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Tag: Censorship

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Self censorship in a democratic society, U of M style

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 28, 2014, 7:16 AM Mar 28, 2014
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The brouhaha over the Humphrey School’s invitation to former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to speak at the University of Minnesota has two elements: One is her $150,000 speaking fee. The other is whether people who disagree with what she has to say should prevent you from hearing what she has to say. Read more →

In book censorship, Anoka County avoids bullying issue. Again.

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2013, 10:43 AM Sep 25, 2013
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Back in my day, it was J.D. Salinger’s “Catcher in the Rye” that got some parents all atwitter over the “pornography” available in the local school library. Today, it’s Rainbow Rowell’s “Eleanor & Park,” that has stirred a couple of Anoka County parents enough to earn Rowell a disinvite from the county’s school and library Read more →

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