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Council Member Drops Libel Suitnew

Spokane, Wash., City Councilman Steve Eugster has dropped a libel suit against The Local Planet Weekly's parent company. He claimed the Local Planet defamed him in a column that suggested he followed no law but his own and depicted him with a pitchfork and horns.
Local Planet Weekly  |  05-30-2003  1:22 pm  |  Industry News

Removing the Devil's Dirtnew

Using a variation of the environmental racism argument, the Southern Ute tribe fights for removal of toxic waste from an ancient burial ground. Salt Lake City Weekly's John F. Harrington examines the principle of shundahai, a Shoshone belief in peace and harmony with all creation, and now Western tribes are using it to assert legal rights that could force the government to protect their sacred beliefs.
Salt Lake City Weekly  |  05-30-2003  11:18 am  | 

DA's Office Won't Speak to OC Weeklynew

The unwritten law in Orange County DA Tony Rackauckas's office is not to talk to OC Weekly. R. Scott Moxley says that's because the Weekly writes the ugly truth about the DA's incompetence and wasteful spending of taxpayer money. On the other hand, "Newspapers that routinely marble their DA stories with ham-fisted flatteries or merely ignore embarrassing facts about Rackauckas are rewarded with insider scoops and exclusives on major breaking crime stories," Moxley says.
OC Weekly  |  05-30-2003  10:21 am  |  Industry News

St. Louisan Rides Road Rules Gravy Trainnew

Riverfront Times  |  05-30-2003  10:36 am  | 

Free Times Takes Aim at Scenenew

In its second issue since reopening after a seven-month closure, Cleveland Free Times writes a snarling cover story on the finances of its rival Cleveland Scene and its parent, New Times. The story by Editor David Eden charges that the Scene "is living on life support and is awaiting its day of reckoning."
Cleveland Free Times  |  05-29-2003  4:05 pm  |  Industry News

How "The Wire" Looks from Baltimorenew

The gritty new HBO series "The Wire" draws its inspiration from the mean streets of Baltimore, and residents of those streets have decidedly mixed emotions about the portrayal. Baltimore City Paper's Bret McCabe talks to creator David Simon about Baltimore, the new season of the series, his critics in city government, his former bosses at The Sun, and the decline of the working stiff.
Baltimore City Paper  |  05-29-2003  10:43 am  | 

Trademarks Don’t Imprison Words

Alice Neff Lucan  |  05-29-2003  11:00 am  |  Association News

Texas Legislature Sets Course for Environmental Destructionnew

The Texas Legislature, always an entertaining spectacle, has made national headlines this year, sending the legendary Texas Rangers after fugitive Democratic lawmakers. Behind the bombastic redistricting battle, however, another war was being raged -- this one against the environment. Amber Novak looks at the anti-environmental record in the president's home state and to the future of environmental activism for Texas and the nation.
The Texas Observer  |  05-28-2003  10:15 am  | 

"Reality:" Print Stylenew

City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  05-28-2003  5:29 pm  | 

Herald's Funny Cide Fiasco Deconstructednew

New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  05-28-2003  5:26 pm  | 

Poisoned Cradle of Civilizationnew

Growing up in Iraq, Azzam Alwash remembers its wetlands flourishing with life. Then Saddam happened and a centuries-old water culture vanished. Now, Azzam and his wife, Suzie, are returning to his homeland. LA Weekly's Joshuah Bearman talks to them about their plans to help restore marshes once rich with ducks and pelicans and human settlers living in reed homes.
LA Weekly  |  05-27-2003  2:26 pm  | 

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