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Trying Out a 'Sonic Cannon'new

Watch out for police agencies in your area seeking to buy LRADs -- long range acoustic devices. They're not nearly as benign as cops make them out to be.
Portland Phoenix  |  Jeff Inglis  |  07-17-2008  |  Civil Liberties

A Night in Guantánamonew

I'd volunteered to spend the night in the replica cell (which is modeled on the ones at Gitmo) because we've all heard stories about unlivable conditions at Gitmo but can't come close to imagining what it must be like.
Portland Phoenix  |  Jeff Inglis  |  06-12-2008  |  Civil Liberties

One Santa OK, Another No Waynew

Maine regulators have refused to approve an English beer's label featuring Santa Claus holding a beer, saying it makes the product attractive to children. But they didn’t balk at approving a similar label for Gritty's Christmas Ale.
Portland Phoenix  |  Jeff Inglis  |  12-08-2006  |  Civil Liberties

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