AltWeeklies Wire
Lay of the Landnew

Tucson's rapid-fire downtown-development plans raise a ruckus.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-20-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: tucson development, tucson overlay
Police Scannernew

A ride along with an Atlanta cop includes guns drawn, profanity used, and promises kept.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: APD ride along, Atlanta Police
Code Bluenew

Police pursuits cost a life a day. Does it matter?
Jackson Free Press |
Jacob Fuller |
04-20-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: high-speed chases, police pursuits
Mississippi's Anti-Abortion Law Part of Nationwide Trendnew
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this week—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
Jackson Free Press |
Elizabeth Waibel |
04-19-2012 |
The War on Women
Q&A: On Vulvodynia with Laura Higginsnew

Learn more about how physical therapy can help with vulvodynia and other chronic vulvic pain.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Melysa Martinez |
04-19-2012 |
Health
Derby Trafficnew

Louisville's premier event puts police and advocates on alert for human sex trafficking.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
04-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Detroit's Consent Dealnew

The short-term fix — and the long-term gorilla in the room.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
04-18-2012 |
Features
32 Washington Post Guild Members Take Buyoutsnew

Newspapers are shedding minority staffers like crazy; based on the latest buyouts, so is the Washington Post.
Washington City Paper |
Shani Hilton |
04-18-2012 |
Media
Mitt Romney, American Parasitenew

Mitt Romney's years at Bain represent everything you hate about capitalism.
The Village Voice |
Pete Kotz |
04-18-2012 |
Features
Sicko Sexnew

Indiana is gaining a reputation for the way its women are treated - and it isn't pretty. 1 of 5 women raped?! National leader in teen girls experiencing sexual violence!
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
04-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Inside Informationnew

Former insurance company spin doctor says corporations will do almost anything for profits.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
04-18-2012 |
Business & Labor
When the Water Camenew

How the Pacific Northwest was shaped by Earth's greatest floods.
The Inlander |
Nicholas Deshais |
04-17-2012 |
Features
Incentives Pay Offnew

Michelin's big tires will bring big money and 500 jobs to South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
04-17-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Michelin South Carolina
Sheriff Joe Arpaio Should be Charged, Eric Holder Told in Letternew

A group of former prosecutors sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today asking him to have Sheriff Joe Arpaio charged for abusing his power.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
04-17-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio
Dispatches From a Copy Editors' Conventionnew

The National Conference of the American Copy Editors Society took place over the weekend in New Orleans.
Chicago Reader |
Sam Worley |
04-17-2012 |
Media