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Skate or die: Life with the MN Roller GirlsThe rough-and-tumble Roller Girls punch, smack, and kick their way to victory at the rinkBy Beth WaltonWednesday, October 08Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, there's something you need to know about me: I'm a klutz. I'm about as athletic as a wall. I stumbled... More >> -
Gina Carano, Kelly Kobald, and Kaitlin Young fight for mainstream acceptanceFemale MMA will be in the spotlight during EliteXC on CBS this SaturdayBy Bradley CampbellWednesday, October 01Let's look at the tale of the tape. Kaitlin Young has a one-inch height advantage, but her opponent, Gina Carano, has at least four pounds on... More >> -
Simon SaysMotivational speaker Russell Simon made a career out of imploring teens to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. So why did he go on a drunken, meth-fueled rampage?By Matt SnydersWednesday, September 24Russell Simon didn't look like a thrice-convicted felon. With his gelled, spiked hair, hardy build, and cocksure cadence, he more closely... More >> -
Fall Arts PreviewBy Matthew SmithWednesday, September 17On the cover of City Pages this week you'll find a fanciful summer-like scene created by internationally famous artist Peter Max exclusively for... More >> -
Slam poetry, rowdy and growingThe forces behind the local competitive-performance poetry sceneWard RubrechtWednesday, September 17The poet takes the stage with a roll- ing swagger and flashes a grin to a friend in the front row. He's got the brazen look of a boxer entering... More >>
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Roller Jam: Every night is '80s night at South Florida roller rinks
By Amy Guthrie
“Spring Love” by Stevie B:
Miguel Carver looks devilishly happy as he rounds the... More >>
Dallas
DISD In the Hole
Teachers get axed and parents fret as Dallas' school leaders scramble to cover a budget hole
By Robert Wilonsky
A greeting, passed along in a coffee shop:
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a long time."
"How are... More >>
Denver
America's promise to protect asylum-seekers gets lost in the paperwork
By Lisa Rab
Eleven years ago, Peter arrived in America, desperate for a place to hide.
In his native... More >>
Houston
Ronald Taylor Is One of Perhaps Hundreds of Innocent People Harris County Has Sent to Prison
Our local justice system would prefer to leave them there
By Randall Patterson
Ronald Gene Taylor's long night began one morning 15 years ago when he was awakened by the... More >>
Kansas City
The Ghosts of St. Elizabeth: For Kansas City's Catholic sex-abuse victims, this was a parish of pain.
By Peter Rugg
The cold face of the St. Elizabeth rectory gives no indication of comfort within. Inside, its... More >>
Miami
Every Night Is Eighties Night at South Florida Skating Rinks
Remember couples skate? Suede rentals? Cheap pizza? They all live on at the roller rink.
By Amy Guthrie
Miguel Carver looks devilishly happy as he rounds a corner of the roller rink. Bent slightly... More >>
Phoenix
A Mormon Widower Wasn’t Counting on a Murder Rap When He Followed His Late Wife’s Instruction to Marry His Ex-Lover
By Paul Rubin
On September 23, 2001, Faylene Grant wrote a letter to her husband Doug and his ex-girlfriend,... More >>
San Francisco
Building Overtime
Off-duty police officers making time and a half are swarming over construction sites, handing out tickets. Only in S.F.
By Joe Eskenazi
Six hundred and twenty-two dollars and eighty-one cents. This is a figure virtually every... More >>
St. Louis
Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians
By Matt Kasper
It is a Friday afternoon in August and Keith Jozsef is shuffling cards at Tucker's Place in... More >>
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Simon Says Motivational speaker Russell Simon made a career out of imploring teens to steer clear of drugs and alcohol. So why did he go on a drunken, meth-fueled rampage?
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Holly Collins returns after 14 years in hiding The battered woman fled to Amsterdam with her children in defiance of a court order
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Settled dust reveals concealed carry stalemate Five years after the shootout over the law, it turns out neither side was rightWednesday, October 08A thin, goateed man inserts a magazine into the butt of his handgun and releases the slide, loading the first round into the firing chamber.... More>>
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Readers respond to "Simon Says"
Wednesday, October 08Speed demon I'd like to commend the writer for responsible reporting and getting quotes from a member of Russell Simon's family and his ex-wife... More>>
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Readers respond to "Simon Says"
Wednesday, October 08
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I'd like to commend the writer for responsible reporting and getting quotes from a member of Russell Simon's family and his ex-wife... More >>
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