
