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V.A. Apologizes to Nurse Who Wrote 'Seditious' Letter to Weekly Alibi

In a March 14 letter, Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson admitted VA nurse Laura Berg should not have been investigated for sedition for a letter to the editor she wrote to the Weekly Alibi in which she criticized Bush administration policies. The Albuquerque Tribune reports that Berg received a private apology from her supervisor in mid-February, but she continued to seek a public apology. "My concern about just having a private apology is because this happened to me it has frightened other people. It was intimidating," Berg told the Tribune. Nicholson's letter was addressed to U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman and was made public this week by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, which represents Berg.
04-18-2006  12:14 pm  |  Industry News

Opinion: Weekly Alibi Letter Writer Has Been Effectively Silencednew

The Albuequerque Tribune  |  02-13-2006  4:50 pm  |  Industry News

Weekly Alibi Buys Building

Albuquerque’s alt-weekly will be moving to new digs downtown sometime early this winter. The paper purchased the building for $600,000 from a local attorney and will now be able to consolidate offices under one roof after spending years with departments scattered in different buildings. (FULL STORY)
Josef Sawyer  |  10-10-2002  2:23 pm  |  Industry News

Three AAN Papers Join Ruxton

Two of the Three New Times Shamrock Papers Among the Additions. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  04-05-1999  11:49 am  |  Industry News

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