AltWeeklies Wire
Not Dead: Akron/Family Defies the Pigeonholenew
Akron/Family drummer Dana Janssen may or may not be aware that Paul Williams is no longer spinning vinyl and opining, but the Portland-dwelling percussionist says he hopes journalists can eventually write uniquely on his band.
Chicago Newcity |
Dave Cantor |
04-11-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Akron/Family
Treated to Deathnew
Big Pharma's troubling history of pushing drugs on foster kids, and how a Texas girl may have died from it.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
04-10-2013 |
Drugs
Tags: pharmaceuticals, medications
Will Mayflower, Ark. ever be the same after Exxon oil spill?new
It's all fun and games until the world's richest corporation spills 200,000 gallons of goop in your backyard.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon and Leslie Newell Peacock |
04-10-2013 |
Environment
Tags: ExxonMobil, Mayflower Oil Spill
Til Death Do Us Partnew
The battle for a statewide domestic-partnership registry in Florida isn't just a policy fight. It's personal.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-10-2013 |
LGBT
Long live the Sacramento Kings? Or hello Seattle Supersonics?new
Sacramento tends to fail when it comes to public subsidies and arenas. And Seattle's offer is a slam dunk. Yet K.J.'s mastered the NBA game. Will Sac get Maloofed again this week, or does the mayor win one final buzzer beater?
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
04-10-2013 |
Sports
Police Protection: Speeding While Silentnew
Houston Police Department policies governing lights, high speeds and sirens are supposedly there to safeguard the public. Tell that to Mattie Etubom.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
A Question of Identitynew
Which accused L.A. crime figure is a friend of a friend of ex-Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Cooley
Donald Trump Talks D.C. Hotels, Washington Post, Hairnew
Donald Trump has big plans for the Old Post Office building in Washington D.C. Huge.
Washington City Paper |
Will Sommer |
04-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Donald Trump
Staying Silent on Suicidenew
Fear of encouraging copycats if it is mentioned could be part of the problem.
VUE Weekly |
Mimi Williams |
04-08-2013 |
Health
Tear Down This Wallnew
The disruption and destruction created by the border wall is shown in photos and words.
Tucson Weekly |
Jon M. Shumaker |
04-07-2013 |
Books
Tags: Krista Schlyer
The Rehab Racketnew
California realigned its prison system more than two years ago, but rehabilitation is still out of whack.
Sacramento News & Review |
Raheem F. Hosseini |
04-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: california prisons
Panetta: Drones are here to stay, get used to itnew
Leon Panetta reflects on drones, Congress and women warriors after retiring to Carmel Valley.
Monterey County Weekly |
Sara Rubin |
04-04-2013 |
Policy Issues
Nuts to Buttsnew
Controversial prisoner shakedowns could leave New Mexico taxpayers on the hook for damages.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Peter St. Cyr |
04-03-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Turnabout's Fair Paynew
Lilly Ledbetter says her bill is just the beginning.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
04-03-2013 |
Business & Labor
Doubling Down: Texas and Casino Gamblingnew
The Alabama-Coushatta want their casino back. The Texas horse tracks say betting on races isn't enough. Both see expanded gambling in the state as their ticket to solvency.
Houston Press |
Casey Michel |
04-03-2013 |
Economy
