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Kangaroo Court: San Antonio's Extra-Constitutional Crime-Fighting Toolnew
By a simple majority vote, San Antonio's Dangerous Structures Determination Board can order a house demolished, any tenants relocated, and send the bill to the owner.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
04-07-2010 |
Housing & Development
Tags: DSDB
'The Runaways': Rock 'n' Roll Herstorynew
Floria Sigismondi has composed an artfully condensed cinematic snapshot that mercifully avoids most of the pitfalls of the celebrity biopic.
San Antonio Current |
Sarah Fisch |
04-07-2010 |
Reviews
South Carolina RNC Members Back Steele — For Nownew
In the past two weeks, as RNC Chairman Michael Steele has found himself engulfed in scandal and his neck stretched out over a public chopping block, top Republicans in South Carolina have got his back.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
04-07-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Michael Steele, RNC
Anatomy of a Corporate Layoff
They say getting laid off is better than being "fired for cause." You qualify for unemployment benefits. It looks better to future prospective employers (ha! as though those still existed). Getting laid off isn't personal.
For me, that was the problem.
Tags: Economy
Grand Ol' Party of Hatenew
In the 1960s, at least mainstream liberal Democrats did not egg on the violent left .
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
04-06-2010 |
Commentary
Little Horrors: How Yale Made Friends With Tiny Flesh-Eatersnew
The dermestid beetle, sometimes called the carpet beetle or the leather-eating beetle, is dark brown and about the size of a pumpkin seed. It eats dead flesh and picks the bones clean. That’s why the Peabody keeps colonies of them.
New Haven Advocate |
Jenny Blair |
04-06-2010 |
Science
Tags: Osteology
Wilco Continues to Manage the Extremesnew
Wilco is a bit like America’s answer to Radiohead. The band is hugely popular, inspiring major-league fan adoration, loads of Internet documentation and speculation, and ample critical acclaim.
New Haven Advocate |
John Adamian |
04-06-2010 |
Music
Tags: Wilco
Florida Teachers Are at War With GOP State Leadershipnew
Florida State Senator John Thrasher unveiled a plan for education reform on the eve of the legislative session that received almost universal rebuke from unions, local school officials and state Democrats.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
04-05-2010 |
Education
NAACP President: Segregation Still a Problemnew
NAACP President Derrick Johnson's spoke during a community meeting in Jackson, Miss.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-05-2010 |
Race & Class
Aussie Noir Crackles: Filmmaking Duo Prove Deserving Heirs to Coen Bros.
Kicking off with a wicked little short film called "Spider," sibling filmmakers Nash and Joel Edgerton announce their ability to shock you in a way you've not quite been surprised before.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-05-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Nash Edgerton, The Square
Colo. Legislator Moves to Stop Shackling Inmates in Labornew
Prompted by a Boulder Weekly investigation, a Colorado lawmaker is introducing a bill that would prohibit the shackling of pregnant inmates while they are in labor.
Boulder Weekly |
Jefferson Dodge |
04-05-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Vancouver Man Seeks DNA From Family of Vincent van Goghnew
A Vancouver man believes he may be a direct descendant of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
04-05-2010 |
History
Gov't Workers Were Embedded in NBC During Olympicsnew
The British Columbia government had employees who were "embedded" within the CTV and NBC television networks during the Olympics, according to Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
04-05-2010 |
Media
Beers, Steers and Queersnew
Conservative suburbanites and gay people agree: Line dancing rules!
Las Vegas CityLife |
Amy Kingsley |
04-05-2010 |
Recreation
Changed Man: Is the Party Over for Arlen Specter?new
Pennsylvania's best-known party-crasher is facing "by far the most serious challenge he's ever faced."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Dan Hirschhorn |
04-05-2010 |
Politics
