AltWeeklies Wire
Pittsboro, N.C. says no thanks to frackingnew
The Pittsboro Town Board voted unanimously Monday night to approve part of an anti-fracking resolution that asks the Legislature to keep the controversial drilling practice illegal.
Riot in North Bumblef*cknew
A private-prison disaster in Oklahoma reveals the dangers of California's reliance on Corrections Corporation of America.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
03-16-2012 |
Policy Issues
Dodger Con Mannew
Josh Macciello convinced L.A. he was in line to buy the Dodgers. But he was really a fraud.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-16-2012 |
Features
Madi Diaz: Plastic Moonnew
There's something reassuring about the traditional musical values -- catchy vocal melodies, bright hooks, bouncy beats -- that Nashville tunesmith Madi Diaz applies to her chosen form, which is hard to call anything but power-pop.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
03-16-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: madi diaz
Susan Collins Murdered Afghans. Now She's a Moderate
Lefties were against the Afghanistan War ten years ago. We were ignored or mocked. Now that the polls have shifted against the war, it's a little galling to hear warmongers like Susan Collins talk about Karzai's corruption and Afghanistan's unique history as though she were reporting information that just came to light.
Tags: Afghanistan War, Susan Collins
China’s Impending Crashnew
China is on an unsustainable spending spree.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-16-2012 |
International
Virginia is for Hipstersnew
Should local governments offer scarce affordable housing programs to yuppies?
Washington City Paper |
Lydia DePillis |
03-16-2012 |
Housing & Development
Latter-Day Candidatenew
Mitt Romney's neverending quest for the GOP nomination keeps Colorado Mormons on guard.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-16-2012 |
Religion
Tags: Mitt Romney, Mormon Politicians
Cracking the Bucknutnew
How Ohio State fans came to be so obnoxious, and who we should blame for it.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
03-16-2012 |
Sports
The DOMA Monitornew
Events March 15-21; lieutenant governor candidate, Chapel Hill Town Council, BofA executive come out against; latest Elon University Poll shows 54 percent oppose amendment.
Not Your Reagan-era 21 Jump Streetnew
This remake is more deconstruction than devotion, and if you don't believe me, wait and see how it handles a particular high-profile cameo.
St. Patrick's in the Southnew
The Mal's St. Paddy's Parade is one of the most popular and successful public events in Mississippi, and one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the United States.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
03-15-2012 |
Travel
Tags: St. Patrick's Day
Yarn-Bombing the Signsnew
A San Diego-area man is unblocking up the scenery and breaking up minds.
San Diego CityBeat |
Enrique Limon |
03-15-2012 |
Culture
Battle Over Ballotsnew
Almost five years after the RTA election, a group of activists keeps fighting for election integrity.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
03-15-2012 |
Elections
Walmart Cometh to Atlantanew
The big-box retailer and progressive’s worst enemy moves closer to the heart of metro Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
03-15-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Walmart Athens, Walmart Atlanta
