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The Naked Truthnew
While the grunts take the heat, the brass at one Florida police department remain unscathed by a scandal that inflated the department's crime-fighting prowess.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
03-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Not a Pretty Picturenew
The Philadelphia Inquirer publishes photos of dead American soldiers -- but only online.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Cassidy Hartmann |
03-20-2006 |
Media
SMU's Shamenew
Even people who like Bush shouldn't want his presidential library in Dallas, since it will be built on land hornswoggled from elderly condo dwellers.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
03-20-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: George W. Bush
Change of Heartnew
After living 57 years as a macho man, veteran Philadelphia police officer Maria Gonzalez will retire as a middle-aged woman.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
03-20-2006 |
Sex
Tags: transgender
The Free Pressnew
When do gifts to journalists turn into a conflict of interest?
Feelin' Their Thizzlenew
How has the culture of Ecstasy has changed as the drug moved from raves to hip-hop?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-20-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Dangerous Mindnew
By day, he was a popular law student -- but by night, he was a bank robber with blood on his hands.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
03-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Invisible Peoplenew
Hundreds of Sudanese refugees call Memphis home, but does anyone know they're here?
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
03-17-2006 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Legumes That Zoom!new
Those aren't freedom fries you smell -- that's my biodiesel-fueled car.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ryder Palmere |
03-17-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
America's Most Wantednew
Marc Emery, the "Prince of Pot," embarks on a possible farewell tour across Canada as he awaits extradition to the U.S.
Montreal Mirror |
Damon Van der Linde |
03-17-2006 |
Policy Issues
Tags: decriminalization, marijuana laws
The News in Colornew
The Los Angeles Daily News reaches out to a growing Latino community.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Joe Piasecki |
03-17-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Pitchfork Rebellionnew
A group of Oregon country dwellers think they're being poisoned by herbicides sprayed on private forestlands -- they just can't prove it. But state agencies can't prove them wrong, either.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
03-16-2006 |
Environment
GOP vs. Feingold
Sens. Snowe and Hagel join the Bush cover-up, while Senator Feingold calls for censure, and some seek legal rulings that Bush's secret spying was illegal and unconstitutional.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
03-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
War-Loving Pundits
The third anniversary of the Iraq invasion was bound to attract a lot of media coverage, but scant recognition went to the pundits who helped make it all possible.
Random Lengths News |
Norman Solomon |
03-16-2006 |
Media
Next Caller, Pleasenew
Mike Stark has received national accolades, and on-air threats, for his relentless pursuit of dialogue on the right-wing airwaves.
