USA; Sondra Barr, managing editor, North Valley Magazine/East Valley Magazine; Debra Utacia Krol, freelancer specializing in environmental reporting, issues involving Indian country and travel writing; Tom Gibbons, editor, Talk of Arizona online quarterly, Kristy Durkin, blogger, whereshouldweeat.com, Michelle Jacoby, editor-in-chief/publisher of the soon-to-debut (October) dining/libations quarterly, Bite (the Magazine). [read post]

In the direct appeal, in addition to several conviction issues, Teri Barr argued that a Missouri conviction for "stealing from a person" is most comparable to theft and therefore should be classified as a nonperson felony under the guidelines (which would move Mr. [read post]