AltWeeklies Wire
Do Bloggers Deserve First Amendment Protection?new
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham pushes media shield law — and questions who should be covered by it.
Columbia Free Times |
Corey Hutchins |
06-05-2013 |
Media
Tags: Lindsey Graham, Media Shield Laws
Planning for Displacementnew
Regional planners want to put 280,000 more people into San Francisco — and they admit that many current residents will have to leave.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
06-04-2013 |
Housing & Development
Dennis Rodman: From Basketball Bad Boy to Dubious Diplomatnew
A profile of Dennis Rodman today.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Terrence McCoy |
06-04-2013 |
Features
Tags: Dennis Rodman
Oakland Airport Businesses Flout Living Wage Lawnew
The owners of Subway and Jamba Juice outlets are refusing to reinstate employees who were fired after they complained about the violations.
East Bay Express |
Shane Bond |
06-02-2013 |
Business & Labor
Tales From the Inside of Ohio's Private Prisonnew
Inmates described violence, staff ineptitude and unsanitary conditions inside Ohio's private prison. Then came the surprise inspections.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
German Lopez |
05-31-2013 |
Crime & Justice
HIV's New Normalnew
Christina Rock was born with the dreaded virus. Now she's a mother of two starting the holy grail of drug regimes.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-30-2013 |
Health
Tags: HIV Treatment
Council in American-Islamic Relations Demands Investigation of Todashev Shootingnew
On Wednesday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations requested a private investigation of last week's deadly shooting of an Orlando man by an FBI agent who was questioning his connection to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamarlan Tsarnaev.
Orlando Weekly |
Christopher Balogh |
05-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Jimmy Carter's Wrong on Marijuananew
Effort to legalize marijuana isn't just about people getting high - it's about fixing an unfair system
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Gwynedd Stuart |
05-30-2013 |
Drugs
Wrung Drynew
How can a private water utility charge four times the going rate and get away with it?
North Bay Bohemian |
Rachel Dovey |
05-29-2013 |
Business & Labor
Where did black love go?new
A new book of essays offers 44 answers on the state of marriage among African-Americans.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
05-29-2013 |
Race & Class
Legislation would prohibit cities and counties from regulating frackingnew
Senate Bill 612, which passed the Senate in early May, specifies that local regulations may not be more stringent than those proffered by North Carolina's Mining and Energy Commission.
Small-Town Atheistnew
Jerry DeWitt is a former Pentecostal preacher whose new book, Hope After Faith, chronicles his journey to disbelief.
Bad Training by OPD Led to Three Deathsnew
An arbitrator rules that poor training by the Oakland Police Department — not poor decisions by police commanders — led to the deaths of two officers and a murder suspect.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-24-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Clear Your Mind, Move Your Feetnew
Running can be a mind-clearing and eye-opening therapeutic process.
Jackson Free Press |
Neil Polen |
05-24-2013 |
Health
Cityscrapes: One More Hotelnew
Just one more hotel, and the city will boom. That has long been the mantra of this city’s business and political leaders. With her decision to support a new hotel tower atop the Joske’s building, City Manager Sheryl Sculley has now joined the crowd, fully backed by newly reelected Mayor Julián Castro.
San Antonio Current |
Heywood Sanders |
05-24-2013 |
Housing & Development
Tags: san antonio
