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National affairs. Local voices. Stories outside the mainstream. E-mail AltLedes@gmail.com | Twitter: @AltLedes
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The new media contract provision: Respond to all e-mails within 48 hours
The new media contract provision: Respond to all e-mails within 48 hours
Ever wonder why some people don’t respond to e-mails? Or just take forever? If you’re like me it can lead to over-thinking about the…
Alt Ledes
Nov 8, 2014
Does a Billion-Dollar Pro Sports Franchise Really Need “A Voice” in the Virginia Legislature?
Does a Billion-Dollar Pro Sports Franchise Really Need “A Voice” in the Virginia Legislature?
Dozens of state lawmakers think so
Alt Ledes
Jun 30, 2014
Am I Driving a Death Trap?
Am I Driving a Death Trap?
If it’s a GM, you may not know until it’s too late
Kevin Hoffman
Jun 25, 2014
Latest Sheriff Indictment Just Another Invitation to Call South Carolina ‘The FacePalmetto State’
Latest Sheriff Indictment Just Another Invitation to Call South Carolina ‘The FacePalmetto State’
17.4% of South Carolina sheriffs have been in trouble with the law since 2010
Corey Hutchins
Jun 17, 2014
Aaron Sorkin Could Have Penned The Script For The Last 48 Hours in Virginia Politics
Aaron Sorkin Could Have Penned The Script For The Last 48 Hours in Virginia Politics
Call it: “Two Days of the Commonwealth”
Trevor Baratko
Jun 11, 2014
Occupy This
Occupy This
In Madison, Wisconsin, miniature houses for the homeless are a legacy of Occupy Wall Street
Joe Tarr
Jun 5, 2014
Stop Sharing This Photo of Antisocial Newspaper Readers
Stop Sharing This Photo of Antisocial Newspaper Readers
It doesn’t make the ironic point you think it does
Kevin Hoffman
Jun 3, 2014
Apocalyptic Paydirt in Utah
Apocalyptic Paydirt in Utah
Shareholders in the oldest mine to never make a real profit await word from an Angel to bring in the goods—but some are sick of waiting
Eric S. Peterson
May 28, 2014
American Tragedies Remind Me Why I Should Never Go On Vacation Again
American Tragedies Remind Me Why I Should Never Go On Vacation Again
From Mickey Mouse and Mikhail to a road trip and Santa Barbara
Leah Sottile
May 27, 2014
Why I collect original comic art
Why I collect original comic art
Picasso’s Cubism will forever escape me, but owning drawings deemed “gutter art” helped me grasp something much more important: my childhood.
Kevin Hoffman
May 21, 2014
“Took to Twitter” and the birth of a cliché
“Took to Twitter” and the birth of a cliché
Any time a newsmaker tweets, you can bet you’ll see this phrase
Kevin Hoffman
May 16, 2014
Did This West Philly Herbal Healer Help a Man Walk Again?
Did This West Philly Herbal Healer Help a Man Walk Again?
Also, why I drank his colon cleanse
Randy LoBasso
May 6, 2014
What Everyone Could Be Missing About the Kurt Cobain ‘Bitch With Zits’ Letter
What Everyone Could Be Missing About the Kurt Cobain ‘Bitch With Zits’ Letter
A hand-written note found in the Nirvana frontman’s wallet is being used as evidence that he hated his wife. It might actually prove the opposite.
Kevin Hoffman
May 2, 2014
Thou Shalt Not Sin
Thou Shalt Not Sin
America’s debate over how to fund sports stadiums hits critical mass in Cleveland, Ohio
Eric Sandy
Apr 30, 2014
A Dying 10-Year-Old Girl Got Congress to Finally Work Together
A Dying 10-Year-Old Girl Got Congress to Finally Work Together
The Kids First Research Act was one of those recent rare moments when Congress got it right
Trevor Baratko
Apr 29, 2014
Welcome to the ‘Big Citizen’ Movement
Welcome to the ‘Big Citizen’ Movement
Saying Big Business and industry are taking over U.S. politics, in South Carolina, one congressional campaign fights back.
Corey Hutchins
Apr 28, 2014
Lindsey Graham vs. The Swamp Preacher
Lindsey Graham vs. The Swamp Preacher
Getting weird and out of context in a Deep South race for the United States Senate
Corey Hutchins
Apr 24, 2014
Mexicali Blues
Mexicali Blues
Francisco “Junior” Diaz and his lawyer say he has been a U.S. citizen his entire life, so why did the U.S. government deport him three times?
Tovin Lapan
Apr 23, 2014
A Million Miles From the Finish Line
A Million Miles From the Finish Line
Dispatch from a Boston neighborhood that missed the marathon, and a community radio station in peril
Chris Faraone
Apr 23, 2014
New Journalism Buzzwords
New Journalism Buzzwords
These are the phrases you hear at media symposiums, and what they really mean
Kevin Hoffman
Apr 22, 2014
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