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Under New Managementnew
What would changing to a 'strong mayor' really mean to Colorado Springs? San Diego has embraced the change.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-02-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Bill Louis, Term Limits
Democratic Undergroundnew
Local LGBT community catches the attention of Sen. Bennet's wife, but hopes for more.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-02-2010 |
LGBT
A Kandi-Coated Worldnew
Even Ecstasy's young fans are worried about what the drug is doing to North Texas kids.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
10-30-2010 |
Drugs
How to Fix the Foreclosure Crisis
Millions of mortgages are going to need reduced interest rates and lower principal to reflect the new reality of the housing market. So who's going to pay?
Evangelical Christians Reinvent the Haunted Housenew
A Charleston church presents an alternative not only to traditional Halloween, but to the darker and more violent hell houses that have garnered so much controversy in the last 20 years.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
10-27-2010 |
Policy Issues
Unforgivennew
After paying their debt to society, millions are still branded by their felony records.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
10-27-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Dear Tony Perkins: You Are a Terrible, Ignorant Human Who Will Hopefully Die Loveless and Alonenew
Given the recent rash of gay bullying (and consequent teen suicides as a result), the voice of former Louisiana congressman and current president of an uber-right evangelical Christian organization is being heard louder than ever.
The Village Voice |
Foster Kamer |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Media Matters Wants You to Drop Fox Like It’s Hotnew
Days before the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rallies, a bevy of advertisements for the campaign against Fox News Channel hit stations across the D.C. Metro system last night.
Washington City Paper |
Alex Baca |
10-26-2010 |
Media
Queer Elephantsnew
Some Republican candidates argue they are the better lawmakers for gay rights.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
10-26-2010 |
LGBT
Cutting Through Smoke Surrounding California's Prop. 19new
Recent polls show marijuana legalization will go down in flames in California on Nov. 2, while some interpreting those surveys claim many voters saying no to pollsters will punch yes to Prop 19 once inside the voting booth, paving the way to victory.
Tags: California, Proposition 19
The New Combat Zone?new
The recent murders in Mattapan only hint at the problems that fester on and around Blue Hill Avenue.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
10-25-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Head of the Classnew
Through Teach for America, D-2 opens its doors to new college grads -- and opens itself to new criticism.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
10-25-2010 |
Education
It Didn't Start With Samnew
The story of the Tribune Company's decline is more nuanced than what you read in the New York Times.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
10-25-2010 |
Media
DOJ Representative Visits Greensboro Following Community Delegation to Washingtonnew
A delegation of black and Latino Greensboro police officers, members of the North Carolina Latin Kings street organization, pastors and other citizens visited the Justice Department in Washington, D.C.
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
10-22-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Pimpin' Wyoming: State Resources For Salenew
Western states have outstripped their resources, growing at a reckless pace. They see Wyoming, a sparsely populated state with all its riches, and they want some.
Planet Jackson Hole |
Jake Nichols |
10-22-2010 |
Economy
