AltWeeklies Wire
Romney's Real Record as a 'Job Creator'new
Mitt Romney detractors have jumped on the videos and stories coming from Sensata employees, saying it paints Romney and his old firm in a bad light. The American workers have asked Romney to intervene with his Bain buddies; he's declined.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
10-18-2012 |
Commentary
For My Grandmothersnew
I remember my grandmother's first question on my 18th birthday, before she even wished me a happy birthday: "Are you going to register today?"
Jackson Free Press |
Melishia Grayson |
10-18-2012 |
Commentary
Hospitals Facing Financial Pressures to Mergenew
How the story of hospital mergers, affiliations and consolidations has become a common tale across the state and the country.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
10-18-2012 |
Health
Knoxville's Surprising Mushrooms Industrynew
With Everything Mushrooms and Monterey Mushrooms, the Knoxville area may just be the mushroom capital of the Southeast.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
10-18-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Foraging
Misspelled Accounts Add Upnew
Utility Consumers' Action Network director Michael Shames neutered the consumer watchdog organization by skimming over $400,000 in “intervenor fees,” among other dubious tactics.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
A matter of trustnew
Did science really have to prove to parents that their 11-year-olds probably aren't sluts?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
10-18-2012 |
Sex
Tags: HPV Vaccine
Out in the Opennew
LGBT issues are playing a role in this election, and the outcome could determine if it ever happens again.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
10-18-2012 |
Elections
Tags: same-sex marriage, gay marriage
PEZ in Shownew
How a New Mexico artist is living the sweet life.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Enrique Limon |
10-18-2012 |
Culture
The Jousternew
Jouster Jeffrey Hedgecock of Ramona, California is one of just three Medieval armourers in the U.S.
San Diego Reader |
Patrick Daugherty |
10-18-2012 |
Culture
Why Have Jail Suicides Soared in Bexar County, Texas?new
Up until 2009, suicides were rare at the Bexar County jail. More common were inmates dying from natural causes, like liver failure or complications from lung cancer.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
10-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
More Metal!new
The Southwest Terror Fest makes its debut this weekend with 32 bands
Tucson Weekly |
Casey Dewey |
10-17-2012 |
Concerts
Drugs and Prophecynew
Tucsonan Darrell James brings back Del Shannon for a Sonoran adventure.
Tucson Weekly |
Christine Wald-Hopkins |
10-17-2012 |
Fiction
Get Digitalnew
'The Silent History' adds a new chapter to book publishing's possibilities.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
10-17-2012 |
Books
'Made in Jersey' undresses crime with hairspray and tight jeansnew
Forget the overrated Homeland. If you’re looking for an international spy thriller on premium cable, this is the one to watch. The pilot messes with your head so skillfully that you’re woozy by the 30-minute mark. And thoroughly intrigued.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-17-2012 |
TV
Director Ben Affleck delivers neatly packaged spy thriller 'Argo'new
Imagine what screenwriter Lionel Chetwynd must've been thinking when former CIA officer Tony Mendez released his book Master of Disguise in 1999.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
10-17-2012 |
Reviews
