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Although I am no fan of incest, I am even less a fan of censorship, oppression and control. It is sad that we are still censoring, banning and boycotting books in this time of enlightenment. What's next, burning books? How about burning witches?Although I am no fan of incest, I am even less a fan of censorship, oppression and... more
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Is this 1984? No, but all books printed before 1985 must be recalled because of trace amounts of lead in the ink. At least, that was going to be the unintended result of a policy congress approved of in January.
The child protection act detailed that all items containing lead must be recalled, this did mention books printed before 1985, but this suddenly put libraries across the nation in a bind. The Obama administration has now put together a commission to review this specific line of the policy. The commission will have a year to see if books are harmful to children.
Margaret Todd, the Los Angeles County Librarian, says LA Libraries aren't pulling anything off the shelves and will continue to wait for congress' decision.Is this 1984? No, but all books printed before 1985 must be recalled because of trace... more
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This is an open letter from someone who has known Sarah Palin for a long time.
It's well written and full of detailed info.This is an open letter from someone who has known Sarah Palin for a long time.... more
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...In the first major race of her career — the 1996 campaign for mayor of her hometown, Wasilla — Palin was a far more conventional politician. In fact, according to some who were involved in that fight, Palin was a highly polarizing political figure who brought partisan politics and hot-button social issues like abortion and gun control into a mayoral race that had traditionally been contested like a friendly intramural contest among neighbors.
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Vicki Naegele was the managing editor of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman at the time. "[Stein] figured he was just going to run your average, friendly small-town race," she recalls, "but it turned into something much different than that." Naegele held the same conservative Christian beliefs as Palin but didn't think they had any place in local politics.
"I just thought, That's ridiculous, she should concentrate on roads, not abortion," says Naegele.
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Governing was no less contentious than campaigning... At some point in those fractious first days, Palin told the department heads they needed her permission to talk to reporters. "She put a gag order on those people, something that you'd expect to find in the big city, not here," says Naegele. "She flew in there like a big-city gal, which she's not. It was a strange time, and [the Frontiersman] came out very harshly against her."
Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor. ...In the first major race of her career — the 1996 campaign for mayor of her... more
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UPDATE: Woonsocket Public Library has decided to return It Stops With Me to its shelves. PEN USA would like to thank everyone who wrote letters of appeal in support of Charleen Touchetteâs book and freedom of expression. UPDATE: Woonsocket Public Library has decided to return It Stops With Me to its... more
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Bard College President Leon Botstein is supposed to be liberal.
Then why did he support a book ban of IT STOPS WITH ME by a Bard alum?Bard College President Leon Botstein is supposed to be liberal.
Then why did he... more
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Book ban supported by liberal college president.
ALA stood up for author and book was retuned to circulation.Book ban supported by liberal college president.
ALA stood up for author and book was... more
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