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'Marijuana Martyr' in Lockdownnew

Bernie Ellis, Nashville's cause celebre of the medical marijuana movement, has been placed in virtual lockdown at a halfway house in an apparent attempt to quell publicity surrounding his plight.

Nashville Scene | Jeff Woods | 05-04-2007 | Drugs

Tags: Drugs

Singing for Supper in the Alcatraz of Arizonanew

Tent City's "Inmate Idle Singing Con-Test" -- a bona fide hit.

L.A. Weekly | Joshuah Bearman | 05-04-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

We're At the Breaking Pointnew

While the explosive detainee torture scandal continues to monopolize the front pages, a growing chorus of defence experts are declaring NATO's Afghanistan mission to be on the razor's edge of stinging humiliation.

NOW Magazine | Paul Weinberg | 05-04-2007 | International

Tags: international

IARA-USA: Mid-America Jihad?new

Leaders of the now-defunct international aid charity face charges of funneling money to Iraq.

Riverfront Times | Malcolm Gay | 05-04-2007 | Economy

Tags: Economic Issues

Why We Hate Local TV Newsnew

From sting stories to exagerrated weather stories, here's why boob tube "news" draws our ire.

Shepherd Express | Dennis A. Shook | 05-04-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Crime Soared in 2006new

A review of Uniform Crime Reports by the Jackson Free Press shows violent crime increased by 40 percent, despite the Mayor's campaign promises.

Jackson Free Press | Brian C. Johnson | 05-04-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Silent Wraith: Chester Turnernew

By slaying troubled black women, LA's worst serial killer operated invisibly for years.

L.A. Weekly | Christine Pelisek | 05-04-2007 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Good News and Bad 'News'new

The meltdown of the Santa Barbara News-Press is a cautionary tale about billionaires buying newspapers.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Andrew Gumbel | 05-04-2007 | Media

Tags: media

Should Public Vehicles Flaunt 'Support Our Troops' Stickers?new

Toronto's fire and emergency services, which have decided to put yellow-ribbon Support Our Troops stickers on every ambulance, emergency service vehicle and fire truck in the city.

NOW Magazine | Andrew Cash | 05-04-2007 | Policy Issues

Tags: public policy issues

New Laws Equate Environmentalists With al Qaedanew

The green scare: Rod Coronado gave a talk in San Diego and the feds called his words "terrorism."

Los Angeles CityBeat | Dean Kuipers | 05-04-2007 | Environment

Tags: environment

How Our Paper Became its Own Solar Energy Plantnew

Everyone in the building is excited about this 33-kilowatt, zero-emission system, which will keep about 14 tons of globe-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere every year.

Monterey County Weekly | Kera Abraham | 05-03-2007 | Environment

Tags: California, kilowatt, panels, photovoltaic, pv, solar