AltWeeklies Wire
Open Season for Animal Abuse Videosnew
Ashley Nicole Richards, who filmed herself torturing and killing kittens, puppies, cats and dogs, was the first person brought up on revised federal crush-video charges -- which backfired magnificently.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
05-17-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Sanford goes (back) to Washingtonnew
You could feel it in the air. The cautious optimism that characterized South Carolina Democrats' anxiety over the prospect of Elizabeth Colbert Busch being elected to Congress was gone. Polling numbers be damned, it was anybody's race going into the special election on May 7, and by the end of the day, it was still a toss-up.
Charleston City Paper |
Sam Spence |
05-15-2013 |
Policy Issues
New laws lay out the path for Amendment 64's implementationnew
Reefer rulings
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
05-15-2013 |
Drugs
Addicted to Gunsnew
Is there a cure for Chicago's crippling dependence on firearms?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
05-14-2013 |
Features
Tags: Chicago Gun Violence
Antibiotics in Your Organic Apple?new
When people think of organics, they think that the food they buy is free from synthetic chemicals of any kind. However, as noted in a recent article in ACRES USA magazine, organic apples and pears may be treated with antibiotics.
Jackson Free Press |
Jim Pathfinder Ewing |
05-10-2013 |
Health
Miami Cold Case Murder Solved With Recovered Memoriesnew
Two sisters help detectives solve a decades-old cold case by identifying their father as their mother's killer.
Miami New Times |
Michael E. Miller |
05-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Nilsa Padilla
Quashing the home-school stereotypenew
Varied social interaction, one-on-one instruction and unusual courses are a few perks of home-schooling
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
05-09-2013 |
Education
Kicking my Coke habitnew
A loyal 'candy water' drinker tries to halt The Pause That Refreshes
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Debtor's Purgatorynew
People who can't afford to hire an attorney have virtually no chance in court against well-heeled lawyers for banks and debt collection companies.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
05-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
A PUNK REBEL'S DEFENSE OF THE PIT BULLnew
Christine Rebel always liked dogs, but her love of pit bulls became an obsession after she met Farrah Fawcett. Not the Charlie’s Angel, but Rebel’s own four-legged angel, the same who, on one occasion, resisted a bath, prompting “Scallops” (Rebel’s roommate) to make a desperate phone call.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
05-09-2013 |
Animal Issues
My Little Brony: 'I will tolerate the crap outta you'new
Guys into My Little Pony are disarming gender stereotypes
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ailen Arreaza |
05-09-2013 |
Features
Preservation Society works to save one of Magnolia Cemetery's masterpiecesnew
Before he was ultimately laid to rest, William Burroughs Smith spent 30 months inside the Magnolia Cemetery receiving tomb. Or, more accurately, his body did.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
From farmers markets to cooking classes, schools are helping families grow better eating habitsnew
The children gathered around the classroom table at Pinehurst Elementary in North Charleston are having a difficult time cutting mangoes. Ann Hoch, a former chef, is there to help.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
In Texas, Juvenile Sex Offenders Get Virtual Life Sentencenew
Texas is one of at least 10 states that put children found guilty in juvenile courts on public sex-offender registries.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
05-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Sterling High School: Keeping It All Togethernew
As Sterling High School's year comes to an end, merger talk has the community upset, critics say they can't trust HISD, and its latest principal is pulling out all the stops to try to get kids to graduation.
Houston Press |
Margaret Downing |
05-09-2013 |
Education
Tags: Houston schools
