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Where Is Redemption?new

Marvin Francis is in the state penitentiary for a 1986 murder -- these days the self-taught artist's sculptures draw international acclaim and fetch thousands of dollars.

LEO Weekly | Kathleen Adams | 12-04-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Blind Justices?new

The prosecutors who sent police torture victims to prison are now the judges who keep them there.

Chicago Reader | John Conroy | 12-04-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

The Perils of Punditrynew

There's always someone in the real world who knows your subject better than you.

Chicago Reader | Michael Miner | 12-04-2006 | Media

Tags: media

Looks Good on Papernew

The hiring of former investigative reporter Bill Marimow as Inquirer editor has offered some hope -- but is it enough to buoy spirits about the paper's future?

Philadelphia Weekly | Steve Volk | 12-04-2006 | Media

Tags: media

AIDS: A Retrospectivenew

The story of AIDS is one of fear, desolation, illness, suffering, and death; but also of compassion, hope amid hopelessness, unprecedented cooperation and courageous caring.

Boulder Weekly | Pamela White | 12-04-2006 | Science

Tags: Health & Science

The Menage a Trois From Hellnew

Publishing should learn from the O.J./Regan/Murdoch fiasco -- but it won't.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Mick Farren | 12-01-2006 | Media

Tags: media

The Rise of Citizen Videonew

YouTube and other video streaming sites have democratized the news.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Andrew Gumbel | 12-01-2006 | Media

Tags: media

Labor Disputenew

The Minutemen are trying to discourage day worker hires in North Texas.

Fort Worth Weekly | Dan McGraw | 12-01-2006 | Immigration

Tags: illegal immigrant, Minutemen, nativists

America's Secret Warnew

Victims of sexual assault while serving in the military are the unknown casualties of war.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Joe Piasecki | 12-01-2006 | War

Tags: war in iraq, sexual assault

Drilling Through Peace and Propertynew

Neighbors and activists fear gas wells are digging big holes in Fort Worth's future.

Fort Worth Weekly | Gayle Reaves | 12-01-2006 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

Six years after San Francisco's two dailies merged, the Chronicle has cut back on its ambitious suburban coverage strategy, shrunk its news hole, reduced its newsroom by scores of reporters and editors, and seen its circulation plunge.

SF Weekly | Michael Stoll | 12-01-2006 | Media

Tags: media