AltWeeklies Wire
Body Wisdomnew
Do your muscles know what you should and shouldn't eat?
Seven Days |
Corin Hirsch |
06-02-2011 |
Science
To Gate or Not to Gate?new
Jackson residents could erect gates to their neighborhoods, and still have the city pay for their streets, under a proposed ordinance.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
06-02-2011 |
Housing & Development
Tags: Gated Communities
After the Floodnew
Pat Wilson heard the warnings, but she didn't really think the Mississippi River would reach her trailer. But on May 9, as Wilson watched water rush toward her property line, she realized she had only a small window to save her important belongings.
Jackson Free Press |
Lacey McLaughlin |
06-02-2011 |
Disasters
WMFE R.I.P.?new
As Orlando's sole PBS-member station prepares to sell out to a religious broadcaster, the community wonders what’s next for public television in the region.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
06-01-2011 |
Media
Atlanta Parks on the Chopping Blocknew
Proposed budget cuts won't save cash in the long run
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Margaret Connelly |
06-01-2011 |
Policy Issues
African Family Runs From Death and Finds Safety in Alabamanew
For over 20 years, the Second Sudanese Civil War has been active, making it one of the longest running conflicts in history. "We saw a lot of bad things traveling,” Ayen Kuot said from the living room of her Mobile, Ala. home. "Very bad things.”
Lagniappe |
Greenberry Taylor |
06-01-2011 |
International
Shakeup in Lockdownnew
As Ohio prisons go private, a prison town goes berserk.
Cleveland Scene |
Loretta Ashyk |
06-01-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Dan Snyder Loves, and Subpoenas, the Pressnew
According to the court papers Dan Snyder's legal team sent the Washington Post, they're interested in learning why blogger Dan Steinberg linked to Washington City Paper's "Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder."
Washington City Paper |
Mike Madden |
05-31-2011 |
Media
Bedbugs Invade Colorado Springsnew
And bedbugs may do just that, since they're hitching their way across Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
05-31-2011 |
Science
Tags: Colorado Springs Hotels, bedbugs
Pinon Canyon: Staying vigilantnew
The four-year-old funding ban on military expansion lives on, but plans to protect Pinon Canyon remain in "initial stages."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
05-31-2011 |
War
A Grizzly Comebacknew
Are grizzlies ready to come off the endangered species list?
Missoula Independent |
Alex Sakariassen |
05-31-2011 |
Environment
Tags: Endangered Species, Grizzly Bears
Hook, Line and Sinkernew
Salmon fishermen in Northern California take issue with a lawsuit to halt the 2011 fishing season.
Chico News & Review |
Alastair Bland |
05-27-2011 |
Environment
Pets and Pathologynew
Keeping too many animals can lead to situations both dangerous and disgusting.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
05-27-2011 |
Animal Issues
A Day on the Prowl With PARKAtlantanew
Undercover (kind of) with Atlanta's most hated agency.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
05-26-2011 |
Transportation
Tragedy in Trinitynew
After vanishing with her 2-year-old daughter Sofia, Claudia Pedreros was found walking naked down a rural road. At first she told sheriffs that she didn't have a daughter and didn't know how she'd gotten there. But when her daughter's body was pulled from the weedy banks of the Trinity River, Pedreros allegedly confessed that she'd drowned her own daughter.
North Coast Journal |
Travis Turner |
05-26-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Claudia Pedreros, Sofia Pedreros
