AltWeeklies Wire
Berkeley Cabbies Take on City Hallnew

Taxi companies and drivers are banding together to battle what they say are unfair city practices.
East Bay Express |
Judith Scherr |
01-20-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Yellow Cab Express
Medical Cannabis Etiquette 101new
Ten rules of the club.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
01-19-2011 |
Drugs
Tags: Medical Marijuana
Hidden in Americanew

For a child of illegal immigrants, life remains in the shadows.
Willamette Week |
Beth Slovic |
01-19-2011 |
Immigration
Tags: Dream Act
When Innocence Is Pinknew

Wrongly convicted women fight for recognition, support, remedies.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
01-19-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Making an Impressionnew

Fort Carson tanks breach Pinon Canyon historic sites.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
01-18-2011 |
Environment
Pot Holesnew

A new marijuana ordinance in New Orleans will give police the option to issue a summons, a measure that criminal justice proponents hope will keep the DA's office -- and THE jails -- less crowded. So What happens if you get caught?
Tags: Marijuana, Susan Guidry
On The Heels of the Reapernew

Quest for eternal youth a hot pursuit for San Antonio-based researchers.
San Antonio Current |
David Martin Davies |
01-17-2011 |
Science
Tags: Naked Mole Rat
Legal Limbonew

Abel Manzo says he has been wrongfully put on Oakland's gang injunction list. But he has no constitutional right to an attorney.
East Bay Express |
Joshua Emerson Smith |
01-17-2011 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Abel Manzo
Culture of Harsh Rhetoricnew
This weekend's massacre follows a culture of harsh right-wing rhetoric.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
01-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords
The Skinnynew
A community reacts to a massacre.
Tucson Weekly |
Jim Nintzel, Hank Stephenson |
01-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Jared Loughner
Following the Dollarsnew

Questioning who benefits when oil companies invest research dollars in universities.
VUE Weekly |
Cam Fenton |
01-14-2011 |
Education
Trouble For Controversial Immigration Program?new

Will an arcane legal challenge bring down Nashville's controversial 287(g) program?
Nashville Scene |
Brantley Hargrove |
01-14-2011 |
Immigration
A Troubled Voicenew

Jared Loughner's online writings offer possible clues about his motivations, his psyche.
Tucson Weekly |
Dan Gibson |
01-13-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Jared Loughner
The Longest Warnew

After nine years, it’s still hard to tell what American troops are fighting for in Afghanistan -- except one another.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Don Jones |
01-13-2011 |
War
Tags: Military, Afghanistan
The Gift of Gabbynew

A former Tucson Weekly writer reminisces on covering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
San Diego CityBeat |
Dave Maass |
01-13-2011 |
Media
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords