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Matter of Opinion archive for April 9, 2008

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2008


Police ombudsman: It's a go!

"The City and Guild have reached a tentative agreement for the creation of an ombudsman to provide external oversight of the SPD," Marlene Feist just informed us in a City Hall press release.Among the highlights in the agreement, the ombudsman would have the authority to:Take…

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Loose Thread Wednesday

The roofs are shining from the rain,The sparrows twitter as they fly,And with a windy April graceThe little clouds go by.Yet the back yards are bare and brownWith only one unchanging tree--I could not be so sure of SpringSave that it sings in me.-- Sara…

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