AltWeeklies Wire
The Silent Partnernew
An (unsuccessful) attempt to find the eastern Idaho farm boy who became a contract 'torturer.'
Boise Weekly |
Zach Hagadone |
05-01-2015 |
Features
The Fight for Freddie Graynew
Freddie Gray has become not just a man who was killed in police custody, but a symbol of all of the injustice endured by African-Americans in poor, drug-ravaged Baltimore. City Paper reporters have been on the streets throughout. Here are our dispatches.
Baltimore City Paper |
Evan Serpick, Baynard Woods, Brandon Soderberg and Caitlin Goldblatt |
04-28-2015 |
Features
Tags: baltimore
The Bitterest Pillnew
Did a shift in medication help cause Daniel Cantrell to kill his father?
Nashville Scene |
Steve Cavendish |
04-24-2015 |
Features
99% of what we catch we throw backnew
One has to accept the craziness of the lobster fisherman.
San Diego Reader |
Siobhan Braun |
04-10-2015 |
Features
When Public Land Isn't Publicnew
Public lands belong to everyone, but private landowners can still make them hard to access
Missoula Independent |
Marshall Swearingen |
04-02-2015 |
Features
Tags: Public Land
Hot on the Truffle Trailnew
It was a whim when I entered a crop-eared, scarred-up pitbull named Biggie in the Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship at the Oregon Truffle Festival in January.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
04-02-2015 |
Features
San Diego for Salenew
A once-broke city seeks partners through advertising and lease agreements.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
04-01-2015 |
Features
Access Peaknew
How United Healthcare bought access to the governor of New Mexico, won lucrative contracts with the state and avoided scrutiny in the behavioral health care shakeup.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Justin Horwath |
03-25-2015 |
Features
The Gun in the Dispensarynew
How a gun in an L.A. marijuana dispensary led to a secret gang of rogue deputies.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
03-20-2015 |
Features
Tags: LA Sheriffs
Exile On Charles Street: The Life of Qayum Karzainew
Qayum Karzai owns four restaurants in Baltimore, just ran for President of Afghanistan, and according to one account, was the eminence grise behind his brother's power.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
03-03-2015 |
Features
Tags: Afghanistan
A Stunning Overreach from the DEA Is Playing Out in Eastern Wash.new
In federal court, there's no such thing as medical marijuana—so a rural family of medical marijuana patients is being treated like drug traffickers.
The Stranger |
Heidi Groover |
03-02-2015 |
Features
Tags: DEA
I Suck at Buskingnew
One man's quest to conquer the sidewalks with a banjo and a prayer.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
02-26-2015 |
Features
The Education of David Carrnew
Before the New York Times, David Carr learned the journalism craft on Minneapolis streets.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
02-25-2015 |
Features
Meet Kleptomomnew
She’s strapped for cash and misses Mr. Moneybags.
San Diego Reader |
Elizabeth Salaam |
02-09-2015 |
Features
The Big Dragnew
In a Florida courtroom, Nashville attorneys are fighting in the last great tobacco war.
Nashville Scene |
Steve Cavendish |
02-09-2015 |
Features
Tags: tobacco industry
