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Requests to remove books from public libraries are on the rise in Oregon. Here are the titles most in jeopardy
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
via The Oregonian (Oregon)Individuals requested that 150 books and other documents, the majority of them young adult books and graphic novels, be removed or put in age-restricted sections in libraries.
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Florida Attorney General’s Office heading out of state to defend Texas library book bans
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)'The government does not violate anyone's free speech rights merely by speaking — no matter what it chooses to say or not to say.'
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Because It Can Happen Here
Thursday, September 19th, 2024
via Eugene Weekly (Oregon)By Martha Freeman Twenty years ago, my book The Trouble with Babies was removed from a school at the request of a trustee horrified that the parents of a kid character were identified as gay. As fa…
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Paid political letter:The Other Mothers
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
via Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota)Ideas and opinions in this letter are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the stance of this paper. The author of this letter has paid for its placement.
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Virginia Beach School Board candidates discuss social media and mental health, teacher pay, aging buildings
Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
via The Virginian-Pilot (Virginia)In Virginia Beach, six school board seats are up for election and a total of 12 candidates are on the ballot. Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 , and an at large seat are up for election.
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Central Florida races key to Democrats’…
Monday, September 16th, 2024
via Orlando Sentinel (Florida)Democrats hope to flip at least five House seats in November, looking to undue gains Republicans made in 2022 in districts around Orlando that look winnable.
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Book bans cost Utah taxpayers thousands of dollars. Here’s how much two school districts spent.
Saturday, September 14th, 2024
via The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)Two Utah school districts removed all 13 titles now banned in public schools statewide--and collectively spent more than $29,000 to do so.
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Kingstree Lions hold 9/11 Observance
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)On September 11, 2001, terrorists highjacked four American planes. Two hit the Twin Towers and one hit the Pentagon. Because of the heroism of the passengers, the fourth plane went
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Bookshelf: Lines are drawn in the battle over book bans
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia)Banned Books Week bring Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and and Bryan Stevenson to Morehouse.
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Florida school board pays over $100K to defend ban on book about same-sex penguin pair
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)Altogether, the Escambia County School Board has spent at least $362,000 defending lawsuits over books removed from libraries.
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Alexander: SUSD school board election offers clear choices
Friday, September 13th, 2024
via Daily Independent (Arizona)Scottsdale Unified School District is Scottsdale's fifth largest employer. It has a $250 million dollar budget, 20,000 customers, 3,000 employees – many who live in Scottsdale. …
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‘And Tango Makes Three’ authors score legal victory in Florida book ban case
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via Tampa Bay Times (Florida)Nassau County School District agreed restore 36 books to library shelves.
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Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Associated Press (New York)A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement with students and parents.
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Banned Wagon tour coming to Florida to hand out free banned books. Here’s where and when
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Palm Beach Post (Florida)The Banned Wagon will be on the road again for Banned Books Week 2024 and one of the stops will be in Florida. Here's where.
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Transportation
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Transportation Best Auto Repair Israel Automotive Winner
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Black Magic revisited: Gamecocks began 1984 season with close win
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Taking a look back at the special South Carolina season of 1984, where "Black Magic" became a well-known phrase. USC opened with a close win over The Citadel.
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Recreation and Leisure
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via The Post and Courier (South Carolina)Recreation and Leisure Best Campground Huntington Beach State Park Winner
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Pat Conroy Literary Center to host the 8th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention in Beaufort
Wednesday, September 11th, 2024
via The Greenville News (South Carolina)8th annual Lowcountry Book Club Convention will feature several South Carolina Lowcountry authors.
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Prostitution, adultery, eunuchs: Library dispute in Mobile as one official ponders Bible ban
Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
via al.com (Alabama)Councilman William Carroll, on Tuesday, responded to calls for banning books within the Mobile Public Library System with questions on whether those bans should extend to the Bible.
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