AltWeeklies Wire
Media and Voters: Don't Accept Liesnew
Something that ought not be remarkable, but is, happened over the last week: Media started calling out politicians for blatant lies.
Jackson Free Press |
Editorial Board |
09-07-2012 |
Commentary
Rotten in the Statenew
In the right hands, moldy, rotten grapes riddled with Botrytis can produce delectable results.
North Bay Bohemian |
Alastair Bland |
09-07-2012 |
Food+Drink
Getting Political on the Webnew
With the RNC's convention just over and the DNC's rolling on as we go to press, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at where the campaigns are with their technology and offer up the websites and apps (in addition to jfp.ms, naturally) that you'll need to track this crazy election to its conclusion in November.
Jackson Free Press |
Todd Stauffer |
09-07-2012 |
Tech
The Stadium Effectnew
What happens when your neighbor is a multimillion dollar shrine to sports?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
09-07-2012 |
Housing & Development
Voter Rights Wins and Setbacksnew
Three judges, the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal court struck down voter laws in Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Ohio in the last month.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-07-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Voting Rights, Voter Suppression
Sucking It Upnew
Gas drillers are competing with ranchers, farmers, and cities for increasingly scarce water supplies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
09-07-2012 |
Energy
Cambodian Weednew
How a small village outside Houston influences the Asian restaurants of Southern California and beyond.
Houston Press |
Terrence McCoy |
09-07-2012 |
Features
The surprising perseverance of psychedelianew
Unyoked from its tie-dyed connotations, psychedelia is right in tune with a world where surrealism and high-definition realism have become the norm.
Tags: psychedelia
Why Drinking and Biking Don't Mixnew
Imbibe, but don't ride.
NUVO |
Katelyn Coyne |
09-07-2012 |
Transportation
At Penn State, It’s All About Moving Onnew
For a day, fans could put aside the politics and controversy of the horrendous child sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, and stand as one.
The Athens NEWS |
Stephen Uhlmann |
09-07-2012 |
Sports
Social Media for Justicenew
A friend of a slain woman takes to Facebook in an attempt to get charges re-filed.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian J. Pedersen |
09-06-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The $11 Million Dollar Mysterynew
Financial figures coming from the Philadelphia Archdiocese should be not viewed without skepticism. We’re talking about an organization that had a room full of secret documents—called “Secret Archives,” right out of a Scooby-Doo episode.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
09-06-2012 |
Economy
A Nightmare Scenario for Women's Healthnew
By excluding Planned Parenthood from the Women’s Health Program, Rick Perry has intensified Texas’ family planning crisis.
The Texas Observer |
Carolyn Jones |
09-06-2012 |
Health
Tags: Planned Parenthood, War on Women
Sex Tradenew
Exploring the lives of transgender women on the street.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-06-2012 |
Features
Tags: Prostitution, Transgender
Backers of Minn. Marriage Amendment Use Controversial Parenting Studynew
A controversial study on parenting has become a focal point of the campaign in Minnesota to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this November.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-06-2012 |
LGBT
