AltWeeklies Wire
Questions Remain As Davidson County's Controversial Deportation Program Endsnew
After nearly five years of controversies, bad headlines and a sustained cry of protest from Nashville's immigrant community, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall held a press conference Tuesday morning announcing that his office will no longer participate in the unpopular Immigration and Customs Enforcement program known as 287(g).
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
08-27-2012 |
Immigration
Tags: 287(g), immigration
Run-on Sentencenew
An unforgiving and broken system is forcing sex offenders further to the fringes of society—and that’s dangerous for all of us.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Samantha Melamed |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
APD's Sleep Disordernew
Detective Amy Lynch was a highly praised veteran officer – until she told her bosses she'd been diagnosed with narcolepsy.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: police, narcolepsy
Poor David Wants Oswald Stone Returnednew
David Card, the irascible owner of Poor David’s Pub in Dallas, is bound and determined to get a family possession returned, and he’s turning to social media for help.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
CofC professor Christopher Lamb talks Sarah Palin, 2012 election cyclenew
Christopher Lamb is a bit disappointed that Sarah Palin decided not to throw her hat into the 2012 Republican presidential nominee ring. While it could have been monumentally precarious for our country, it at least could have moved copies of the College of Charleston professor’s 2011 book, The Sound and Fury of Sarah Palin, a 179-page work tearing down the “politician” who was the butt of so many of 2008’s best jokes.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
08-24-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: sarah palin, chris lamb
A Grassroots Approach to School Reformnew
New report pitches Local School Councils as alternative to school boards or mayoral control of IPS.
Solitary confinement: Bad for chimps, OK for humans?new
A very popular bill now moving through Congress bans solitary confinement for chimpanzees and other great apes. But what about people?
Portland Phoenix |
Lance Tapley |
08-24-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: monkeys, chimpanzees
Unplanned Parenthoodnew
The county's move to defund Planned Parenthood and grant Title X funding for reproductive services to Christ Community Health Services has not worked out as advertised.
The Memphis Flyer |
Hannah Sayle |
08-23-2012 |
Health
City Life Is a Good Life, Once Againnew
Americans are reversing the flow to the suburbs, and Fort Worth’s a part of it.
Fort Worth Weekly |
ANDREW MCLEMORE |
08-23-2012 |
Housing & Development
Newsmonger: Residents oppose Newell Recycling move, Push and pull over Bexar County Jailnew
A smelly, metal-shredding neighbor may complicate ongoing plans to revive the iconic Lone Star Brewery to its former glory.
San Antonio Current |
SA Current News Team |
08-23-2012 |
Environment
Tags: green issues
From Neglect to Colony Member: Cat Companionship in Several Halting Stepsnew
Don't feed the stray cats!" they told me. Who? Everyone, it seemed — neighbors, acquaintances, the mail man.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
08-23-2012 |
Animal Issues
Critics of Animal Care Service Say Drive to Humane Care Misses Big Picturenew
In 2006, the City Council took on Mayor Phil Hardberger's challenge to become the country's largest "no-kill" community.
San Antonio Current |
Andrew Oxford and Scott Andrews |
08-23-2012 |
Animal Issues
Tags: humanity, Animal care
Driving in Circlesnew
Proposition 33, funded by a billionaire insurance-company owner who says he's acting in your best interests, reappears on the ballot.
North Bay Bohemian |
Catherine Zaw |
08-23-2012 |
Transportation
Texas Republican Party The Real 'Extremist' in Climate Fightnew
Hot? Dumb question. Unless you work in an ice factory, movie theater, or chilly data center, you know you are.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
08-23-2012 |
Environment
Ralph Natale V. The United Statesnew
Ralph Natale, former head of the Philadelphia mob, was the first sitting mob boss to cooperate with the feds. Now he's suing them, alleging they let him go blind while in prison.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
08-22-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Ralph Natale, philly mob
