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Don King's Final Roundnew
Boxer Ryan Coyne squares off against his toughest opponent yet, the legendary promoter Don King.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
03-13-2013 |
Features
Grocery Squeezenew
Walmart's exploitation of food deserts becomes a preemptive concern for the Living Wage Coalition.
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
03-13-2013 |
Business & Labor
How an Environmental Law Is Harming the Environmentnew
California's signature environmental law needs to be reformed because NIMBYs are using it to block smart growth.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
03-13-2013 |
Environment
The Iraq War Is not Donenew
Refugees in the Bay Area face the challenge of finding work, overcoming language barriers, and dealing with the lingering emotional toll of war.
East Bay Express |
Alexia Underwood |
03-13-2013 |
War
Ranch Tradition: Hanging Onnew
Texas cattle raisers aren’t giving up — but neither is the drought.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
03-13-2013 |
Environment
Coal Train Comingnew
Plans to ship millions of tons of coal across Montana have fueled new debate over an old industry.
Missoula Independent |
Daniel Person |
03-13-2013 |
Energy
Tags: Coal energy
Who Wants to Save a Junkie?new
Drug overdoses now kill more people than car accidents in this country. An expanded use of Narcan would radically change that.
Willamette Week |
Erin Fenner |
03-08-2013 |
Drugs
The Relevance of Black Historynew
VIP Jackson magazine recently asked me to write an article on the continued relevancy of Black History Month.
Jackson Free Press |
Byron D’Andra Orey |
03-08-2013 |
Race & Class
Why the GOP Is Killing the Post Officenew
The conventional wisdom is that the US Postal Service is closing post offices and ending Saturday service because it's broke. Don't believe it.
East Bay Express |
Jim Hightower |
03-07-2013 |
Policy Issues
The Ballad of Cadillac Dave: A Saga of Journalism, Drugs & Redemptionnew
If you took all the histories and memoirs ever published about Chattanooga and brought them all together in one hypothetical and impossibly complete library, not only would the "Cadillac Dave" books include one of the only first-hand accounts of 1960's campus radicalism at the University of Chattanooga, they would surely be the only history or memoir to be cross-referenced in both the "Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll" and "Religion" categories.
Garbage Goes Greennew
New biofuels facility will further divert waste from Edmonton's landfill.
VUE Weekly |
Rebecca Medel |
03-07-2013 |
Environment
Tags: Recycling, Edmonton Landfill
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A second-grade assignment symbolizes how far we’ve come — and how far we have to go.
Folio Weekly |
Denise M. Reagan |
03-06-2013 |
Race & Class
Blacks and Latinos Dominate Oakland Marijuana Arrestsnew
A new report also shows that 20 percent of the drug arrests are cannabis-related despite a city law that makes pot the lowest law enforcement priority.
East Bay Express |
Ali Winston |
03-06-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Lamar Smith chimes in on immigration… again.new
Low-risk, non-violent immigrants released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers?! Cue the outrage from Congressman Lamar Smith in 3, 2…
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-06-2013 |
Immigration
Civil rights group complains of exorbitant charging for records at the Bexar County jailnew
At 8 p.m. on August 21, 2012, Thomas Reed Taylor turned himself in to the Bexar County jail, opting for time served on outstanding drunk driving and misdemeanor drug possession warrants in lieu of fines he couldn't pay.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
03-06-2013 |
Civil Liberties
