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Which Way, L.A.?

Revisiting Old Grievances with the Church of Scientology

Joel Sappell spent 26 years as an editor and investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, five of those years investigating the Church of Scientology . It was founded by L. Ron Hubbard; its best-known member is Tom Cruise, and it's and now run by David Miscavige.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Joel Sappell spent 26 years as an editor and investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times, five of those years investigating the Church of Scientology. It was founded by L. Ron Hubbard; its best-known member is Tom Cruise, and it's and now run by David Miscavige. In this month's Los Angeles magazine, Sappell (who now works for LA Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky) has written about Scientology again, in an article entitled, "The Tip of the Spear."

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    Warren Olney

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