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As Both Parties Celebrate Victories, We Still Hate Them
Neither party gets it. They both think they won. And they sort of did. But we still hate them.
Election Night In Little Havananew
Anger at Versailles Cafe, elation at Obama headquarters.
Miami New Times |
Michael Miller |
11-07-2012 |
Elections
Colo. MMJ Centers Being Barraged With Callsnew
The passage of Colorado Amendment 64 has sent interested parties into search mode for how to obtain the now legal-ish substance.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
11-07-2012 |
Drugs
A Big Night for Gay Marriage—and for Equalitynew
Good news from Maryland, Maine, and Washington State.
The Stranger |
Dan Savage and Eli Sanders |
11-07-2012 |
LGBT
In Wake County, European election observers critique the processnew
Election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe say they saw a process that lived up to America's voting laws, but they had harsher criticisms for the impact of outside spending and our two-party system.
What went wrong for North Carolina's Democrats?new
The Republicans' 2010 victory—which happened as a national census ensured newly drawn voting districts, coupled with the windfall of campaign donations that bolster incumbents—struck a mortal blow to this year's crop of Democrats.
Tags: NC Democratic Party
What's with the Cracker Barrel's enduring appeal?new
"You're just plain dumb."
This is what it means to leave three golf tees on the triangular pegboard at Cracker Barrel. The peg game is an addictive diversion supplied to every table. Leave two tees and you're "purty smart."
Charleston City Paper |
Eric Doksa |
11-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
Nobody Does It Betternew
Mission accomplished in Skyfall
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
11-07-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Skyfall
My first vote as a U.S. citizennew
Prior to this year, I had never felt like my living here, but not voting, mattered in a presidential election. But it does now.
'Girls Gone Wild' comes to Georgia's highest courtnew
Cobb County resident who appeared in video deserves day in court.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
11-07-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Lindsey Bullard, Girls Gone Wild
What Election 2012 means for womennew
Is "war on women" too hyperbolic? Call it a war on women's equality, then. Or call it a war on working people's equality, because women are the ground troops in an economic fight that all working Americans are losing.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-07-2012 |
Commentary
Blood and circusnew
Legislation has been proposed at the federal level to implement and standardize scientific best practices. It's gone nowhere.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-07-2012 |
Science
Endlessly Entertainingnew
Disney's captivating animated tribute to video games pleases on many levels.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
11-07-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Wreck-It Ralph
A Tale of Two Electionsnew
Democrats may have won nationally, but Republicans now have control of North Carolina.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mike Cooper |
11-07-2012 |
Elections
Mixed Mandatenew
As Barack Obama wins a second term, Dems and Republicans split various state and federal races in Arizona amid problems at the polls.
Tucson Weekly |
Tucson Weekly Staff and Contributors |
11-07-2012 |
Elections
