AltWeeklies Wire
Mitt Romney, American Parasitenew

Mitt Romney's years at Bain represent everything you hate about capitalism.
The Village Voice |
Pete Kotz |
04-18-2012 |
Features
Urban Myth: Ozzy Osbourne Pissed on the Alamonew

On January 19, 1982, a month after he stole headlines by biting the head off a bat during a concert, British heavy metal rock star Ozzy Osbourne gained even more notoriety when he was arrested in San Antonio for urinating on the memorial cenotaph in Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
04-18-2012 |
History
Sicko Sexnew

Indiana is gaining a reputation for the way its women are treated - and it isn't pretty. 1 of 5 women raped?! National leader in teen girls experiencing sexual violence!
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Inside Informationnew

Former insurance company spin doctor says corporations will do almost anything for profits.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
Shining a Light on Bullyingnew

'Bully' -- controversial before it was released -- tells heartbreaking stories about a big problem.
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
04-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Bully, Bully review
When the Water Camenew

How the Pacific Northwest was shaped by Earth's greatest floods.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
04-17-2012 |
Features
Incentives Pay Offnew

Michelin's big tires will bring big money and 500 jobs to South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
04-17-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Michelin South Carolina
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should be Charged, Eric Holder Told in Letternew

A group of former prosecutors sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio
Dispatches From a Copy Editors' Conventionnew

The National Conference of the American Copy Editors Society took place over the weekend in New Orleans.
Chicago Reader |
Sam Worley |
04-17-2012 |
Media
Milquetoast Passion: Nicholas Sparks’s Tear-Stained Cheese

From a casting perspective, Zac Ephron is the ideal embodiment of vanilla American mediocrity to stand in as Logan, a politically ambiguous Iraq war vet who stalks a woman whose photo he finds on the battlefield.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-17-2012 |
Reviews
Angela Corey's Command Performancenew

What a difference a few weeks can make. At the end of February, Fla. State Attorney Angela Corey was in the inhospitable waters of national opprobrium, castigated for filing first-degree murder charges against a 12-year-old, criticized for a probe of employees' emails, blamed in a report for jail overcrowding and reduced to hurling insults at local reporters.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
04-16-2012 |
Commentary
Ranked-Choice Voting Attacked in Oaklandnew
A group with ties to Don Perata's campaign manager launches initiative to overturn instant-runoff voting.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-16-2012 |
Elections
Tags: Elections, ranked-choice voting
Steal This Bikenew

Who steals bikes? Where do they go?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Colin Wolf |
04-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Bike Stealing, Stolen Bikes
Ross McElwee talks his latest film, his Full Frame program and his sonnew

"Savor the experience of sitting in that dark room with other strangers and relating to a world that is not completely your own—in some ways, the opposite of Facebook."
INDY Week |
Craig D. Lindsey |
04-15-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cop Identified in Kayvan Sabehgi Beating?new

Video and OPD records indicate that the military veteran was savagely beaten on November 2 by Oakland Police Officer Frank Uu, who has since retired from the force.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
04-15-2012 |
Crime & Justice