Lawyer advises city to change policy 



Quick end possible in O'Mara, Shipley civil rights case

Knoxville lawyer's suggestion that The Pit bypass the city manager and get public documents directly from department heads could save Cookeville $500,000 in punitive damages, but only if information is actually provided in its entirety on the same day, and if the same conditions apply to all other media  

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By CHRISTINE GRANT

Putnam Pit  managing editor