AltWeeklies Wire
Chris Kluwe Takes a Standnew
Minnesota Vikings punter pries open the last closet in America: major league sports.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
10-23-2012 |
LGBT
Indiana Appeals court rejects Planned Parenthood defundingnew
"The State does not have plenary authority to exclude a class of providers for any reason...." the three-judge panel opines in its ruling.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
10-23-2012 |
Policy Issues
The 10 Worst College Majorsnew
A recent study in the journal Liberal Education finds that many liberal arts colleges are either changing their missions or disappearing altogether.
Straight Outta Syrianew
Orange County, Calif. is home to growing numbers of refugees from Syria's civil war.
OC Weekly |
Yasmin Nouh |
10-22-2012 |
Immigration
FBI Arrests 'Rogue Officers'new
The FBI arrested four men, including two former metro police officers and one acting Hinds County Sheriff's deputy, Oct. 2 on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and theft of government property.
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
10-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Making Sense of the Jessica Ridgeway Tragedynew
What all of us need to know about the murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.
Boulder Weekly |
Steve Weishampel |
10-19-2012 |
Features
This Month in Healthnew
These days, nearly every woman knows a friend, mother, grandmother, co-worker or family member who has undergone treatment for breast cancer. Early diagnosis is vital, as the two major factors that influence breast cancer survival are stage at diagnosis and age at diagnosis.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
10-19-2012 |
Health
Gone Galtnew
When it comes to conservative film, Middle Tennessee has front row seats.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
10-19-2012 |
Media
Tags: conservative Propaganda
Two Students, Two High Schools, Two Divergent Paths to Collegenew
Jasmeen Wellere grew up on Chicago's south side, Hayley Himmelman on the North Shore. Both flourished in their classes, but they've faced very different challenges—and been afforded very different opportunities
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
10-18-2012 |
Education
Hospitals Facing Financial Pressures to Mergenew
How the story of hospital mergers, affiliations and consolidations has become a common tale across the state and the country.
Mountain Xpress |
Caitlin Byrd |
10-18-2012 |
Health
Misspelled Accounts Add Upnew
Utility Consumers' Action Network director Michael Shames neutered the consumer watchdog organization by skimming over $400,000 in “intervenor fees,” among other dubious tactics.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
A matter of trustnew
Did science really have to prove to parents that their 11-year-olds probably aren't sluts?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
10-18-2012 |
Sex
Tags: HPV Vaccine
Why Have Jail Suicides Soared in Bexar County, Texas?new
Up until 2009, suicides were rare at the Bexar County jail. More common were inmates dying from natural causes, like liver failure or complications from lung cancer.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
10-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
How PA Republicans Blocked an Investigation into Gov. Corbett's Handling of Sandusky Casenew
PA House Republicans buried a resolution to investigate the Governor for allegedly slow-walking the Sandusky case by: playing possum, sticking fingers into ears, calling for arcade rules and canceling sessions at the last second.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
10-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
