AltWeeklies Wire
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwichnew
Like an Old Testament miracle, Chick-fil-A founders last week reversed themselves and decided to stop contributing chicken sandwich money to organizations spearheading the right-wing conservative movement to dismantle same-sex marriage nationwide.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Kathy Y. Wilson |
09-26-2012 |
LGBT
The Apostlenew
In Colorado Springs, doors have opened to a growing and controversial Christian movement.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-26-2012 |
Religion
Soil Test This Fallnew
Testing the soil in a vegetable garden is quickly done, and the benefits are long-term. University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Richard Hentschel said that if the soil is right, gardeners should be able to produce fresh vegetables all season long.
Illinois Times |
Staff |
09-25-2012 |
Environment
To be Free...and Safenew
The LGBT's Rainbow Riverfest highlights progress made and work still to be done.
Valley Advocate |
Maureen Turner |
09-25-2012 |
LGBT
How Many Cops are Enough?new
Bottom line on Summer Safety Initiative: budget cuts mean more dead bodies
NOW Magazine |
ENZO DI MATTEO |
09-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police, public safety
Certified Broken Enterprisenew
The worst-kept secret in D.C. contracting is how easy it is to game the system.
Washington City Paper |
Alan Suderman |
09-24-2012 |
Policy Issues
Two Minute Criminalnew
Officer Mark Bralley was the fiend who had become the Two Minute Criminal for exercising his free-speech rights to criticize the committee and talk longer than two minutes when addressing them in the City Council chambers.
Weekly Alibi |
Dennis Domrzalski |
09-24-2012 |
Features
Tags: free speech, police
Fighting for Justicianew
Workers Defense Project celebrates 10 years on the front lines of Texas labor.
Austin Chronicle |
Nora Ankrum |
09-24-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: latino, worker's rights
The New Journalismnew
Vibrant media landscape exists in Oklahoma despite vexing questions of sustainability and coverage.
Urban Tulsa Weekly |
Jaime Adame |
09-24-2012 |
Media
Tags: journalism, new media
Body of Evidencenew
When it comes to Marin County's high rates for breast cancer, researchers still have their hands full.
Pacific Sun |
Kelly O'Mara |
09-24-2012 |
Health
Tags: cancer, breast cancer
Fight for Rightsnew
Small northern Alberta First Nations band could force government to regulate oil industry.
VUE Weekly |
Josh Marcellin |
09-21-2012 |
Environment
Waste Injection Wells: The Earth's Invisible Dumpnew
With more than 30 trillion gallons of toxic waste having been injected under the surface of the Earth, what happens if our belief that what goes down can’t come up is wrong?
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge |
09-21-2012 |
Environment
Tags: toxic waste, waste
After the Arab Spring, the Future is Uncertain for Muslim Gay Youthnew
A year and a half after the revolution, gays remain marginalized and excluded from discussions about human rights in the new democratic Tunisia.
Bittersweet Homenew
Seniors face a tough transition into their brand-new apartments.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
09-20-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing, senior living
What Texas Criminal Justice Reformers Could Teach the Booming Immigrant Detention Systemnew
GOP State Rep. Jerry Madden took the helm of the House corrections committee in 2005, just in time for a deeply distressing projection: booming incarceration in our notoriously tough-on-crime state meant Texas would need eight new prisons by 2012, at a cost of about $1 billion.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
09-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: jail, criminal justice
