Subpoenaed CityBeat Reporter Tells Council Why She Wrote about Police Pay Abuse
By AAN Staff
february 4, 2004 01:06 pm
"This was the definition of silly," a Republican council member says of the Cincinnati City Council's move to subpoena
Leslie Blade to talk about her
investigative piece. Having Blade testify brought the council no more information than reading the story, he says. Blade refused to answer a few questions during her half-hour appearance before the council Tuesday but said she wrote the article because "you're talking about public funds—about public trust—and the rules should be followed."