AltWeeklies Wire
Mississippi Women's Turn: Can't They Break the Political Ceiling?new
Alyce Clarke believes that many of the problems women continue to face could be resolved if more women held elected positions, which stands at about 17 percent nationwide. Of 174 seats in the Mississippi Legislature, women hold 29—16.7 percent.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
10-05-2012 |
The War on Women
Not Just a White Thingnew
"I'm not sure how many of my sisters truly understand that there is a War on Women happening right before our eyes."
Jackson Free Press |
Queen Folyan |
10-05-2012 |
The War on Women
Cheers to an Ally!new
"But this article also speaks in a larger sense to those in the Republican Party who profess not to be homophobic privately but stand by silently and enable their party to be run to appeal to the many homophobic bigots (a redundant term for the dunderheads who direct social policy for the GOP) in the party's base. Enabling bigotry when one is not a bigot is even worse to me."
Jackson Free Press |
JFP Staff |
10-05-2012 |
LGBT
Justice Deniednew
A tangled bureaucracy has left tribal communities facing an epidemic of violent crime.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Colleen Keane |
10-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Retired Lab Chimps Pressed Back Into Servicenew
A San Antonio lab says primate research is necessary for curing diseases like AIDS and hepatits. But what progress has really been made?
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
10-05-2012 |
Animal Issues
The United States of Anorexianew
"No wonder we are a nation of eating disorders. If these bodies are 'natural' then, in addition to liposuction, so is anorexia and so is bulimia—all in an attempt to fulfill an impossible ideal."
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
10-05-2012 |
Health
I Watched Him Dienew
From my second-story desk window at the Salt Lake City Weekly office, I watched a standoff unfold between police and Anthony Mayhew, who’d threatened to blow himself up in front of our offices.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
10-05-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Anthony Mayhew
Struck Outnew
California Proposition 36 would exempt nonviolent offenders from 'three strikes' law's lifetime sentencing.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
10-04-2012 |
Policy Issues
More Spores?new
Confirmed valley fever cases are on the rise--and a drug that could help has been delayed
Tucson Weekly |
Robert Rappaport |
10-04-2012 |
Health
Smarter Cities Richernew
New census bureau data show the direct link between percentage of bachelor’s degrees and median income in urban areas.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
10-03-2012 |
Economy
Enquirer Conflicts of Interest Still on Displaynew
It's a good day for journalism when a newspaper's president places the newspaper's needs above her personal ambitions.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
10-03-2012 |
Media
Atlanta steps up on homelessness issuenew
Mayor Kasim Reed has made reducing homelessness a top priority in the wake of state and county failures.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
10-03-2012 |
Homelessness
Tags: Atlanta Homeless
The Artist at Playnew
James Hance helps his daughter escape the pain of her illness through his Relentlessly Cheerful Art.
Folio Weekly |
Kara Pound |
10-02-2012 |
Features
Finger Scanners Spark Concernsnew
Parents and child-care providers have concerns about a new state program that requires a finger scan when picking up or dropping off kids at day care.
Jackson Free Press |
R.L. Nave |
10-01-2012 |
Policy Issues
Little Rock Confidentialnew
Trade secrets from a pawn broker, retail manager and yoga instuctor. What a bikini waxer and a paramedic see. How a defense attorney feels about his clients and why a nanny stays with an unhinged mother's kids. The Arkansas Times asked people, what's your job really like? Here are their answers.
Arkansas Times |
Staff |
10-01-2012 |
Features
