Thursday, February 4, 7:00 PM, UT campus, Parlin 101 Barack Obama, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, has taken full ownership of the wars in Afghanistan and elsewhere.  In his first eleven months in office, Obama ordered troop escalations in Afghanistan of 21,000 and 30,000, effectively doubling the US fighting force.  The annual cost for the war is also set to double, from about $50 billion in 2005 to some $100 billion in 2010. Obama says that this is a … Continue reading →

February 1, 2010, 6pm-8pm, Council Chambers, 301 W. Second Street, 1st Floor The Public meeting of the Citizen Review Panel will be held at City Hall Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. The following is the agenda: 1) 2009-0777: Complainant alleges excessive force was used during his arrest. 2) 2009-0380: Complainant alleges officers violated APD policy during a public march. 3) 2009-0918: Complainant alleges she was arrested in a retaliatory fashion. 4) Community Policing Issues Complainants/Citizens may address the Citizen Review … Continue reading →