Cruising was the subject of public discussion in many media outlets through out the nineties in Portland Maine. A sampling of articles below.
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1995
- Risking your life, Rick Macpherson, Casco Bay Weekly, 27 July 1995.
- Helping or Hiding, Rick Macpherson, Casco Bay Weekly, 21 September 1995.
- Western Prom ‘cruisers’ get police letter, Mark Shanahan and Alan Clendenning, Portland Press Herald, 28 November 1995.
1996
- City panel seeks ban on ‘cruising’ for sex partners, Steven Vegh, Portland Press Herald, 11 January 1996
- Cruising isn’t illegal (yet), but it has a high social cost, Michael Chitwood, Portland Press Herald, 19 January 1996.
- Portland to consider anti-cruising law, Steven Vegh, Portland Press Herald, 8 February 1996.
- Ordinance targets cruising, Steven Vegh, Portland Press Herald, 8 February 1996.
- Council approves cruising ordinance, Steven Vegh, Portland Press Herald, 5 March 1996.
- Flawed Law, Sarah Goodyear, Casco Bay Weekly, 23 May 1996.
- Cruising, Al Diamond, Casco Bay Weekly, 23 May 1996.
- Five face charges after police sweep near Deering Oaks / ‘No Cruising; signs posted to deter sex solicitation, Portland Press Herald, 5 August 1996.
- Anti-cruising ordinance having effect, Peter Pochna, Portland Press Herald, 16 December 1996.
1997
- A moral crusade, Alan Clendenning, Portland Press Herald, 16 March 1997.
1999
- Police target E. Prom cruising, Steven Vegh, Portland Press Herald, 15 July 1999.
- Portland’s cruising a public health issue, David Swander, Portland Press Herald, 19 July 1999.
- Portland police cruising crackdown angers activists, Anthony Giampetruzzi, In News Weekly, 28 July 1999.
