Gregory Flannery says it took about 30 seconds for him to be arrested in a March 20 peace march in Cincinnati. "That's how long my feet were embedded on a Fifth Street crosswalk before a police officer ordered me to move. I declined, and he charged me with obstructing official business," he writes. Flannery says his five hours in the slammer were worth it, even though, "Handcuffs hurt the wrists and the shoulders. Jail is boring."
Akron Beacon Journal Columnist David Giffel declines the title of "worst columnist" because he claims an archenemy, Dave "Coondog" O'Karma, stuffed the ballot box. "When I asked Scene editor Pete Kotz how many votes I'd received, he admitted, `We never counted the votes.''' Giffel writes. The winner was selected on the basis of the staff's favorite nominating letter, which termed Giffel's writing "unoriginal, unimaginative and shallow."
Chris Lydgate of Willamette Week, Laura Laughlin of Phoenix New Times and David Martin of Cleveland Scene win national Unity Awards in Media, competing against media powerhouses like TIME Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. Unity Awards in Media, administered by Lincoln University in Missouri, recognize "accurate exposure of issues affecting minorities and disabled persons."
Even in blue-collar Cleveland, the sport commonly known as "ultimate fighting" takes place on society's fringes. It's not uncommon for competitors to break their hands on their opponent's skull. To avoid oversight by the state's athletic commission, promoters don't even pay the men who step into the ring -- or cage -- to beat the living hell out of each other. Yet the carnage continues -- and the sport's popularity grows. As Cleveland Scene staff writer Kevin Hoffman reports, the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization is slowly attempting a rebirth across the nation, hoping to woo a whole new generation of bloodthirsty fans.
Geri L. Dreiling of the Riverfront Times receives a certificate of merit from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) for a story she did on sexual harassment and discrimination at Texas-based Rent-A-Center.
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