AltWeeklies Wire
The Death Spiral of The Prisoners Aid Associationnew
How corruption, waste, and mismanagement killed the 143-year-old nonprofit and left dozens of Baltimoreans homeless.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
12-27-2012 |
Features
Address the Mental-Health Crisisnew
Like everyone in the nation, Mississippi Families as Allies, a grassroots, family-led organization for children's mental health, is stunned and saddened by the atrocity at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Our hearts are with all of the families who lost loved ones.
Jackson Free Press |
Joy Hogge |
12-27-2012 |
Health
Health Lockdownnew
Medical costs for prisoners higher in California than anywhere in the country.
Monterey County Weekly |
Arvin Temakr |
12-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California Prison Costs
Solar Eclipsed: Why the Sun Won't Power Phoenixnew
The Valley of the Sun, more than any other metropolis in the United States, ought to be awash in solar panels. But for what you get, the cost of solar power has been much too high.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-27-2012 |
Environment
Immigration Debate Misses Human Anglenew
For me — and for millions of others — it's personal
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ailen Arreaza |
12-27-2012 |
Immigration
Racist Facebook Posts Hide Fearnew
What do you call a black president?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Charles Easley |
12-27-2012 |
Race & Class
Tags: racism on Facebook
The Best of the Best: The Movie Year in Bracketsnew
The best? Argo and Zero Dark Thirty.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-27-2012 |
Movies
Tags: Best Movies of 2012
13 Reasons 2012 Was Cleveland's Best Year Evernew
It was grand, it's over, and it's worth celebrating.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy and Vince Grzegorek |
12-26-2012 |
Commentary
Les Misérables reaches the screen in an extravagant visualizationnew
If you are one of the many fans of the popular Les Miz, you will find the cinematic version exciting and rewarding. Not a fan? You may remain unconvinced.
Commission to consider disclosure of fracking chemicalsnew
Mining and Energy Commission Chairman Jim Womack says he believes North Carolina will enact stringent disclosure laws.
Tags: Fracking
Django Unchainednew
Tarantino's new film, Django Unchained, is a pulp fantasy of the antebellum South in which a black man avenges slavery by killing a lot of white people.
10 things to listen for in 2013new
Ten stories and themes which will herald importance for area music lovers in the near future.
Tags: 2013 Music Preview
Home for Christmas
They call it Murphy’s now, the kind of neighborhood Irish watering hole as common to this part of Long Island as discount clothing stores and vanity license plates.
YES! Weekly |
Brian Clarey |
12-26-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: column, brian clarey
Historic Asheville churches confront religion's changing rolenew
At a time when growing numbers of Americans have abandoned traditional religion, Asheville residents still fill the pews in Church Street's three historic sanctuaries every Sunday.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
12-26-2012 |
Religion
Why Oakland Needs a Federal Gun Control Lawnew
Assault weapons are already banned in California, but they end up killing lots of people in Oakland because of lax rules in other states.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Gun control
