AltWeeklies Wire
Beating an Immigration System Slim on Second Chancesnew
Instead of listing specific deportation-worthy crimes, Congress has laid out sweeping categories of criminal offenses, including crimes of "moral turpitude," a blanket designation involving any drug charges.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
02-22-2012 |
Immigration
Why the Chicago News Cooperative is Closingnew
James O'Shea, founder and editor of the Chicago News Cooperative, told his staff Friday afternoon that on February 26 the CNC would shut down. Or to be more specific, it would stop publishing in the New York Times and stop maintaining its website, the two forums in which it publicly exists.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
02-21-2012 |
Media
Cost of Electricity is Devastating Eastern North Carolinanew
Residential customers of North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency pay an average of 13.6 cents per kilowatt hour; the state average is 9.9 cents.
Does It Get Better?new
Suicide, bullying and anti-LGBT legislation are creating tough times for gay Tennessee teens.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
02-17-2012 |
LGBT
Ronald Reagan and the Largest EPA Scandal in Historynew
President Ronald Reagan's controversial environmental policies may explain why Valmont Butte is still contaminated.
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer |
02-17-2012 |
Environment
Are Street Medics the Future of First Aid?new
Anarchistic, high-energy, and self-organized, street medics have been part of activist counterculture since the 1960s, and most recently, at Occupy encampments internationally.
Boston Phoenix |
Liz Pelly |
02-17-2012 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY
Medical Marijuana Ban in L.A.?new
Los Angeles city officials botched regulation, now they want prohibition. A medical marijuana ban is heading to the L.A. City Council.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
02-16-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana
Education: A Strong Economy Starts Herenew
Business leaders from around the country now say that a modern work force cannot be undereducated, even in an economy like Mississippi's that trends heavily toward agriculture and manufacturing.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
02-16-2012 |
Education
A Trust Betrayed: Peter Kelly and the Estate of Mary Thibeaultnew
Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly has failed in his role as executor of Mary Thibeault's will, leaving her affairs in limbo over seven years after her death as he negotiates with heirs to secretly repay the $145,000 he received.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tim Bousquet |
02-16-2012 |
Features
Investigative Reporter Switches Beat After Bullyingnew
After producing two stories exposing underage drinking, reporter Andrea McCarren's own children started getting bullied at school—which is when she decided to step back.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
02-16-2012 |
Media
Tags: Andrea McCarren
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Who Killed Richard Burick?new
A simmering mystery raises questions about the Los Alamos National Laboratory's past.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Wren Abbott |
02-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Riding Michigan's Roads to Ruinnew
As Michigan's infrastructure crumbles, Lansing's yahoos balk at funding road repair.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
02-15-2012 |
Transportation
Eat Mor Less Chickennew
Georgians for Pastured Poultry seek to raise awareness of our factory farming problems.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
02-15-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Factory Farming, Chicken Farms
Out of Boundsnew
A Cleveland cop killed a man at his own home. Was it police business or a personal vendetta?
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
02-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Daniel Ficker, Matthew Craska
