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To: CharlieChina who wrote (2397)	9/17/2004 10:18:07 AM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Farmer Convicted of Parade Manure-Dumping 1 hour, 15 minutes ago Add U.S. National - AP to My Yahoo! CONWAY, Ark. - A farmer who dumped three tons of manure on the route of a gay pride parade to protest the event was found guilty Thursday of misdemeanor harassment. Wesley Bono, 35, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, but the judge suspended the sentence as long as Bono makes regular payments for restitution and court costs. Bono admitted spreading the manure along two city streets and in front of a gay couple's home. He pleaded innocent Aug. 2, claiming he was exercising his right of free speech.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2397)	9/17/2004 1:12:55 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Blind Couple in Court Over Guide Dog Waste 1 hour, 24 minutes ago Add Strange News - AP to My Yahoo! INDIO, Calif. - A blind couple is headed to court to resolve a dispute with their homeowner association about droppings left in the street by their guide dogs. Dennis and Shirley Bartlett are aware of the pooper-scooper rules for their Desert Grove homeowner association, but said they sometimes miss droppings left by their dogs. "You can't get everything all the time," Dennis Bartlett said. The Bartletts filed a small claims suit against former association president Delmar Pierce, alleging harassment and prohibiting their guide dogs from doing what they were trained to do — defecate in the street. The case is scheduled to be heard Sept. 22. Pierce didn't want to discuss the case, noting he's only had one conversation with Bartlett. "During that private conversation all I said was, 'We need to talk about your dogs and relieving themselves in the streets,'" he said, adding that Bartlett doesn't want to abide by the rules of the gated community. Association attorney Margaret Wangler said the association never told the couple not to use the streets. "The association's concern and the reason for getting in touch with the Bartletts was that they don't clean it up all the way and that's a health and safety concern to the board."