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Dispatches From a Copy Editors' Conventionnew
The National Conference of the American Copy Editors Society took place over the weekend in New Orleans.
Chicago Reader |
Sam Worley |
04-17-2012 |
Media
Steal This Bikenew
Who steals bikes? Where do they go?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colin Wolf |
04-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Bike Stealing, Stolen Bikes
The Death of 35mm Filmnew
Movie studios are forcing Hollywood to abandon 35mm film. But the consequences of going digital are vast, and troubling.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
04-13-2012 |
Features
They Donew
Eight couples stand up to Nevada's ban on same-sex marriage.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
04-13-2012 |
LGBT
Charleston's Restaurant Industry Faces Its Drinking Demonsnew
At about 4 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2011, two employees of Charleston restaurants collided in their vehicles. One of them died in his car, which went up in flames after hitting a concrete barrier. The other survived with minor injuries but was charged with felony driving under the influence after his blood alcohol level was measured above the legal driving limit.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-12-2012 |
Features
Workers' Rights Under Firenew
Mississippi's labor laws make it among the least worker-friendly states in the union.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
04-12-2012 |
Business & Labor
Clam Wars Rage in Oyster Baynew
Dead Marine Life. Suppressed Information. Tens of Millions in Shellfish. A multimedia investigation documenting the struggle between a dying way of life and the last of the large commercial shellfish operations in New York.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski |
04-11-2012 |
Environment
Tags: environment, Long Island Press
How California's Prison Population Explodednew
And why the costs of housing inmates skyrocketed at the same time.
East Bay Express |
Joaquin Palomino |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
George Zimmerman's Family Member Implies AG Eric Holder Is Racistnew
The family of George Zimmerman has stepped up its public defense, and one relative has sent a highly critical letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking why the Department of Justice has not arrested members of the New Black Panther Party movement.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
Jailhouse Lawsuitsnew
There's been a flurry of legal actions against Orleans Parish Prison and its sheriff, Marlin Gusman.
Gambit |
Charles Maldonado |
04-10-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Former NOM head regrets wording of race memosnew
The former head of the National Organization for Marriage said Wednesday that she disagreed with some specific wording in the group’s controversial anti-gay marriage strategies but that she did not find the strategies themselves inappropriate.
The American Independent News Network |
Reilly Moore |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Conscience rights ignite online debatenew
A Fast Forward Weekly story from September, 2011 has resurfaced and fuelled a renewed debate about conscience rights in the current Alberta election as the right-wing Wildrose Party surges.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
04-06-2012 |
Policy Issues
Indy's civil rights mantlenew
While other cities burned after MLK's assassination, U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy kept Indy focused on peace. Hoosier witnesses have kept that hope burning.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
04-06-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil rights, peace, justice, racism, Christianity, Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam War, Jesus Christ, assassination, equality, Robert Kennedy, Olgen Williams, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park, assasination, Amos Brown, Dream Keepers, Justice Tanya Walton Pratt, Karen Freeman-Wilson, Kennedy-King Memorial Day, Marilyn Moores, Tamika Catchings, Trailblazer Awards, William Crawford, public service
Oakland Police Department Sees Itself as a Victim of Occupynew
A recent internal report also reveals that the head of Internal Affairs was in charge of field operations on the night of October 25.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-05-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: Jean Quan, Police Brutality, Oakland Police Department, Internal Affairs, #OCCUPY, Paul Figueroa, Thelton Henderson, Jim Chanin, OPD, Occupy Oakland, Scott Olsen, Kayvan Sabeghi, John Burris, Robert Warshaw, tear gas, Frank Ogawa Plaza, Samuel Walker, Bureau of Field Operations report, Criminal Investigation Division, Donald Frazier, Frazier Group LLC, Howard Jordan, less-than-lethal munitions, May Day action
Mississippi Segregating Mentally Illnew
A growing chorus of mental-health advocates believes Mississippi should move away from an institution-based approach to treatment in favor of home care and community-based services.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
04-05-2012 |
Health
