AltWeeklies Wire
Born to Gunnew
In Oregon, you can get a license to carry a concealed handgun without even really knowing how to shoot.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
11-30-2012 |
Features
Tags: concealed handgun
Seven Hospitals Deny Mississippi Abortion Clinicnew
The last clinic where Mississippi women can get an abortion is once again in peril.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
11-30-2012 |
The War on Women
Tags: Abortion in Mississippi
Worcester Mag's Hometown Heroesnew
Some stand out for putting their own lives in danger so that others will be safe. Others dedicate their lives to giving to others. For some, the desire to help others transcends all else. All the heroes we honor this year have at least one thing in common: They don’t consider what they do heroic and they aren’t seeking the limelight. That’s OK. We’re more than happy to shine it on them anyway.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. and Brittany Durgin |
11-30-2012 |
Features
The Cash Machinenew
How the Philly D.A. seizes millions in alleged crime money — whether there's been a crime or not.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Isaiah Thompson |
11-30-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Driven to Distractionnew
Florida legislators are trying (again) to prevent distracted driving, but it’s going to be hard for drivers to break the habit.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Mitch Perry |
11-29-2012 |
Policy Issues
Shoot First, Justify Later
Imagine that you were the president of United States. Now think what you would do if you or one of your advisers proposed an idea—a great idea, one that solved a big problem—that was radical to the point of possibly crossing the legal line into unconstitutionality. You'd want to lawyer that sucker, right?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
11-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Newsmonger: AG investigation into Daughters, Tracking chips and Devil marks, Climate bombnew
Buried in its 38-page report slamming the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the state Attorney General's office hones in on what led to the group's years-long mismanagement of the Alamo...
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
11-28-2012 |
Education
The Next Peet's?new
Blue Bottle Coffee was recently purchased by a trio of venture capitalists known for growing small start-ups and then selling them to big companies.
East Bay Express |
Darwin BondGraham |
11-28-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Tony Conrad
"We've Super-Sized Our Weather"new
Republican and evangelical Christian broadcast meteorologist Paul Douglas is on a mission to communicate urgency of climate change.
NUVO |
Jim Poyser |
11-28-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Climate Change, Paul Douglas
Icing on the Cakenew
Election Day results the latest win for same-sex marriage.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: gay marriage, same sex marriage
The Evolution of Equalitynew
Are Ohioans ready to recognize my gay marriage?
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
11-28-2012 |
LGBT
The Search for the World's Supermen (and Women) of Memorynew
In meets all over the globe, "memory athletes" converge to outthink one another in a series of mental tasks designed to test the limits of human memory capacity.
Riverfront Times |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-28-2012 |
Science
Tags: Memory Athletes, Roddy Roediger
Warrior Artistnew
Artist Jodie Hudson creates art at a prolific rate, despite her deteriorating health
Folio Weekly |
John Citrone |
11-28-2012 |
Features
Tags: Art
The Summarized Web and Younew
Pressured by consumers' near-infinite selection of news to read, newspapers and other media companies need to consider summaries as the best way to earn clicks.
Chicago Reader |
Asher Klein |
11-26-2012 |
Media
Tags: News Industry, The Internet
The Lying Diseasenew
Why would someone want to fake a serious illness on the internet?
The Stranger |
Cienna Madrid |
11-26-2012 |
Features
Tags: Technology, Internet Hoaxes
