AltWeeklies Wire
Water Snakesnew
The Obama administration has a chance to do right thing by honoring its water contracts with Northern California.
North Coast Journal |
Hank Sims |
08-19-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Trinity River
Hero Worshipnew
A soldier’s tragic tale retold for maximum effect in 'The Tillman Story.'
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-19-2010 |
Reviews
Beer Me, Jesusnew
Dan Davis, the ambiguously Christian leader of Humboldt County's Catalyst Church, is bored with hate and Hell.
North Coast Journal |
Deric Mendes |
08-19-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Catalyst Church
In Washington, Positive Moves Happening Below the Radarnew
as speculation begins regarding who will win and lose in the November general election, little attention has been given to the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010, commonly called the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, which recently passed Congress.
Charleston City Paper |
Clay N. Middleton |
08-19-2010 |
Commentary
In Defense of SPAMnew
A brief history of Hormel's spiced ham loaf.
North Coast Journal |
Joseph Byrd |
08-19-2010 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Spam
Tar Heel poets write about cookingnew
In The Sound of Poets Cooking, a combined cookbook and poetry anthology, more than 60 poets ladle out enticing recipes and crafted verse, woven thematically together.
Tags: Richard Krawiec
At The Cannabis Crossroadsnew
Oregon voters will decide in November whether to bring marijuana sales to Main Street.
The Source Weekly |
Mike Bookey |
08-18-2010 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana, Measure 74
High-stakes testing not the complete answernew
There are so many intangibles that contribute to a child's learning that it's tempting to adopt an easy yardstick like a standardized test
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
08-18-2010 |
Policy Issues
Red Meatnew
Pumping the air back into despair.
Tucson Weekly |
Max Cannon |
08-18-2010 |
Cartoons
Tags: Red Meat
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thiefnew
Pack a picnic and watch as teenage protagonist Percy Jackson finds out that Greek gods still exist and that, in fact, he is the son of sea-god Poseidon.
Boise Weekly |
Stephen Foster |
08-18-2010 |
Reviews
The Girl Who Played With Fire Burns Up The Screennew
Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is one of the best literary anti-heroines of this generation.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-18-2010 |
Reviews
Hey kids, U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene has some advice for younew
Alvin Greene has a diploma. And not from the Forrest Gump School of Wisdom-Spouting Rubes either. Heck, despite his action-figure-making aspirations, as far as we know, he never went to Mattel University to major in G.I. Joe.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
08-18-2010 |
Unclassified
Are Capital Punishment's Financial Costs Worth It?new
The ACLU is touting a new study suggesting that the death penalty is far more expensive than life in prison.
East Bay Express |
Charlie Mintz |
08-18-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: ACLU, Death Penalty
The SCGOP makes a pitch for the pocketbooks of empowered womennew
Ladies of the Lowcountry, South Carolina GOP chair Karen Floyd has a message for you: She wants your money. And, well, that's about it. See, last week, the SCGOP launched a new initiative to encourage more women to participate in the political process, namely the fundraising side of it.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
08-17-2010 |
Unclassified
Tags: South Carolina GOP
Kooley High is Moving to New Yorknew
"My mama always told me that people won't respect you sometimes until you leave and come back, so we're doing our little leave and come back thing because we're definitely coming back."
INDY Week |
Spencer Griffith |
08-17-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
