Ex-Sonic Swift arrested, suspected in burglary attempt
King County prosecutors described Swift, 28, as a heavily armed heroin addict who admitted to helping his drug dealer-turned-roommate collect a drug debt. That man, 54-year-old Trygve Bjorkstam, is currently facing federal drug and gun charges. Read more on KOMO News
Brit Music: Pete Doherty gets out of rehab
For the last few months, Pete Doherty of the Libertines has been in rehab in Thailand and it seems like, for the first time in about a decade, it looks like his heroin addiction is losing his grip on him. And now, he's out and … Pete Doherty's had a … Read more on Anglotopia.net
Public housing is dead. Long live public housing!
After decades of underfunding, neglect and political abuse, America's public housing stock is a vestige of its former self, the remnants increasingly forced to rely on private developers to survive. In December, Congress tripled the size of the … Read more on Al Jazeera America
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