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Adiam Haile, a determined Eritrean young woman born and raised in the US cries for freedom of the Eritrean people during the May 24th, Washington DC rally ag...

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Freedom of speech suit argued

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Posted May 26, 2013

A freedom of speech lawsuit brought in 2006 against the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control by college newspapers at Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia is once again before a federal court.

Styled Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech v. Insley, the case was argued before the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals on May 14. Now attorneys on both sides of the case are waiting for a written ruling, which could take up to about four months, according to plaintiffs attorney Rebecca Glenberg.

Glenberg is legal director for the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.

The Collegiate Times, which covers Tech and The Cavalier Daily, which covers UVa., have argued that an ABC rule banning most alcohol advertisements in the pages of college newspapers violates their constitutional guarantee of free speech. The rule applies only to campus newspapers, not traditional commercial papers.

The plaintiffs won their case in federal district court in Richmond, with the court ruling there was no evidence that the regulation directly and materially advanced the governments interest in diminishing underage drinking and binge drinking on college campuses Glenberg said in 2010.

But the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision, finding that as a matter of common sense the regulation was effective, Glenberg said at the time. The plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to take the case.

Glenberg went back to the 4th Circuit to argue the case on other grounds, namely that the ABC rule unlawfully discriminates against a narrow section of the media.

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, led at the time by now U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito struck down a statute very similar to the ABC rule at issue in this case, Glenberg said. The ABC media relations office did not respond to a request for comment last week on the suit.

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Beach report card gives high marks to some local beaches

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A clean harbor advocacy group is giving strong grades to most Boston Harbor beaches in its second annual report card, but it's also highlighting some problems.

More than half of the 15 beaches graded by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay scored either an A or A-plus in the report released Sunday. That means they were open at least nine out of 10 days last year.

Three beaches, two in Revere and one in Winthrop, didn't shut down once.

But King's Beach, which straddles Swampscott and Lynn, and Tenean Beach in Boston filled out the bottom of the list, with Tenean Beach closed once every five days because of high fecal bacterial levels, which can cause illness. Still, those two beaches both improved from the previous year.

Bruce Berman of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay said last year's dry weather, which reduced the flow of dirty storm water runoff, as well as pipe repairs helped continue a turnaround for Boston Harbor beaches.

The foul conditions at the beaches were once famous enough to be the focus of The Standells' Boston tribute song, "Dirty Water." But years of extensive cleanup, costing billions, has produced years of cleaner beaches.

"Just 25 years ago, these beaches were awash with human waste," Berman said. "We should be proud of what we've done and be prepared to finish the job."

The 2012 report card, based on analysis of thousands of state water samples, said Winthrop Beach and Revere Beach and Short Beach in Revere were open every day of the beach season, between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

State Rep. Kathi Reinstein of Revere said the perfect scores boost tourism and development and are important in a community where everyone calls their local beach "my beach."

"There is incredible personal ownership of the beaches you grew up on," she said. "And when it doesn't look good ... we hear about it."

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Dirty Beaches: A Nomad Musician Starts Over (And Over, And Over)

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Dirty Beaches is the performing title of the Taiwanese-Canadian musician Alex Zhang Hungtai. His new double album is called Drifters / Love Is the Devil

Dirty Beaches is the performing title of the Taiwanese-Canadian musician Alex Zhang Hungtai. His new double album is called Drifters / Love Is the Devil

Alex Zhang Hungtai is a musician who has spent his life drifting from home to home. His parents were children of communist China, and since setting out, he's lived in places as far-flung as Honolulu, Montreal and most recently, Berlin.

Under the name Dirty Beaches, Hungtai makes washy, dreamy rock music that often feels nostalgic. Hungtai's whole last album was dedicated to his father; he was inspired after finding out his dad had been in a doo wop cover band during his youth in China.

"What was left of that was only a picture," he explains. "There was no recordings; he didn't tell me what songs they played. It was just a photo that I found."

But seeing his father in that photo was magnetic.

"He was wearing a suit. And he was surrounded by three guys two backup singers and one guitar player. And he was the one in front, standing in front of the microphone," he says.

The experience moved Hungtai to look back at the rock music of the 1950s and '60s. The resulting album, Badlands, was at once disconnected and intensely personal.

Hungtai's new album as Dirty Beaches is a twofer: a double-disc set called Drifters / Love Is The Devil. He spoke about it with NPR's Jacki Lyden; click the audio link to hear more of their conversation.

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Beaches erode under force of nature

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Lifeguard Zsolt Dallos at the severely eroded Marcoola Beach on the Sunshine Coast. PIC: Megan Slade Source: The Courier-Mail

THE state's beaches are taking a hammering.

Big tides, a powerful swell and a strong southerly sweep created by 20 to 30 knot winds ripped precious sand away at several locations over the weekend.

The popular footpath and hill climb at the Gold Coast's Nobby Beach has been shut down and there is extensive damage to ocean-front entrances.

A viewing platform near the Miami Surf Life Saving Club has also collapsed.

On the Sunshine Coast, lifeguard supervisor Anthony King said 2m-plus tides and solid waves had carved into dunes at Marcoola, Twin Waters and Peregian.

Big seas and high tides over the weekend have caused significant beach erosion at Mermaid Beach. PIC: Tim Marsden

"The beaches had been coming back, but we have lost more sand in the past few days."

Surfers revelled in the rougher conditions, flocking to the more protected points at Alexandra Headland, Moffat Beach, Point Cartwright and Noosa's outer bays.

Volunteer surf lifesavers, now enjoying their off-season, honed some of their rescue skills at Mooloolaba Spit, which hosted the Ocean Roar IRB Surf Series.

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Report card grades Mass. beaches as season starts

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BOSTON (AP) A clean harbor advocacy group is giving strong grades to most Boston Harbor beaches in its second annual report card, but its also highlighting some problems.

More than half of the 15 beaches graded by Save the Harbor/Save the Bay scored either an A or A-plus in the report released Sunday. That means they were open at least nine out of 10 days last year.

Three beaches, two in Revere and one in Winthrop, didnt shut down once.

But Kings Beach, which straddles Swampscott and Lynn, and Tenean Beach in Boston filled out the bottom of the list, with Tenean Beach closed once every five days because of high fecal bacterial levels, which can cause illness. Still, those two beaches both improved from the previous year.

Bruce Berman of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay said last years dry weather, which reduced the flow of dirty storm water runoff, as well as pipe repairs helped continue a turnaround for Boston Harbor beaches.

The foul conditions in Boston Harbor were once famous enough to be the focus of The Standells Boston tribute song, Dirty Water. But years of extensive cleanup, costing billions, has produced years of cleaner beaches.

Just 25 years ago, these beaches were awash with human waste, Berman said. We should be proud of what we've done and be prepared to finish the job.

This years report card, based on analysis of thousands of state water samples taken in 2012, said Winthrop Beach and Revere Beach and Short Beach in Revere were open every day of the beach season, between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

State Rep. Kathi Reinstein of Revere said the perfect scores boost tourism and development and are important in a community where everyone calls their local beach my beach.

There is incredible personal ownership of the beaches you grew up on, she said. And when it doesnt look good ... we hear about it.

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Report card grades Mass. beaches as season starts