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",. ,I :.... __ SEPT. 21, 1989 An oil spill that never happened left a green stain on me. • On Tuesday, September 12, an imaginary 200,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into Casco Bay just off the Eastern Prom so that the Coast Guard could test the readiness of Portland's cleap.up crews. Within 'an hour, local contractors were on the scene to con- tain the peat moss used to simulate the spill; within four hours, Governor John McKernan and a pack of journal- ists were on the scene to soak up the pUblicity. I stayed ashore. I'd seen this act before. While growing up in Anchorage, Alaska, I watched similar demonstra- tions of how well-prepared the oil companies were - just in case oil ever spilled into the then-pristine waters of Prince William Sound. And, yes, the Governor of Alaska showed up ." for many of those demonstrations, too. But once that tanker hit Bligh Reef, it became clear that the hole in the cleanup plan was bigger than the one in the Exxon Valdez. COYER STORY by Monte Paulsen PHOTOS by Tonee Harbert This time, watching hom the shore, the hole in the plan was clear to me: the next environmental disaster had to happen before it could be cleaned up. That's an .acceptable risk- unless the next big disaster is some- thing like the depletion of the ozone layer, something that can't be cleaned up. Standing along Casco Bay and thinking about Prince William Sound, I began to wonder if politicians and environmentalists would ever be able to get past rescuing the environment .~ and start removing the forces that ..,., endanger it. And so it was that I went looking for the Greens. CONnNIED on page 8 Casco Bay 011 spill drill. UPDATES page 2 LISTINGS page 14 WEIRD NEWS page 3 TUNES page 16 TALK page 4 POOK page 20 VIEWS page 6 CLASSIFIEDS page 21 COVER page 8 PUZZLE page 23 Dogman bites back. Live from the morgue. See page 4. CALENDAR page 12 See page 2. 5epkmber 21, 1989 Coats With a Flair Live Fashion as you like il•.• From: nourished by design ... found althe Clolhes Horse. Featuring the Swing Coat in a blend of cashmere and wool from the Sponsors of the Rolling Stones' Anders collection. Designed in Paris, made in Belgium. 66Steel ·Wheels" Tour Exdusively at These Tickets Are For You! Kaplow regains dogs; sues everybody THE WEEK IN BRIEF: City stalls Dogman eviction Lobstermen want In Fish Ex Locallobstermen, boiling mad at getting rock-bottom prices, Chief Chitwood gave David "the Dogman" And just in case the court order isn't enough, want to sell their lobsters atthe Portland Fish Exchange. AI Caron, Koplow his dogs back, even as Gty Manager the city has been pressuring Koplow's landlord to a Portland consultant hired recently by 25 locallobstermen, said Ganley remained ready to evict him from his York evict him from the lot where he lives in a van. that lobstermen have been pocketing less money for their crusta,­ Street home. "My understanding," said Ganley "is that J.B. ceans while prices at restaurants and supermarkets remain steady. With a television crew in tow, Koplow ap­ Brown (the owner of the empty lot) has requested Havinglobsters at the Portland Fish Exchange-a publicly funded proached Police Chief Michael Chitwood at the city intervention." market begun in 1987 - "will make dealers compete with each Portland Police Station on Sept. 18 and agreed to But David Gass, a property manager at J.B. other in the light of day," Caron said. He expects the directors of obey a court order to leash his dogs. Chitwood, Brown, said that the city initially contacted him, the Portland Fish Exchange to decide in October. who had impounded the dogs 18 days earlier, through building inspector Arthur Addato, and told Koplow that since he was ready to obey the told him to give the Dogrnan the boot. Addato law, he could retrieve his dogs from the Canine told Gass that the van violates zoning ordinances Local stations exiled on dial Control Center. Chitwood said that the Dogman and that J.B. Brown was subject to fines. Public Cable president Thomas Rutledge announced that he will be expected to pay over $500 in impounding Gass said that he was never fond of Koplow's will bump two local "public access" channels to the end pi the fees, but he didn't make him fork over the money abode, but never upset enough to pressure the cable dial in order to free up more- prominent positions for a right away. Dogman to leave. Once the city put the pressure national comedy channel and a pay-per-view channel. Beginning The Dogmanheaded right down to the Canine on, said Gass, he made plans to have the Dog­ Nov. 1, USM'sCommunityCable Network,channel160n the dial, Control Centeron Forest A venue and escorted his man's van towed on Sept. 14. will be bumped to channel 37; Portland's access station, channel dogs from the pound onleashes. Then, two blocks But before the truck arrived, Ganley told him to 4 on the dial, will be bumped to channel 39. Mark Somers, from the pound, he set them free. wait, said Gass. "We were ready to tow," he said. president of the Southern Maine Cable Television Consortium, "As far as I'm concerned, he lied to us," sald But 'The city said to wait, that they didn't want to said there's little his group can do to stop it: "We have no legal legs Chitwood. ruffle any feathers." to stand on, and Public Cable has no moral legs to stand on." Chitwood said that he's not sure what his next The city backed offbecause of the publicity that move will be, but he isn't calling strategy sessions followed Koplow's arrest. "I didn't want to jump to figure it out: "He's walking his dogs. Fine. This into that along with the dogs," said Ganley. "I Jetport expansion takes off is not a priority. We'll do what is expected of us." don't want the perception that we have a vendetta A plan to double the size of the Portland Jetport got off the Budweiser Is giving away five pair of Rolling Stones concert But Gty Manager Ganley is treating it like a against David Koplow." ground with an $18 million expansion plan presented to the tickets. How do you win? Simple. Mail your name, address, and 105 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND priority. Heinstructed Oty Attorney David Lourie Meanwhile, the Dogman has bitten back with Portland City Council on Sept. 11, but it still needs approval from phone number to: Budweiser.lRolling Stones, c.fo Y1 01 -FM, PO m--5260. HOURS 10-6, MON.-SAT. to get a court order to impound the dogs again. a court action of his own. Koplow filed a suit in voters before it flies. City Transportation Director Thomas F. Box 1319, Portland, ME 04104. 'The instruction 1 have... is to proceed with a U.s. District Court seeking $1.6 million in dam­ Valleau said the plan envisions building a new free-standing further court order," said Lourie, adding that "we ages from Chitwood, the officers who arrested terminal which will be connected to the existing terminal by a Can't wait? Fax: 883-9741. Then listen to Y1 01 -FM starting could probably seize the dogs on the previous him, Ganley, the Portland City Council and all second-story pedestrian bridge. The terminal would add four Monday, Sept. Z 5. When you hear your name called on the air court order" but that a new order might be re­ inhabitants of the Oty of Portland. new gates to the four existing gates as well as doubling baggage you've got ten minutes and one second to call in. quired to give teeth to the action. AIIdy N..""".,. claim space. Voters will have the final say on the plan on Nov. 7. Dr. Priscilla Oby If you can name any two of the slogans on this page Budweiser DiMillo's to float bigger boat has usecl over the years, you're on your way to one of the is pleased to announce Rolling Stones shows at Sullivan Stadium In Foxboro, Mass. the opening of her new Health issues explored at conference Antonio DiMillo, owner of DiMillo's Floating Restaurant in Isn't that easy? Portland Harbor, wants to trade up his floating restaurant for a Thanks to your friends at: office at: bigger model, but waterfront regulations might prevent his ship I Cambodians to buy new temple from coming in. DiMillo has put his 800 seat restaurant up for sale, and ~F~~~~~ 323 Marginal Way but has not yet had a zoning approval for the 1,300-seat boat yet Portland, Me.