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Mormon Myth-Busting: Is the Book of Mormon the LDS Bible?new

The BoM was written by Joseph Smith, who claims to have translated it from a pile of gold tablets an angel hipped him to.
San Antonio Current |
Jeffrey Wright |
04-13-2012 |
Commentary
Columbia’s Art Community Gives Charleston a Run For Its Moneynew

If you live in a city with an international arts festival, a gallery on every other corner, one of the oldest art museums in the nation, and an amazing contemporary art center — and that city is also on the ocean — why would you spend 90 minutes on a congested highway to check out the art scene in a state government-dominated city where life often revolves around large young men bashing into one another under stadium lights?
Charleston City Paper |
Jeffrey Day |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Cracks in the Codenew

The Defining Issues Test, a scientific yardstick for measuring moral thinking, has found no significant difference in the highest level of moral reasoning between academy seniors and seniors at other colleges and universities.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-13-2012 |
Science
Youthful Indiscretionsnew
The AFA's prep school has seen its own honor problems — but has dealt relatively few consequences.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-13-2012 |
Science
Secular Signaturenew

Academy invests $40 million in a striking new Center for Character and Leadership Development.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-13-2012 |
Science
MUSC Research Could Lead to Alzheimer's Treatmentnew

If researchers find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in the next decade, it might be because of a recent study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Mark S. Kindy, an MUSC professor, was the lead investigator in a study that focused on cathepsin B (also known as CatB), an enzyme that has been shown to generate brain plaque.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
04-13-2012 |
Policy Issues
One-woman show: 'The Money Conversation'new

Performance artist Sara Juli has a one-of-a-kind show where she gives her money away during her show.
NUVO |
Micah Ling |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Can Charleston's Dance Community Bounce Back?new

The local dance scene is going through a rough patch. The two companies that have carried the community for decades are in flux. Robert Ivey Ballet is adjusting to new management after Ivey, a major figure in the local arts world, passed away late last summer. And the Charleston Ballet Theatre rang in its 25th anniversary season with a slew of board resignations, talk of financial mismanagement, and accusations of plagiarism — and some are wondering if the company can even recover.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-13-2012 |
Performance
Getting Lostnew

Rebecca Solnit's reimagined literature.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
04-13-2012 |
Fiction
The New Music Mogulsnew

Oakland's latest generation of movers and shakers wants to help create a cohesive hip-hop scene — and have a party in the process.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
04-13-2012 |
Music
Write your own happy endingnew

Do women have a double standard about the male orgasm?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Melysa Martinez |
04-13-2012 |
Sex
Fork in the Roadnew

Officials wrestle over whether the proposed new PPRTA measure should include stand-alone trails.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-13-2012 |
Transportation
Miracle off 31st Streetnew

A medical breakthrough may give 6-year-old Dylan Fontana his life back.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
04-13-2012 |
Health
Still Out of This World: Space Symposium Thrivesnew

Despite government putting on the brakes, financially, the Space Symposium and its programs manage very well.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-13-2012 |
Science
Esperanza Spalding: 'Radio Music Society'new

Esperanza Spalding is jazz's first bona fide star in decades. Understandably so: she's attractive, immensely talented, and plays an instrument bigger than she is.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
04-13-2012 |
Reviews