AltWeeklies Wire
‘I'm not going to have sex with you'new

I don't always tell guys that before I come over, but when I do, I mean it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Melysa Martinez |
07-03-2012 |
Sex
Memoir of a Black Punknew

The only time I ever considered suicide was when, unexpectedly, mom informed me that we were moving from Harlem to Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael A. Gonzales |
07-02-2012 |
Features
Tags: Memoirs, Punk Music
The Lions and Tigers of Indiananew

Indiana is home to hundreds of tigers, lions and other wild
cats. They're in zoos, at rescue centers and maybe even in your neighbor's
backyard.
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
07-02-2012 |
Animal Issues
Toxic Plume Contaminates N.Y. Drinking Water Wellsnew

How a toxic plume created by Grumman Aerospace Corp. and the U.S. Navy during WWII continues to contaminate more and more public drinking water supplies today.
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Rashed Mian |
07-02-2012 |
Environment
Tags: Navy, water supply
Waldo Canyon Fire Slideshownew

Images of fire and hope.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Staff |
07-02-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire, Waldo Fire
SCOTUS Decision on Health Care Law–Was it Really a Victory?new
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts only said that he found the individual mandate was not supported by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution—since people would be taxed for not engaging in commerce.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-02-2012 |
Policy Issues
Indiana officials facing Medicaid decisionsnew

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal health care law has left Indiana's next governor and legislature facing a decision about whether to expand the state's Medicaid program.
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
06-29-2012 |
Policy Issues
'Good Stewards of the Environment'new

The U.S. Navy insists that they can protect marine mammals from the harm caused by warships using active sonar in the waters around Hawaii. What if they're wrong?
Maui Time |
Anthony Pignataro |
06-29-2012 |
Environment
Big Data is Watching Younew

Police turn to computers to help predict potential crimes.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
06-29-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Out of the Shadowsnew

Ronald Smith, the Canadian on Montana's death row, has been getting a lot of media attention. The Siksika family of one of his victims, Thomas Running Rabbit Jr., talk about loss and living in a killers shadow.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Zoltan Varadi |
06-28-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Dragged Into Debatenew
Reality-TV fame puts spotlight on Sharon Needles' controversial act.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Lauren Daley |
06-28-2012 |
LGBT
Waldo Canyon Fire Rages Onnew

Follow the latest coverage at the Colorado Springs Independent.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
06-28-2012 |
Disasters
Tags: Waldo Canyon Fire
Undocumented immigrants circumspect about Obama directive on deportationsnew

"We want more than anyone to actually have this to be true and for us not to be played again, so we're not calling this a victory yet."
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
06-27-2012 |
Immigration
Year-Round Santanew

At least 550 Southern California homeowners have been victimized by the Zepeda brothers — their scheme to rake in foreclosure funds.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
06-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Indiana sinks to new porn lownew

Cutting-edge forensic response enables wide-net perv nab after authorities discover group dedicated to swapping recordings and images of rape and molestation of infants and toddlers.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
06-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice