AltWeeklies Wire
Enemies Foreign and Domesticnew
Dave Eggers and Ben Fountain have written two of the best novels of the year (so far).
The Stranger |
Paul Constant |
08-08-2012 |
Fiction
GOP governors' criticism of Medicaid expansion is unfoundednew
Medicaid expansion will produce a massive increase in coverage for the vulnerable people who are the program's main beneficiaries, including children, the disabled, the poor and the elderly.
INDY Week |
Jonathan Weiler |
08-08-2012 |
Commentary
Tags: Medicaid
Look at This Fucking Hipster Playing Bingonew
Searching for hipsters, or hipster bait, in the Colorado Springs bingo scene.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
08-08-2012 |
Culture
White Linen Fightnew
As a Houston charity event grew, so did promises, expectations and disappointments.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
08-08-2012 |
Features
The Next PTSD Crisisnew
Can the Armed Forces afford to accurately diagnose soldiers--and their families--with psychological issues stemming from war?
Seattle Weekly |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-08-2012 |
Health
Tags: Military Mental Health
Curren$y Cashes Innew
The New Orleans rapper who's having his best year ever.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
08-07-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Curren$y
No Refugenew
Five years after the infamous raid on the FLDS compound in Texas - where authorities discovered that a fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon sect led by Warren Jeffs had been "spiritually" marrying underage girls to adult men - questions remain about the state's handling of the case and the safety of the children.
The Texas Observer |
Janet Heimlich |
08-07-2012 |
Children & Families
'Quagmire' of Voter IDnew
How many is "too many" when it comes to denying someone's constitutional right to vote?
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
08-07-2012 |
Elections
What’s Right? Political Process Turns Red With Laughter
Here’s a new twist. Picture a Republican politician with humanitarian ethics. Now imagine said unicorn in the corporeal being of Zach Galifianakis, making the most of every effeminate gesture he can muster as small town family man Marty Huggins.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-06-2012 |
Reviews
Reviving Old Love: Kay and Arnold Dance Again
If it weren’t for its outdated music video segues, “Hope Springs” could just be the best romantic comedy about marriage ever made.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-06-2012 |
Reviews
7 Innings to Extraordinary Kidsnew
All kids can be extraordinary if adults believe they can—and help them achieve Level 6 thinking.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
08-06-2012 |
Children & Families
Unprecedented: Sitel workers mount historic union organizing drivenew
North Carolina is the least unionized state in the country — only 2.9 percent of its 3.6 million workers carry union cards — and WNC, many labor officials say, is the state’s least unionized region. But some Sitel employees are trying to form a union.
Mountain Xpress |
David Forbes |
08-06-2012 |
Business & Labor
The Challenge of Growing Tomatoesnew
A favorite of home gardeners—urban, suburban or rural—are tomatoes.
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
08-06-2012 |
Gardening
Tags: Growing Tomatoes
Divine and Decadentnew
Pretty ribbon and a glass pedestal dress up a favorite cake—or any dessert—for a party.
Jackson Free Press |
Jane Flood |
08-05-2012 |
Food+Drink
