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Books and Teachers Under Attack

By admin | Published: September 30, 2009
Last week I reported on efforts to ban SPEAK in CA, and TWISTED in KY and PA. Thankfully, all of the attempts to remove the books were defeated.This week, things are worse.Teachers at Montgomery High School in Mt. Sterling, KY have been banned from wearing Banned Books Week tee-shirts that feature a quote from To [...]
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Autumn, with the smell of book banning in the air

By admin | Published: September 22, 2009
(Yes, I know this is a long post. With no pictures. It’s important. Please read through to the end. And then pass it on.)While I was out of town last week, I received word of three attempts to remove two of my books from high school classrooms, TWISTED and SPEAK.The challenge I have the least [...]
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to the jerk who trespassed in the Forest

By admin | Published: August 7, 2008
Over the weekend someone slashed our “Obama for President” sign with a knife. Sliced it into ribbons. In honor of that person, I’ve decided to make another contribution to Sen. Obama’s campaign. I am actually a more conservative person than most people might guess. I am a registered Republican, although the leadership of both parties [...]
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