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Capitol Punishmentnew

A death-penalty showdown might play out in the Democrat-controlled Colorado Legislature.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
12-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
R.I.P. Roxanne Morgan, the greatest copy editor evernew

Roxanne Morgan is gone, and nobody knows what to do.
Tags: The Indianapolis Star
Used bookstores at risk: the copyright trapnew
A case that recently went before the U.S. Supreme Court could put a used bookstore out of business.
How Reddit is Making Us Stoopid
Thanks to the social-cultural-economic orientation of too many Redditors, it's the Malicious Advice Mallard's world. We only live in it.
Unearthed Native Burial Site Causes Uproarnew

Bones — including skulls, ribs, femurs, jaws, and fingers — from at least 10 ancient adults and adolescents were ripped from their graves, broken and scattered by bulldozers and backhoes. The devastation occurred in late April 2011 when the Arizona Game and Fish Department started construction on a public fishing pond.
Phoenix New Times |
Monica Alonzo |
12-05-2012 |
Features
Blood Sportnew

Carlos Condit, mixed martial arts' 'Natural Born Killer,' heralds the rise of combat sports in New Mexico.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
12-05-2012 |
Sports
Tags: MMA, Carlos Condit
14 Books for Winter Readingnew

Fall into winter with some reading. Fourteen books to consider.
The Memphis Flyer |
Memphis Flyer Staff |
12-05-2012 |
Books
Tags: Winter Books
The "New" Bobby Jindalnew

How the Louisiana governor's current reinvention tracks with his past.
Tags: Bobby Jindal, Bobbby Jindal 2016
Broadening Newsnew

Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz buys the Colorado Springs Gazette, plans to boost content, pages and staff.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
12-05-2012 |
Media
Al Horford, yoga buffnew

Hawks center reads Marquez and I watch football while writing about basketball.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Charles Bethea |
12-05-2012 |
Sports
Tags: Al Horford, Atlanta Hawks
Birth of a Comicnew

Jacksonville artist takes 'Dan in Space' to New York Comic Con and dreams of more adventures.
Folio Weekly |
S. Carson Howell |
12-05-2012 |
Art
Like Them Applesnew

Getting to the core of the Northern California craft cider boom.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
12-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: hard cider, craft cider
John Baer on 25 Years of Covering Pa. Politicsnew

Baer is one of those old-school columnists who breaks down the news by making each point ring like a gunshot, then slides a sweet little daisy of a last sentence into the muzzle as the smoke clears.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-05-2012 |
Books
Tags: John Baer, Pennsylvania Politics
How DJ Shadow Helped Man Mantis Embrace Instrumental Hip-Hopnew

What sets instrumental hip-hop apart from just beats?
All That Glittersnew

Memo to the Academy: When you're handing out kudos, please don't forget these gems.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
12-05-2012 |
Movies