AltWeeklies Wire
Bringing Sexy Backnew
A vibrator developed in Madison restores pleasure for women following cancer and menopause.
Pipeline Companies Seize Land in Texas at Willnew
In Texas, property rights are sacred. It's encoded into our ethos—in this state, your ranch is your kingdom. If you catch a strangers inside your fenceline, by golly, you can shoot them. No one can infringe on your land.
The Texas Observer |
Saul Elbein |
08-28-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Hail seitan: Vegan choices aboundnew
Earth House, Sinking Ship and others are offering substantial vegan selections.
NUVO |
Nick Selm |
08-28-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tags: vegan
Secret Servicenew
Rival political parties in Ohio probably know more about your elected officials than you do. It’s common practice for the major parties to file open records requests to get everything from schedules and emails to staff resumes from officeholders.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Andy Brownfield |
08-28-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Government, Democrats
A Road Too Farnew
The November election presents plenty of hot-button issues. But amid the fuss about the economy and health care and other social issues, questions of how to handle our public lands and how to protect our environment also hang in the balance.
Boulder Weekly |
Elizabeth Miller |
08-28-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Election
The Wonder Yearsnew
How real estate and gentrification changed a town for good.
C-Ville Weekly |
J. Tobias Beard |
08-28-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Gentrification, Neighborhoods
RNC Photo Diary 8/26: Dogs, pigs, horses & cowboysnew
A roundup of images from Sunday's parties and protests in Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Joeff Davis |
08-28-2012 |
Politics
Republican National Convention, Day 1: red meat at the tea partynew
Marginalized at the RNC, Michele Bachmann and Hermain Cain light up the Unity Rally
Moonshine Rebels: Public Enemy Era Splashes with Booze and Blood
Inflected with the same gritty appreciation for brutal violence that director John Hillcoat applied to his Australian-set period Western “The Proposition,” “Lawless” is a Depression era bootleg gangster fantasy baked in booze, blood, and grime.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-28-2012 |
Reviews
RNC Day 2: "All the laws we have today came from Judeo-Christian views"new
Religious conservatives could be key to Romney-Ryan win.
A jobs program that could worknew
Too often, we think of our schools as a problem. In fact, they could be a solution encompassing generations.
NUVO |
David Hoppe |
08-28-2012 |
Business & Labor
Voter ID Lawsnew
Voter ID laws have become a political flashpoint in what's gearing up to be another close election year. Supporters say the laws — which 30 states have now enacted in some form — are needed to combat voter fraud, while critics see them as a tactic to disenfranchise voters. We've taken a step back to look at the facts behind the laws and break down the issues at the heart of the debate.
Feud on Park Avenuenew
For the past two years, the corner of 16th Street and Park Avenue has been ground zero in a battle between a man who has filed more than 160 noise complaints and a bar owner who claims those efforts are tantamount to harassment.
Chico News & Review |
Ken Smith |
08-27-2012 |
Civil Liberties
At Development Center, Palo Alto Quietly Untangles Its Bureaucracynew
Palo Alto's bustling permit center has for decades enjoyed a level of popularity somewhere between a dentist's chair and a Department of Motor Vehicles branch.
Palo Alto Weekly |
Gennady Sheyner |
08-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
