AltWeeklies Wire
Our Housenew
An inside look at changing families in Kentucky and across the United States.
LEO Weekly |
Anne Marshall |
01-03-2013 |
Children & Families
In the Heart of Heartbreaknew
Noah was energetic and animated, with big blue eyes. He loved unusual foods for a child: pickles, broccoli, salmon. And tacos — he often talked about wanting to manage a taco factory when he grew up, in addition to being an astronaut and a doctor.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Naomi Zeveloff |
01-03-2013 |
Children & Families
Does new UCAN board want reform?new
UCAN, the San Diego–based Utility Consumers’ Action Network, burdened by scandal and misuse of funds, should shut down, some say. Some say otherwise.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
01-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
Anatomy of a murder-suicidenew
Only by understanding why Adam Lanza wished to die can we understand why he killed.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Andrew Solomon |
01-02-2013 |
Crime & Justice
New Laws for California in 2013new
New California laws to know for 2013
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
01-02-2013 |
Policy Issues
Feds sue Alamance sheriff for alleged racial profiling of Latinosnew
"Go out there and catch me some Mexicans." That's what Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson allegedly told his deputies, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Dec. 20 by the U.S. Department of Justice.
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
01-02-2013 |
Race & Class
I'd Buy the (LA) Times
Asked how they'd spend the $293.7 million they won in November's record Powerball lottery, a Missouri couple told reporters they planned to buy a Camaro. I could help them spend the rest.
Tags: Tribune Co.
Remembering 2012's homeless deathsnew
On this Winter Solstice, Indy community members gathered together Downtown to honor 45 people who died homeless in Indy during 2012.
NUVO |
Steph Griggz |
12-28-2012 |
Homelessness
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ducksnew
From Oregon's Duck mascot to corkscrew duck penises, it's time to pay attention to endangered ducks.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-28-2012 |
Features
‘SAD’ But True: Coping with the Winter Bluesnew
Research shows that darker, colder months increase depression for many, specifically women and individuals between the ages of 18-30.
Jackson Free Press |
Jasmin S. Searcy |
12-28-2012 |
Health
America's Favorite Preachernew
Joel Osteen’s smile is as big as Texas, and so is his following.
Jackson Free Press |
CJ Rhodes |
12-28-2012 |
Religion
The Death Spiral of The Prisoners Aid Associationnew
How corruption, waste, and mismanagement killed the 143-year-old nonprofit and left dozens of Baltimoreans homeless.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
12-27-2012 |
Features
Address the Mental-Health Crisisnew
Like everyone in the nation, Mississippi Families as Allies, a grassroots, family-led organization for children's mental health, is stunned and saddened by the atrocity at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Our hearts are with all of the families who lost loved ones.
Jackson Free Press |
Joy Hogge |
12-27-2012 |
Health
Health Lockdownnew
Medical costs for prisoners higher in California than anywhere in the country.
Monterey County Weekly |
Arvin Temakr |
12-27-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: California Prison Costs
Solar Eclipsed: Why the Sun Won't Power Phoenixnew
The Valley of the Sun, more than any other metropolis in the United States, ought to be awash in solar panels. But for what you get, the cost of solar power has been much too high.
Phoenix New Times |
Ray Stern |
12-27-2012 |
Environment
