AltWeeklies Wire
Tales from the Housing Bustnew

When people walk away from an underwater mortgage, they don't always walk away.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-09-2012 |
Features
Ferrets Eat Babies. They Shred Human Tissue. They Drink Blood.new

The hush-hush life of forbidden pet ownership.
San Diego Reader |
Dave Good |
05-09-2012 |
Animal Issues
N.C. Amendment 1 Opponents: "Our fight for fairness is not over."new

The Coalition to Protect all NC Families, which led the unsuccessful anti-Amendment 1 campaign, said "No One Wins Tonight in North Carolina."
Mind Over Matternew

When an arm breaks, you wear a cast. Minds, however, aren't so simple to fix.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
05-07-2012 |
Health
The Freeing of Gordon Newlinnew

How the notorious criminal persuaded the Ohio Parole Board to give him a second chance.
The Other Paper |
Dave Ghose |
05-03-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Laura Carter, Gordon Newlin
Texas, EPA Battle Over Frackingnew

How one man's flaming water fired up a battle between Texas and the EPA — and what it means for the future of fracking.
Dallas Observer |
Brantley Hargrove |
05-02-2012 |
Energy
Kick Out the Demons: Exorcism Detroit-Stylenew

The people who attend this church swear they see miracles. Who's to argue?
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
05-02-2012 |
Religion
Methbustersnew

On the street with the most aggressive drug hunters in Ohio.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
05-02-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Smoked Outnew

The federal government makes good on its threat to shut down medical-marijuana dispensaries - and the worst may be yet to come.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
05-02-2012 |
Drugs
South Carolinians Unite Against 'War on Women'new

For months, a national narrative that there is a war on women has been filling TV broadcasts and leading newspaper headlines. Democrats have blamed Republicans for trying to legislate away women’s reproductive rights; Republicans have accused Democrats of inflating an inflammatory wedge issue to score political points. For some, the Palmetto State is ground zero.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
05-01-2012 |
The War on Women
Charleston's Post & Courier to Put Up Paywallnew

The Post and Courier will begin charging for web content on Tues. May 1. The subscription price for paper will increase as well
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
05-01-2012 |
Media
Tags: Paywalls, Post & Courier Paywall
Everything, Illuminatednew

How one alt weekly journalist managed to shed light on the darkest human experience.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
04-27-2012 |
Media
Tags: The Stranger, Eli Sanders
Occupy the Trees!new

The trees are Occupied! Occupy Eugene has teamed up with the Cascadia Forest Defenders for an arboreal Occupation in the Northwest. The groups are Occupying the trees in the city and on federal forestland.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-27-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY
First Amendment — 1, Colorado University — 0new

For more than 20 years, the annual 4/20 event on the Colorado University campus came and went pretty much without incident. There is really no reason to think that this year would have been any different had those who run the University not decided to make it different, but they did, and it was.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
04-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Then and Now: L.A. Riots, 20 Years Laternew

For more than two weeks in the spring of 1992, L.A. Weekly photographer Ted Soqui put his life at risk as he drove from one ravaged neighborhood to another to document the fallout of the Los Angeles riots.
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald and Ted Soqui |
04-26-2012 |
Features