Quote on free speech and offense by Jeff Jacoby
A 2004 syndicated columnist Jeff Jacoby argues the First Amendment protects speech even if it offends others. He says the risk of offense is the price we pay for free expression.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 2005
Page
2
A 2004 syndicated columnist Jeff Jacoby argues the First Amendment protects speech even if it offends others. He says the risk of offense is the price we pay for free expression.
Connie Morris, a State Board of Education member, defends a lack of western Kansans on Bob Corkins' transition team and criticizes travel demands to Topeka. Garden City's Janie Perkins joins the Kansas Board of Regents, highlighting regional representation debates amid BOE elections in 2006. The Kansas Alliance for Education, led by Don Hineman, seeks to replace conservatives over evolution debates and education policy.
Guest editorials publish reader opinions with varied viewpoints. The Herald notes these editors may not share the newspaper’s official stance.
National Education Week featured Lincoln School second graders inviting 31 grandparents five great grandparents and one aunt to attend classes and share stories. The day combined regular lessons with grandparents recounting school life from one room schooling to outhouses and turkey pen memories.
A resident expresses frustration over USD 290 bond plans and alleged secrecy. He cites proposed closures of Eisenhower and Hawthorne schools, fears for traffic and student safety, and urges public attendance at a November site meeting to hold officials accountable. Richard Dewey residents Ottawa Kansas USA.
Readers share contact details and guidelines for submitting letters and items for The Ottawa Herald Readers' Forum. The notice outlines mailing and email addresses, submission constraints, and preferred formats for orderly public input.
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