AltWeeklies Wire
(No) Sympathy for the Devilnew
Tarot readings and nekkid mannequins draw retaliatory prayer sessions from local Baptists.
Folio Weekly |
Susan Cooper Eastman |
03-21-2012 |
Religion
Lowering the Boomnew
Houston's Dekaney High, whose motto is "Whatever It Takes," is a bombing or shooting waiting to happen.
Houston Press |
Steve Jansen |
03-21-2012 |
Education
What Lies Beneathnew
The environmental horror of Florida's Rodman Dam and a lesson in rivers: past, present and future.
Folio Weekly |
Anne Schindler |
03-21-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Ocklawaha River, Rodman Dam
The Nonprofit 1 Percentnew
Even the do-gooders can seem blind to their own excess.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
03-21-2012 |
Features
A Newsman's Secretnew
The woman with Oregonian editor Bob Caldwell on the day he died works as an internet call girl.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
03-21-2012 |
Media
Life in Prison for Hempnew
José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
03-21-2012 |
Drugs
Louisiana's Medicaid Billing Snafunew
Clinics are having problems with Louisiana's newly privatized Medicaid billing for some health services.
'Stand Your Ground'new
It's been three weeks since a Sanford, Fla. vigilante, George Zimmerman, shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death, apparently for looking suspicious – and, according to Zimmerman's own words, for being black and wearing a hoodie. What's taking so long for police to arrest Zimmerman?
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
03-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
15 Awesome SXSW Interactive Panels Every Journalist Should Listen Tonew
If you're willing to spend the next few weeks listening, you can get almost as much out of Austin as the muckety-mucks who actually attend.
Boston Phoenix |
Carly Carioli |
03-19-2012 |
Media
Catholics Yank Funding Over Condomsnew
A bowl of condoms placed in an AmeriCorps outreach post for ex-offenders just cost a nonprofit recycler $20,000 in revoked grant funding.
Wedge Issues Bring Heated Debatesnew
Mississippi Democrats turned up the heat in debates over abortion, immigration and voter rights last week.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
03-18-2012 |
Policy Issues
Breaking Pointsnew
Pulitzer finalist Pete Earley goes to bat for the mentally ill after son's experience.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
03-18-2012 |
Health
For kids with food allergies, Disney doesn't have to be a dragnew
Turns out Disney is one of the most accommodating places for kids with food allergies.
Two women, one wedding: Commitment means everythingnew
"I feel different. I feel married. The commitment in front of family, friends and God makes our relationship deeper. It makes our relationship more special. It's a wonderful feeling."
On the street with AIDSnew
Indianapolis service providers have made unprecedented strides in collaborative outreach.
