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Dean Kuipers' third book, Burning Rainbow Farm: How a Stoner Utopia Went Up in Smoke, tells the story of marijuana activists Tom Crosslin and Rolland Rohm, who were shot and killed during a standoff with the FBI. "There's this incredible arc from the way Rainbow Farm started out to how it ended,” Kuipers tells the Niles Daily Star. The book hits stores today.

06-13-2006 12:37 pm | Industry News

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Two Village Voice Media Papers Earn Casey Medals

John Dougherty's "Polygamy in Arizona" investigation for Phoenix New Times won first place in the Nondaily Newspaper category of the 2006 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, it was announced today. The awards honor distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children and families. The judges wrote that Dougherty's series "was a tough story to get and the New Times should be applauded for stepping in where authorities failed to go." An honorable mention was given to Jonathan Kaminsky of East Bay Express for "Wounded Warriors," which the judges called "an insightful, unflinching look at a football team in a bleak neighborhood."

06-13-2006 9:29 am | Industry News

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Nine Candidates Running for Election to AAN Board of Directors

Erin Sullivan (pictured), managing editor of Baltimore City Paper, is running for the membership chair position being vacated by Seven Days' Paula Routly, one of several spots on the AAN board that are up for grabs this year. Voting will take place on Saturday, June 17, during the annual meeting on the final day of the convention in Little Rock. AAN News put together this voting guide to help members get acquainted with the candidates. (FULL STORY)

AAN Staff | 06-13-2006 6:07 am | Association News

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