AltWeeklies Wire
A Woman's Touchnew

Juvenile inmates can make inviting targets for sex offenders--and women are the most frequent perpetrators.
The Texas Observer |
Laura Burke |
09-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Texas Youth Commission
Patients Get Rewardednew

VA plans to build a larger health clinic for Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Debbie Kelley |
09-13-2010 |
Science
Our Warriorsnew

The terminology we use to describe our soldiers reveals the gap between us.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
09-13-2010 |
Media
Tags: Military
What Books Would Jesus Burn?new

An exclusive interview with the #1 Son himself.
Houston Press |
Pete Vonder Haar |
09-10-2010 |
Religion
Tags: Jesus Christ, Terry Jones
Anchor Babiesnew

Amid the furor, some context and perspective on the 14th amendment.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bryce Ashby and Michael J. LaRosa |
09-10-2010 |
Immigration
Tags: 14th Amendment
The Science of Sexualitynew

Evolution is what's making you feel funny.
VUE Weekly |
Lewis Kelly |
09-10-2010 |
Sex
How the BP Oil Spill Impacts Californianew

Despite their distance, California and Louisiana share a striking similarity: both economies depend on the ocean.
Monterey County Weekly |
Kelley Calvert |
09-10-2010 |
Economy
Tags: BP Oil Spill
Help for the Disabled: Bad to Worse?new

The cuts keep coming for developmentally disabled people -- and 'means-based' services loom as a possibility.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-10-2010 |
Science
Tags: Medicaid, The Resource Exchange
The Art of Solar Cookingnew

Fuel-less cooking is slowly catching on in the East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Caitlin Esch |
09-09-2010 |
Environment
Tags: EcoHouse, Reyel Daystar
Gazette Abdicates Its Rolenew

I was more saddened than shocked to open the Sept. 4 Gazette and see my old editorial page selling out its editorial independence in pursuit of one publisher's personal agenda.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Sean Paige |
09-09-2010 |
Media
Tags: Steve Pope, The Gazette
Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death and Fearnew

In the city of Juarez, more than 5,000 people have been killed over the past two and a half years (an average of more than five a day), in an intensifying drug war that has reached deep into children's lives.
Dallas Observer |
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky |
09-09-2010 |
International
Website Offers Levity in the Face of S.C. Scandalsnew

Embarrassment of riches for South Carolina satirist.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
09-09-2010 |
Policy Issues
Tags: thediscust.com
Broken Arrownew

The Golden Rule -- a legendary ship used by early anti-nuclear activists -- has been parked in Humboldt Bay for years, in an awful state of disrepair. A veteran's group is looking to remedy that.
North Coast Journal |
Heidi Walters |
09-09-2010 |
Environment
Tags: Environment, Anti-Nuke
Dare to DREAMnew

Undocumented students push Congress to introduce legislation that will give them a chance at legal residency in the United States.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Peck |
09-09-2010 |
Immigration