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The Good Brothernew

In the shadow of his siblings' Tea Party fame, Bill Koch forges a different legacy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
08-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Vendor Selection in Landfill Decision Questionednew

Gate City Waste Services, which was incorporated five months ago, had been rumored to have an inside track on the contract to operate the White Street Landfill.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
08-24-2011 |
Policy Issues
Who Knew Redistricting Was Like Twilight?new

Georgia lawmakers can't be trusted to do the right thing in redistricting.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
William Perry |
08-24-2011 |
Policy Issues
San Antonio’s New Smoking Ordinance Explainednew

Smoking, according to City Code, is “inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigar, cigarette, pipe, weed, plant, or other combustible substance in any manner or in any form.”
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
08-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: smoking ban
Cash and Carrynew

Why are your tax dollars feeding the pro-life machine?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Holly Otterbein |
08-22-2011 |
Policy Issues
Best of Both Worldsnew

Springs cops and firefighters can retire while they're still at work.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
08-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
Regaining Trustnew

The Northern California Land Trust hopes to recover from bankruptcy and get back to turning distressed properties into affordable housing.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-18-2011 |
Policy Issues
What the Federal Credit Downgrade Means for Your Third-Gradernew

Remember last week when Congress was up in arms about its credit rating? Well, school districts have credit ratings too. Let's take a look at what they actually mean.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Credit Downgrade, S&P Downgrade
Not Everyone's Cut Out for Collegenew

Many of today's for-profit college students should learn a skilled trade instead of going into debt for a worthless degree
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-17-2011 |
Policy Issues
Changing Atlanta's 'Big Idea' Mind-Setnew

Atlanta can realize progress for all with incremental goals.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mike Dobbins |
08-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
The late Bobby Franklin's legacynew

He crusaded against women, gays and logic, but may have hurt right-wing causes
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Pimp our highway, pleasenew

The Downtown Connector needs a face-lift, but it can't become a facade
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Life and Times of Dereef Parknew

Dereef Park is not the same place it was in 2002. Back then, the tree-shaded clearing between Morris and Cannon streets was a notorious haunt for alcoholics and heroin addicts, not the family-friendly enclave it is today.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Which house will burn next?new

Investigators looking at a recent series of suspicious house fires have been tight-lipped so far. With five house fires on the peninsula in just over a month, and 57 house fires since 2003, some emerging patterns point to a serial arsonist.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
Georgia Could Use Leadership in U.S. Housenew

GOP House members are content to play chicken over U.S. debt.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
07-28-2011 |
Policy Issues