AltWeeklies Wire
Missing Millionsnew
Public financial fraud and embezzlement in South Carolina is widespread and hard to track.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
12-09-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Homeless Activism: Occupy Eugene Seeks a Longer Staynew
Organizers of Occupy Eugene say it is the unique way activists and the homeless have come together to create a workable model that makes the camp an experiment that should continue beyond the current Dec. 15 expiration date of the city's permit allowing them to stay in the park.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-08-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Yanks Offensive Rape Adsnew
By now, you’ve probably seen the controversial Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board ads. You know, the ones that feature photos of what appear to be a young girl’s legs splayed on a tiled bathroom floor with underwear around her ankles. The ads send the message that women are not only at fault for getting themselves raped—a societal bias reflected in and re-enforced by too many court decisions—it’s your fault if your friend gets raped, too.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-08-2011 |
The War on Women
Star Employees Protest Newsroom Guttingnew
After layoffs, furloughs, a 10 percent salary cut and a proposal to outsource page design and copy editing jobs to Kentucky, 'Star' workers say enough is enough.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
12-08-2011 |
Business & Labor
Reliance on High-tech and High-turnover Leading to Lawsuits in ‘Hospitalist’-heavy San Antonionew
Olga De La Zerda went into Metropolitan Methodist Hospital on February 16 to determine if a bit of congestion was a sign of a more serious infection. It should have been a simple day of observation in the hospital, her family alleges, but care for the 87-year-old was transferred over to a “hospitalist” doctor tasked with managing many more patients.
San Antonio Current |
Robert Crowe |
12-08-2011 |
Health
EBMUD Kills Sierra Dam Proposalnew
The agency now says it may collaborate on the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir near Brentwood.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-08-2011 |
Environment
A Board Dividednew
The TUSD school board finally picks a committee to help select a replacement for the late Judy Burns
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
12-08-2011 |
Education
Protest Persistsnew
Occupy Tucson continues peacefully—despite 600 citations
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
12-08-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Democrats Occupy the Occupy Movement
The very same Democrats who killed liberalism and blocked leftists from candidacies, appointments, even the slightest participation in discussion—are trying to co-opt the Occupy movement.
Swift Justicenew
A Utah town is still trying to recover five years after a high-profile immigration raid.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Matthew D. LaPlante |
12-07-2011 |
Immigration
Amazon To Cock-Block Local Businesses This Holiday Seasonnew
Internet instant gratification behemoth Amazon is telling hopeful consumers to go into local retailers and photograph inventory prices in exchange for a paltry 5 percent discount (up to $5) on Amazon-equivalent products.
Nashville Scene |
Jonathan Meador |
12-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
Gratitude in the Face of Crueltynew
Occupiers protesting the crimes of global capitalism found fellowship with a group of transgender activists and allies: a vivid prompt of solidarity and the potential of conjoined political energies.
Tags: #OCCUPY, transgender activists
Are Charities Getting Short-Changed?new
Some for-profit fundraisers pocket most of what they collect for charities, but charities say that's not the whole story.
East Bay Express |
Will Evans |
12-07-2011 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Charity Fundraising
The Right to Writenew
High school journalists have greater First Amendment rights than they might think.
Las Vegas CityLife |
Kristy Totten |
12-07-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Is Occupy Charleston Dead?new
Two months in, the protest movement could either fizzle or fly.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-07-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Tags: #OCCUPY, Occupy Charleston
