AltWeeklies Wire
San Diego CityBeat Interviews Occupy San Diego All at Oncenew

During the daily open-mic session on Sunday, Oct. 9, San Diego CityBeat music editor Peter Holslin waited his turn in line, then interviewed everyone all at once.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
10-12-2011 |
#OCCUPY
"We have a permit. It’s called The Constitution."new

Reporting live from #OCCUPYBOSTON.
Dig Boston |
Lauren Metter |
10-12-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Busted!new

The man behind the Facebook site that posted arrestees' mugshots ... and accepted money to take them down.
Gambit |
Heather Miller |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
The Crisis at Avondalenew

The latest on Avondale Shipyards, where thousands of people stand to lose their livelihoods.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
10-10-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Avondale Shipyards
Divided We Fall: The Killing of James Craig Andersonnew

In the aftermath of an alleged hate crime, a community examines itself about a troubled teenage bully and a legacy of racism.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
10-10-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Holy Doughnew

A nonprofit controlled by a New Orleans area televangelist got $200,000 in state money to build a drug treatment center -- but no center was ever built.
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
10-10-2011 |
Policy Issues
Ain't Too Proud to Begnew

Six stories of hardscrabble lives on the streets of Detroit.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
10-07-2011 |
Homelessness
The Legacy of the Poisoned Clark Forknew

Montana’s rivers, any fly-fisher will tell you, are everything a real river should be. Not the upper Clark Fork. Not yet, anyhow.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
10-07-2011 |
Environment
Outgreened and Uncountednew

Oregon spent hundreds of millions to create “green” jobs, but it can’t say how many it got.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-07-2011 |
Economy
The $78 Million Bagnew

That's what Cook County spent last year on weed (or to arrest and prosecute those possessing it).
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
10-07-2011 |
Drugs
In the Name of Love (Pride)new

As Orlando prepares for Come Out With Pride, we highlight some reasons to be proud of our LGBT community.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes and Jessica Bryce Young and Jeff Gore |
10-06-2011 |
LGBT
#Occupy: What to Say to Reportersnew

Don't give reporters the opportunity to portray you as a stink-foot, hippie no-nothing bent on taking down capitalism and tossing a garbage can through a Starbucks window. (Unless that's what you are, then go ahead.) Here are some tips on what to say to reporters and how to say it.
The Portland Mercury |
Wm.™ Steven Humphrey |
10-06-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Hollow Justicenew

The FBI might have got its man, but anyone seeking real accountability from Whitey Bulger's government enablers will come away empty-handed yet again.
Boston Phoenix |
David Boeri |
10-06-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: FBI, Whitey Bulger
Coast Guard Ship Nabs Cocaine, Saves Stranded Jamaicansnew

It was the afternoon of July 13, and Kyle Humphrey, a seaman on the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, was nearly finished with his shift on lookout duty. Before leaving the flybridge, he had made one last sweep with the Big Eyes, a pair of mounted binoculars, and spotted the apparition in the wide-open blue.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
10-06-2011 |
Policy Issues
Small Steps Lead to Big Changes in LGBT Livesnew

With same-sex marriage years away in Georgia, activists can still make a difference
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Editorial Board |
10-06-2011 |
Policy Issues