March 23-29, 2006

Slant

Editor's Letter by Duane Swierczynski

Hatchet Job
It's high time I explained the icon that appears with this column. (No, it's not my friendly way of saying, "Hey, I'm an axe murderer!") The hatchet-and-cherries is a reference to that old fable about George Washington—with whom I share a birthday, incidentally—and how he owned up to the brutal slaying of one of his father's beloved cherry trees.

Loose Canon by Bruce Schimmel

Tale Chasers
Before dooming Village Voice journalist Nick Sylvester to a berth in hell, I'd like to consider a couple things before final sentencing.

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Intimidation Factory
They say that the only thing needed for evil to flourish is for good people to do nothing.
by Christine Flowers

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