Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan has taken the other paper to task for giving aid and comfort to racists.
In his weekly e-missive to supporters, Sullivan says comments on their Web site are giving us all a bad name. He copied a letter he’s written to Press-Citizen brass:
There are several factors that encourage racism. Fear and ignorance are big contributors. Another important [...]
Posts Tagged ‘First Amendment’
In defense of free (yes, even racist) speech
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged First Amendment, journalism, race, Rod Sullivan on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
10/1 Column: ‘Tango’ your Underpants off to books
Posted in Gazette Columns, tagged And Tango Makes Three, Banned Books Week, Captain Underpants, First Amendment, free expression, Harry Potter, Hiawatha Public Library on October 2, 2008 | Comments Off
No doubt about it, the First Amendment can be a pain in the rear. Especially when your cherub-faced first grader comes home from the library with the latest Captain Underpants book.
But today, in honor of Banned Books Week, we salute the Captain, the penguin daddies, local librarians’ favorite bad boy, Harry Potter, and all characters [...]
