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The 'Dirty' Southnew

Mississippi's power plants make it one of the nation's dirtiest states for air pollution.

Jackson Free Press | R.L. Nave | 08-17-2012 | Environment

No Sanctuarynew

People dropping dogs off at the refuge trusted they were sending them to the best place possible. Not exactly.

Houston Press | Craig Malisow | 08-17-2012 | Animal Issues

The Nurse, The Rapist and Their Shady Charitynew

He nearly beat his wife to death, but the Ironwood State Prison resident wants you to donate to his anti-domestic-violence charity.

OC Weekly | R. Scott Moxley | 08-16-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Prince Edward Maryland

A Cheating Situationnew

With online courses and overcrowded classes, cheating in college is easier than ever.

North Bay Bohemian | Holly Abrahams | 08-16-2012 | Education

Tags: College Cheating

Modern Labor Battles are about Tech, Not Musclenew

The biggest union battle in 40 years in Philadelphia reveals that modern labor battles are won with technology, not muscle--and the unions are losing.

Philadelphia Weekly | Tara Murtha | 08-15-2012 | Business & Labor

Surrounded by Skyscrapersnew

The Anna Louise Inn has been helping women in the Lytle Park neighborhood since 1909. Western & Southern thinks that's long enough.

Cincinnati CityBeat | Danny Cross | 08-15-2012 | Housing & Development

The Needle Doctornew

Dr. Robert Sears, author of The Vaccine Book, finds the middle ground in America's war on vaccinations.

OC Weekly | Michelle Woo | 08-14-2012 | Health

Racial Profiling in Alamance Countynew

The Alamance County Sheriff's Office arrests double the number of Latinos in traffic stops as non-Latinos.

INDY Week | Billy Ball | 08-14-2012 | Crime & Justice

Paying for the New Orleans Consent Decreenew

The $11 million annual price tag for the NOPD consent decree.

Gambit | Charles Maldonado | 08-14-2012 | Crime & Justice

Motive Behind the Madness in the Sikh Shootingnew

What led to the recent mass murder of Sikhs in Wisconsin.

Boulder Weekly | Joel Dyer | 08-10-2012 | Crime & Justice

After Speaking Outnew

A $1 million libel lawsuit against Mexican-American studies teachers continues.

Tucson Weekly | Mari Herreras | 08-10-2012 | Education

Student Loans: Worth the Price?new

Between ever-increasing college tuitions and flattening of personal incomes for most middle- and low-income families, the only way many students can pay for college is to borrow.

Jackson Free Press | Ronni Mott | 08-10-2012 | Education

The High Costs of Outsourcing Policenew

Nine out of ten Oakland cops live outside the city -- a fact that costs Oakland nearly $200 million in lost revenues a year, and may explain the department's disconnect with the people it's supposed to serve and protect.

East Bay Express | Darwin BondGraham and Ali Winston | 08-10-2012 | Policy Issues

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