AltWeeklies Wire
Dinos and Centsnew
Kentucky OKs tax breaks for controversial biblical theme park.
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
05-26-2011 |
Religion
The Strange Case of the Missing Condomsnew
Did a CVS Pharmacy discriminate against black men when it pulled Magnum condoms off its shelves?
The Other Paper |
Steph Greegor |
05-26-2011 |
Race & Class
Tags: CVS, Magnum Condoms
Dan Savage Challenges Conservative Politician to Suck His Dicknew
Sex columnist Dan Savage has offered a Conservative politician a chance to put his mouth where his beliefs are.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
05-25-2011 |
LGBT
Tags: John Cummins
Megan's Flaw: When a Sexual Predator Isn't One in the Eyes of the Lawnew
Two and a half years after Derrick Cook almost killed Katrina Mansfield, she sits quietly in a courtroom, alone, awaiting what the justice system considers fair trade for what she calls her life sentence. By any reasonable definition, Cook is a violent sexual predator—except, after a drawn-out and botched hearing to determine the status, in the eyes of the law.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
05-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
A Dirty, Vicious Businessnew
In the Peck Canyon corridor, violent crimes and the discovery of body parts occur with disturbing regularity.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
05-25-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Booting is a Legal Scamnew
Worse, there's nowhere to turn when wrongly booted.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Besha Rodell |
05-25-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Cars, Parking Violations
Child of Chernobylnew
Victim of nuclear reactor disaster survives horrific childhood, severe disabilities to become competitive rower.
LEO Weekly |
Scott Wade |
05-25-2011 |
Children & Families
Life After Death Tax?new
Ohio’s repeal of estate taxes could strike a lethal blow to its local communities.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
05-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Estate Tax
Big Oil — Foilednew
How a sleeper bill about a contaminated oilfield site became a hot topic in Baton Rouge.
Gambit |
Jeremy Alford |
05-24-2011 |
Business & Labor
Wild in the Streetsnew
There's been a population explosion of wild critters in New Orleans this Spring.
Gambit |
Kevin Allman |
05-24-2011 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Armadillos, Raccoons
What Mowing Your Lawn Is Doing To The Planetnew
Americans reportedly dump more than 80 million pounds of pesticides and other chemicals onto their lawns and gardens every year. Aside from the potential risks for people and animals coming into direct contact with this toxic crap, pesticides get washed into streams and rivers, ending up as marine pollution.
New Haven Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
05-24-2011 |
Environment
Inside Westboronew
At Westboro Baptist Church, Steve Drain found religion but lost a daughter.
Tags: Westboro Baptist Church
Drone Zone: High-Tech War Games in Oregon?new
If senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have their way, and the FAA reauthorization bill is signed into law with an increase in drone-testing areas inserted, then a swath of high desert, currently home to sage grouse and antelope, could become prime real estate for drones or more accurately, unmanned aerial systems. As war becomes more and more like a high tech video game, the question becomes: Does Oregon want to be in the business of testing killing machines?
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
05-20-2011 |
War
Freedom Rides Againnew
Hank Thomas walked up the steps of the Greyhound bus on a sunny day May 4, 1961. As he calmly surveyed its drab, blue-gray interior, the lanky 19-year-old black student from Howard University had no idea that in about two weeks he would come dangerously close to meeting his maker on its floor.
Jackson Free Press |
Dylan Watson |
05-19-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Wine & Powernew
Just how influential is the wine-industry lobby in California?
Sacramento News & Review |
Anthony Pignataro |
05-19-2011 |
Business & Labor
