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Still Lifenew

If not for love and art, Ndume Olatushani would have died on death row.

Nashville Scene | Laura Hutson | 05-24-2013 | Features

Overdose Nationnew

As the opiate epidemic continues to ravage Northeast Ohio, a small group of folks try to distribute medicine that will stop the deaths.

Cleveland Scene | Vince Grzegorek | 05-24-2013 | Drugs

Indiana Gov. Says Federal Media Shield Law is Needednew

Indiana Governor Mike Pence is in favor of giving the press a shield against government.

NUVO | Lesley Weidenbener | 05-24-2013 | Media

Tags: Journalism, Mike Pence, Eric Holder

The Battles After Warnew

One woman's struggle for a PTSD diagnosis and how a now-suspended veterans program helped her.

Boulder Weekly | Elizabeth Miller | 05-24-2013 | War

Cancer, Interruptednew

Genetically flawed, just like Angelina.

LEO Weekly | Sarah Kelley | 05-24-2013 | Health

Why Boston Police Didn't Think Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was a Killernew

If anybody had a chance of identifying the Tsarnaevs ahead of time, it would have been the Boston Police Department. Here's how they fucked up.

Dig Boston | Chris Faraone | 05-23-2013 | Crime & Justice

Protest Citynew

Tired of being bullied by governments and corporations, Alberta protesters are ready to be seen and heard on May 25.

VUE Weekly | Rebecca Medel | 05-23-2013 | Features

One Officer's Struggle with the Texas Air National Guardnew

The Texas Air National Guard decides to step in the middle of an officer's private business, tossing him after he dates an about-to-be-divorced woman.

Houston Press | Casey Michel | 05-22-2013 | War

Ann Arbor Didn't Go to Potnew

As local municipalities and states decriminalize and legalize marijuana, the city of Ann Arbor, Mich., should serve as a model of how things can go right.

Metro Times | Larry Gabriel | 05-22-2013 | Drugs

Tags: war on drugs, drug laws, Ann Arbor marijuana

Texas Marine Corps Vet Still Awaiting Trialnew

The U.S. Marine Corps looked the other way when 27-year-old sniper Adan Castañeda attempted suicide while enlisted. Despite Castañeda's increasingly serious outbursts at home once discharged, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs routinely ignored his mental health issues, bouncing him from crisis to crisis.

San Antonio Current | Michael Barajas | 05-22-2013 | War

Tags: Adan Castañeda, U.S. Marine Corps

Penrose Risingnew

In a downtrodden section of Detroit known as Penrose, a transformation is taking place through a collaboration of public and private interests, and is poised to resurrect a neighborhood all but lost to drugs and despair.

Metro Times | Curt Guyette | 05-21-2013 | Housing & Development

Tags: urban renewal, landscape architecture, low-interest loans, Penrose, urban farming