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Heroinnew

It's cheap. it's deadly, and teens think it's no big deal.

Gambit | Matt Davis | 09-13-2010 | Drugs

Tags: Heroin

A Woman's Touchnew

Juvenile inmates can make inviting targets for sex offenders--and women are the most frequent perpetrators.

The Texas Observer | Laura Burke | 09-13-2010 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Texas Youth Commission

The Pack: Wolfpack Partynew

The Pack returns with its second album, a nineteen-track journey into the mind of a 21-year-old with a dissolute lifestyle.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-13-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Pack

WaPo Online Poll: DeMint in 2012?new

Today's daily poll from the Washington Post political blog asks what Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is after with all of these high-profile endorsements?

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 09-13-2010 | Politics

Tags: Jim DeMint

Monterey Jazz Festival Staves Off Doomsayersnew

Despite vicissitudes in the jazz market, Monterey lives up to its original raison d'etre.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-13-2010 | Concerts

Tags: Monterey Jazz Festival, The Nice Guy Trio

Confused White Peoplenew

I have lived long enough to have witnessed some important changes in American culture and the way Americans think, behave, and speak.

Charleston City Paper | Will Moredock | 09-13-2010 | Commentary

Tags: Tea Party

Beck's Rally Was a Dangerous Distraction for Grassroots Conservativesnew

Glenn Beck is better than most syndicated talk show hosts. While right-wing radio mainstays Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity offer little more than Republican talking points, Beck regularly eschews such hackery, instead warning of the "progressivism" that exists in both parties or the perils of blind partisanship.

Charleston City Paper | Jack Hunter | 09-13-2010 | Commentary

Tags: Glenn Beck

They Make Mad Noisenew

Oakland buskers turn their hustle into performance art -- and a dissertation.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-13-2010 | Performance

Tags: Mad Noise, Khalil Sullivan

TIFF: Is That Martin Sheen In The Picket Line?new

Boise Weekly's George Prentice spots Martin Sheen in a picket line outside of Toronto, Canda's Royal York Hotel. You want clean towels? Hotel and restaurant cleaning crews—and Martin Sheen—want justice.

Boise Weekly | George Prentice | 09-13-2010 | Movies

Patients Get Rewardednew

VA plans to build a larger health clinic for Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs Independent | Debbie Kelley | 09-13-2010 | Science

Tags: VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Lamborn

The Mighty Quinsnew

Sisters Tegan and Sara bid their roaring 20s farewell.

Colorado Springs Independent | Tom Lanham | 09-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Tegan and Sara

Public Enemy's Work Stands Upnew

As Public Enemy's main voice, Chuck D's message had bite and wit. He spoke up for the unrepresented, and he slammed the hypocritical and the corrupted. His deep-toned vocal delivery was almost as radical as the words themselves.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 09-13-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Public Enemy, Public Enem

Ben Affleck's Domain

Ben Affleck has so thoroughly reinvented himself as an actor that it's tempting to take for granted his commendable skills as a director even after his notable debut with "Gone Baby Gone."

City Pulse | Cole Smithey | 09-13-2010 | Reviews

Tags: The Town, Ben Affleck