Osama Altashi is a Muslim student from Sacramento and one of our government's detainees. Chrisanne Beckner, a reporter for the Sacramento News & Review discovers that the Feds have held the shy geology student with a wife and step-son for two months in Arizona. His American wife still doesn't know why.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian has axed its highly paid "Ask Isadora" sex advice column, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Isadora Alman tells the Chronicle's Dan Fost that she "didn't see it coming." The Chronicle also reports that the Bay Guardian has had layoffs and is reducing its leased space during this rough economic environment for media companies.
Since Sept. 11, several states have proposed or passed legislation that would weaken Freedom of Information laws. The Society of Professional Journalists has issued an alert to its members and other First Amendment advocates, warning of these threats to the public's right to access government documents. The Freedom Forum offers a round-up of this legislation across the country.
