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By the Numbersnew

Cop watchdogs sound the alarm.

The Portland Mercury | Matt Davis | 11-30-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Furiousnew

Anti-fur protesters are still rallying, one year later.

The Portland Mercury | Matt Davis | 11-30-2006 | Animal Issues

Tags: animal issues

Pro-Choice, Meet Prophylacticnew

Pro-choice groups set sights on prevention in 2007.

The Portland Mercury | Scott Moore | 11-30-2006 | Sex

Tags: sex & reproductive issues

The walkout at Smithfield Packing is the latest collision between an industry built on cheap labor, a dysfunctional immigration system, and homeland security policies drafted in a reality-proof bubble.

INDY Week | Kirk Ross | 11-30-2006 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

My Ellen Willisnew

Writing in venues ranging from Cheetah to the Village Voice and the New Yorker, Ellen Willis spent her life praising pleasure and inspiring the countercultural left.

Boston Phoenix | Machael Bronski | 11-30-2006 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues

Tabloid Dreamsnew

The news that outgoing Boston Herald editorial director Ken Chandler would continue working for the paper as a consultant raised one obvious question: would new editor Kevin Convey really be running the show?

Boston Phoenix | Adam Reilly | 11-30-2006 | Media

Tags: media

Anatomy of an Errornew

The Clarion-Ledger screwed the pooch on their editorial "Will DA Accept Another Plea Bargain?" Now, they have run a correction that does not come close to satisfying Gannett Co guidelines.

Jackson Free Press | Todd Stauffer | 11-30-2006 | Media

Tags: media

Training Schools Flunk Againnew

Three years after the state reached a consent decree with the Department of Justice, students are still beaten by staff at the state's paramilitary schools, and reform has been too slow.

Jackson Free Press | Brian Johnson | 11-30-2006 | Children & Families

Tags: children & families

Can Ordinance Be Enforced?new

City Council has passed a new rental-property ordinance, but does the city have the staff to enforce it?

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 11-30-2006 | Housing & Development

Tags: housing & development

More Cops For Guns; Fewer for 911?new

The city is doubling the size of its gun interdiction team, but is that the best way to deploy the department's very limited resources?

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 11-30-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

AG: Bodyguards Changed Storynew

As the trial of Mayor Frank Melton started, Det. Michael Recio suddenly "remembered" evidence that helped bring about a plea.

Jackson Free Press | Adam Lynch | 11-30-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Judge Bails, Attorney Railsnew

Judge Tomie Green recused herself from the Melton trials, citing "inappropriate contact" with her family that might make her a witness in subsequent proceedings.

Jackson Free Press | Brian Johnson | 11-30-2006 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice