AltWeeklies Wire
Driving After the Influencenew
If Washington state legalizes dope, driving there could become risky for tokers.
Willamette Week |
Matthew Korfhage |
09-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
VA focuses on gender gap in health carenew
Gains in identifying alcohol misuse and screening for PTSD are among the signs of improvement the VA noted in new reports tracking efforts to reduce disparities in vet health care.
Tags: Veterans Affairs
The DNC on LSDnew
Years ago, a writer friend explained how he always found that the best way to glimpse a conservative's soul, or lack thereof, is with a noggin full of LSD. He didn't mention what I might find around comparably obsessed lefties, though, so I set out to do some soul searching of my own.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
09-07-2012 |
Drugs
Tags: LSD
The Stadium Effectnew
What happens when your neighbor is a multimillion dollar shrine to sports?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
09-07-2012 |
Housing & Development
Sucking It Upnew
Gas drillers are competing with ranchers, farmers, and cities for increasingly scarce water supplies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Gayle Reaves |
09-07-2012 |
Energy
Cambodian Weednew
How a small village outside Houston influences the Asian restaurants of Southern California and beyond.
Houston Press |
Terrence McCoy |
09-07-2012 |
Features
Why Drinking and Biking Don't Mixnew
Imbibe, but don't ride.
NUVO |
Katelyn Coyne |
09-07-2012 |
Transportation
Social Media for Justicenew
A friend of a slain woman takes to Facebook in an attempt to get charges re-filed.
Tucson Weekly |
Brian J. Pedersen |
09-06-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The $11 Million Dollar Mysterynew
Financial figures coming from the Philadelphia Archdiocese should be not viewed without skepticism. We’re talking about an organization that had a room full of secret documents—called “Secret Archives,” right out of a Scooby-Doo episode.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
09-06-2012 |
Economy
A Nightmare Scenario for Women's Healthnew
By excluding Planned Parenthood from the Women’s Health Program, Rick Perry has intensified Texas’ family planning crisis.
The Texas Observer |
Carolyn Jones |
09-06-2012 |
Health
Tags: Planned Parenthood, War on Women
Sex Tradenew
Exploring the lives of transgender women on the street.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-06-2012 |
Features
Tags: Prostitution, Transgender
Backers of Minn. Marriage Amendment Use Controversial Parenting Studynew
A controversial study on parenting has become a focal point of the campaign in Minnesota to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage this November.
The American Independent News Network |
Andy Birkey |
09-06-2012 |
LGBT
Wanted: Bitchy Commentary Befitting a Brutal Electionnew
Why are so many op-ed columnists off point? Because they're answering the wrong questions.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-06-2012 |
Media
Tags: Election 2012 Commentary
Cracking Down On Frackingnew
A controversial drilling technique comes under scrutiny.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
Kathy Johnston |
09-06-2012 |
Energy
Industrial Power Playnew
The former Kodak Park, now known as Eastman Business Park, is seen by local and state leaders as an economic development lynchpin for the Rochester region.
City Newspaper |
Jeremy Moule |
09-06-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Eastman Business Park
