AltWeeklies Wire
Doctors wanted for Georgia's medical marijuana lawnew
State's cannabis law has sat on the shelf too long
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Paul Cornwell |
01-10-2013 |
Drugs
Engineers dislike H-1B; bosses gloatnew
H-1B visa opponents say corporations such as Qualcomm are using the program to lower the prevailing wage for engineers and tech employees across the board.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-10-2013 |
Business & Labor
Numbers Gamenew
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett wants to bet on keno. Are your wallet and well-being worth the risk?
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
01-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Unforgiven Offensesnew
The Catholic Church’s interference with its employees’ private lives is becoming an increasingly public matter.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Hannah McCartney |
01-09-2013 |
The War on Women
Tags: Catholic Church
Mohamed and “The Terror Factory”new
A look inside the Fed's counterterrorism campaign from the vantage point of an upcoming trial of the Portland Xmas tree bomber.
Willamette Week |
Trevor Aaronson |
01-09-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Terror
The Practice that Healsnew
After years of being scoffed at as a silly hobby for mystics and hippies seeking peace, love and harmony, the ancient Indian practice of yoga is being embraced by millions of the same Americans who once dismissed it.
Folio Weekly |
Claire Goforth |
01-09-2013 |
Health
Gay Couples Denied Marriage License in Decatur, Ga.new
Five same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Dekalb County courthouse in Decatur as part of the WE DO campaign. The civil rights group, which is organized by the Campaign for Southern Equality, will move to several other Southern states in the coming days before ending at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joeff Davis |
01-08-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Marriage
Students Occupy TransCanada Office in Keystone XL Protestnew
Boston-area college students lock And glue themselves inside TransCanada office to protest the Keystone XL pipeline.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
01-08-2013 |
Environment
Super Bowl-ing For Dollarsnew
As the supply of hotel rooms in New Orleans winds down to almost nothing in advance of Super Bowl XLVII, nightly rates have skyrocketed.
How Clinton, Miss. is Reducing Domestic Violencenew
Tamra Morgan was the driving force behind putting a batterer's intervention program into the Clinton judicial system's toolkit. The program has significantly reduced domestic violence in the city.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-05-2013 |
Crime & Justice
The Immortalization of an Anonymous Deathnew
On Dylan Yount, a man who jumped from a San Francisco building, and the people who watched, recorded and, in some cases, encouraged his suicide.
The Battle Over Schoolingnew
Rep. Cecil Brown was chairman of the House Education Committee for seven years. He believes the most important thing to ensure good education for Mississippi’s children is community involvement in schools.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-04-2013 |
Education
What’s a Name Worth?new
The Florida entrepreneur behind IWearYourShirt.com auctions his last name for 2013.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
01-03-2013 |
Economy
John Delaney: Defender of Anti-Discriminationnew
The story behind one Republican's quest to expand LGBT rights in Jacksonville.
Folio Weekly |
Ron Word |
01-03-2013 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT
Deportation Dilemmanew
Is the government trying to boot an American citizen?
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
01-03-2013 |
Immigration
Tags: Esteban Tiznado-Reyna, Immigraton
