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Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...transferred in retaliation for reporting his suspicions that certain police officers may have been involved in criminal activities and..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Even if a current criminal probe turns up no fire, Austin's minority contracting program has never lacked for smoke and heat.
"...stakeholders who want those new parks, roads, libraries, and police stations now -- not down the road a bit..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Yet More King Wrangling
"...Lawyers for the city and the Austin Police Association were back in court Nov. 25 in the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dancing About Architecture
Things get so bad in the Live Music Capital of the World that they're citing the 'King of Sixth Street,' Gerry Van King, for busking on the street
"...Prindible, "I know he's filed a complaint with the police oversight committee, and he seemed to think he'd be..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

The Custody Battle at Brackenridge
Seton's plan to build its own pediatrics facility throws a monkey wrench into the proposed hospital district.
"...under state law, would have granted the county automatic oversight. But the county has little experience in that area,..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Danziger and Ochoa: Why Did Freedom Take So Long?
"...city of Austin as well as several individual Austin police officers, claiming they ran a slipshod investigation into the..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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More Disputes in King Case
"...of Bellinger & DeWolf -- to review the June police shooting of Sophia King, sparking the Austin Police Assoc...."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sophia King: What Happens Now?
The city, APD, and police union haggle over what kind of "independent" review will be made of the King shooting.
"...rapid succession of press conferences on Oct. 10, Austin Police Monitor Iris Jones and Police Chief Stan Knee announced..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...For context, it's worth mentioning that local police unions statewide have launched campaigns to discredit and undermine..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

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"...July 13 (2002) John Ashcroft's Justice Department resisted any oversight by both House and Senate judiciary committees regarding new..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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"...July 13 (2002) John Ashcroft's Justice Department resisted any oversight by both House and Senate judiciary committees regarding new..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

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Police Panel Debuts
"...The police monitor citizen review panel met Oct. 7 for its..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Happenings
"...Austin's Police Oversight Citizen Review Panel will hold its first meeting..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature

Vision Villains?
The director of Vision Village project pleads guilty for failing to monitor the doomed venture.
"...city is suffering the embarrassing consequences of a lax oversight system, with nothing to show for the $1.25 million..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Letters at 3AM
The White House is intent on totalitarian measures and war; it employs incoherence because it cannot speak plainly of its machinations.
"...On July 13 John Ashcroft's Justice Department resisted any oversight by both House and Senate judiciary committees regarding new..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Harangued in Huntsville
Officers from the Office of the Inspector General arrest a political activist for asking a question. There, now don't you feel safer?
"...from the Office of the Inspector General -- the "police" arm of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice --..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Move Over, Phil
Council Member Daryl Slusher has a new TV show.
"...during the July 31 installment featuring special guest Austin Police Dept. Chief Stan Knee, Slusher went into Donahue mode,..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...a room that holds more than 140 people. Using policemen to keep citizens out of the room and shuttle..."

July 19, 2002 Column

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"...our trip was cut short by the New Braunfels police. Unfortunately, one of my friends yelled out his belief..."

July 5, 2002 Column

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"...A Travis Co. Grand jury no-billed police officer John Coffey in the fatal shooting of Sophia..."

July 5, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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"...facts be damned. Our suit is not over the police shooting of Sophia King itself, but over the entire..."

June 28, 2002 Column

True Crime?
Why is the Austin American-Statesman in touch with the lawyers for Holtzbrinck Publishers Holdings and its subsidiary Holt, publisher of the critically acclaimed A Death in Texas?
"...National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and police reports."..."

June 28, 2002 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
The death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.
"...King was a victim of the system before Austin police ever showed up at her door. She was poor,..."

June 21, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Still Bleeding
APD Officer Jeff White's lawsuit against the department gives new life to allegations of corruption and retaliation.
"...According to his attorney Jody Mask, Austin Police Department Detective Jeff White has an excellent record of..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...trust. We need a board that will establish real oversight over the college's finances and demand accountability from the..."

May 24, 2002 Column

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"...People's Community Clinic director and head of the Brackenridge Oversight Council Dr. Jim Brand, longtime planning commissioner and community..."

May 17, 2002 Column

A Civil Action
Preview of Place 3 City Council Race
"...Not surprisingly for a retired police officer, Sifuentes emphasizes public safety as his No. 1..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Beverly Besieged
Mike Clark-Madison previews the Place 4 City Council race.
"...of Dr. Jim Brand, chair of the Brackenridge Hospital Oversight Council, which opposed the "hospital-within-a-hospital" deal designed to remove..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...limits. When that didn't work, she allowed the Austin Police union, I believe on her behalf, to try to..."

May 3, 2002 Column

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