tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post116420021277304659..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Hill District activist faces lawsuit - Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1164204030721441002006-11-22T09:00:00.000-05:002006-11-22T09:00:00.000-05:00full article: By Michael HaschTRIBUNE-REVIEWWednes...full article: <I>By Michael Hasch<BR/>TRIBUNE-REVIEW<BR/>Wednesday, November 22, 2006<BR/><BR/>Lawyers for Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. have threatened legal action against a Hill District activist if she doesn't stop what they call "a deliberate campaign to defame, slander and libel" the gambling organization.<BR/><BR/>Kimberly C. Ellis, who has organized the "Raise Your Hand! No Casino on the Hill" campaign, wrote a letter last week to City Councilman Bill Peduto and others that Isle of Capri believes "contains false and misleading statements," said Isle of Capri spokesman Les McMackin.<BR/><BR/>"If I misstated anything, it certainly wasn't with any malicious intent. My intent is to protect the historic Hill District and its residents," Ellis said Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>St. Louis-based Isle of Capri has said that if it obtains a slots license, it will build an arena for the Penguins and a casino in the Lower Hill.<BR/><BR/><a href="http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/pittsburghlive.com/pittsburghtrib/news/today/s_480944.html/1089530500/Position1/OasDefault/highmark300_Nov06/highmark-tax_n300x250.txt/34336162363733303434353734343230?http://www.highmark.com"><IMG SRC="http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/RealMedia/ads/Creatives/OasDefault/highmark300_Nov06/http://ads.pittsburghlive.com/richads/highmark/300x250_high_tax_pittlive.gif" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=250 BORDER=0></a><BR/><BR/>Ellis said she gave Peduto and others information she obtained on the Internet about a protest several years ago by residents of Kimmswick, Mo., who opposed Isle of Capri's plans to build a riverboat casino there. Isle of Capri later dropped those plans.<BR/><BR/>"Your correspondence to Councilman Peduto crosses the lawful boundary of fair and honest advocacy," said a letter to Ellis from the Harrisburg law firm Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP.<BR/><BR/>Ellis said she "questions the intent of Isle of Capri for seeking to threaten and silence a private citizen ... for exercising her freedom of speech and right to protest ..."<BR/><BR/>McMackin said Isle of Capri wants to work with residents of the Hill District and welcomes "open dialogue" with them.<BR/><BR/>Michael Hasch can be reached at mhasch@tribweb.com or (412) 320-7820.<BR/><BR/></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com