Washington Post
August 9, 2009
By Jayanti Tamm
They Freed Their Minds. But Some Wound Up Trapped.
At my local bookstore on the eve of the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, 1960s nostalgia is in high gear. A display table is stacked high with pricey coffee table books, each with its own variation on psychedelic rainbow lettering, each claiming to reveal the untold story of the “peace and music” festival. I understand the lucrative business of selling those hazy memories — the Woodstock museum, Cherry Garcia ice cream, even the new movie “Taking Woodstock.” I just can’t buy into it.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 14, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Government says no need for new Alamo trial
The U.S. government filed a response Thursday to Tony Alamo’s motion for a new trial, denying reasons exist to give the recently convicted child sex abuser another shot at justice.
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
August 12, 2009
By ANDY DAVIS
Prosecutors get delay for Alamo-case filing
A judge Tuesday gave prosecutors until Friday to file a response to evangelist Tony Alamo’s request for a new trial on charges that he transported five underage girls across state lines for sex.
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette
August 11, 2009
Arkansas ministry granted extension
Prosecutors on Monday asked for more time to respond to a request by evangelist Tony Alamo for a new trial on charges that he transported five underage girls across state lines for sex.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 10, 2009
Texarkana Gazette wins top awards in competition
The Texarkana Gazette took seven top awards among the 45 it won in professional journalism competitions judged this year for work created in 2008.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 6, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo associate to appear before federal judge next month
An associate of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, who pleaded guilty to violating federal sex offender registration laws, will appear before a federal judge in Fort Smith, Ark., for sentencing later this month.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 4, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Two members in Alamo case released from jail
Two Tony Alamo Christian Ministries members jailed in January for refusing to tell a judge where their missing children and spouses could be found were released Monday from the Miller County jail.
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NWA News
August 4, 2009
By Andy Davis
2 Alamo followers released from jail
Two members of the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries were released from jail Monday after spending more than seven months behind bars for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of their children.
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Texarkana Gazette
July 25, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Help available to former followers, those wishing to leave ministry
Now that Tony Alamo faces a sentence that puts him behind bars for the rest of his life, many are wondering what will happen to his ministry and his followers.
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Texarkana Gazette
July 26, 2009
By: Elthel Channon
We haven’t heard the last of Alamo
It is ever so tempting to believe we have heard the last of Tony Alamo—or nearly the last.
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Texarkana Gazette
July 26, 2009
By: Associated Press
Convicted evangelist Alamo retains Oklahoma property
The ministry of evangelist Tony Alamo, convicted last week of taking girls as young as 9 across state lines for sex, still owns housing complexes in Oklahoma, though authorities believe at least one was vacated amid recent investigations.
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Southern Poverty Law Center – Hatewatch
July 24, 2009
By Larry Keller
Cult Evangelist Tony Alamo convicted on sex charges
Anti-Catholic, pro-polygamy evangelist Tony Alamo will likely be preaching from behind prison walls for the rest of his life, and perhaps nobody is happier than his stepdaughter, Christhiaon Coie.
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Texarkana Gazette
August 1, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo defense wants new trial
Tony Alamo’s defense team asked for a new trial Friday, one week after the 74-year-old was convicted of bringing young girls across state lines for sex.
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Get Religion.org
July 25, 2009
Posted by tmatt
Who’s calling who an evangelist?
So what do you think of when you hear or read the word “evangelist”? Perhaps it would be better to frame the question this way: “Who do you think of when hear or read the word ‘evangelist’?”
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Texarkana Gazette
July 31, 2009
By: Lynn LaRowe
Alamo defense team seeks new trial
Tony Alamo’s defense team has filed a motion requesting a new trial.
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July 24, 2009
Associated Press
Jurors Convict Evangelist on 10-sex-abuse counts
Tony Alamo, a one-time street preacher who became an outfitter of the stars and fought the federal government over claims he underpaid followers for church work, was convicted Friday of taking five girls across state lines for sex.
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The Village Voice
July 24, 2009
By Roy Edroso
Preacher Tony Alamo Convicted on Child-Sex Charges; Faces 175 Years
Last year the Voice did a big report on Tony Alamo and his bizarre Christian child-bride cult. New Yorkers of a certain vintage may recall being handed one of Alamo’s insane pamphlets in the subways, where his minions sometimes proselytized. We found Alamo and his Tony Alamo Christian Ministries running charity scams, but it was his polygamous attachment to pre-teens that interested many people — including law enforcement officers.
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