AltWeeklies Wire
10 years after the Iraq warnew

Too many funerals, too many families destroyed, too few happy homecomings.
LGBT: A RIght-Wing Movement
After Stonewall, gays fought for liberation of sexuality and free expression. Now they're fighting to assimilate into monogamism and joining the armies of empire. Gays and straights have lost as a result.
GMOs vs. Local Food Systemnew

Is Boulder County government depriving its economy of millions of dollars by making the wrong choice on open space lands?
Boulder Weekly |
Joel Dyer and Jefferson Dodge |
03-22-2013 |
Economy
Everybody Wants a Piece of Kimani Graynew

How a boy's death became street theater in Flatbush.
The Village Voice |
Nick Pinto and Ryan Devereaux |
03-22-2013 |
Civil Liberties
The Bacon-Wrapped Economynew

Tech has brought very young, very rich people to the Bay Area like never before. And the changes to its cultural and economic landscape aren't necessarily for the better.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
03-22-2013 |
Economy
Death by Designnew

Architect Gerhard Becker faces manslaughter charges after a firefighter died trying to save his home.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-22-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Gerhard Becker
Sit, Jacksonnew
Meditation is a great way to recognize and control negative emotions.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-21-2013 |
Health
Teach Your Sonsnew
Fathers, teach your sons what respect means. It seems to be a quality lost on a new generation of boys, and we all must collectively take responsibility for that. Too often we dismiss bad behavior as "just a guy thing." Too often, we even reward bad behavior.
Jackson Free Press |
Brad "Kamikaze" Franklin |
03-21-2013 |
The War on Women
No Means Nonew
I have read accounts of the now-infamous Steubenville, Ohio, rape with horror.
Jackson Free Press |
Donna Ladd |
03-21-2013 |
The War on Women
Immigrants Denied Mental Health Servicesnew
When Cardinal Innovations quietly assumed local management of public mental health services in Orange and Chatham counties last April, they brought with them a policy to deny Medicaid reimbursements for the treatment of undocumented immigrants.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
03-21-2013 |
Immigration
NSFWCorp Betting on Printnew

What's a media maverick to do in an age of online innovation? If you're Paul Carr and NSFWCORP, the obvious answer is … print?
Las Vegas CityLife |
Scott Dickensheets |
03-21-2013 |
Media
Staying high and dry in a flood situationnew
Strategies to protect yourself, and your most valuable stuff
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
03-21-2013 |
Disasters
Tags: what to do in a flood
Bat-killing fungus arrives in South Carolinanew

It was only a matter of time before the North American batpocalypse reached South Carolina. But now that the S.C. Department of Natural Resources has announced that the bat-killing fungus behind the epidemic known as White Nose Syndrome (WNS) has arrived, biologists are hoping that some rapidly retreating species will be able to make a stand in the Palmetto State.
Charleston City Paper |
Dan Conover |
03-21-2013 |
Health
Tags: Bats, White Nose Syndrome
The Quagmire Pattern
Ten Years into the Iraq War, the U.S. Repeats in Syria.
Happy Birthday, Iraq Warnew

The worst mistake in U.S. history turns 10.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
03-21-2013 |
War