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Book Bans & Return of the Student Loans

by Pat Bagley, Editorial Cartoonist and Rick McKee, Editorial Cartoonist September 28, 2023, 4:30 amSeptember 30, 2023, 4:05 pm

Book Bans & Return of the Student Loans. Editorial cartoons by Pat Bagley and Rick McKee.

The Library Book, By Susan Orlean

OP-ED | When Public Libraries Are No Longer Public Sanctuaries

by Barth Keck July 10, 2023, 4:45 amJuly 10, 2023, 1:42 am

OK, Groomer: A sign says "Groomer" and there is an elephant's trunk using a comb on three white children to shape their hair into the words, "HATE," "BIGOTRY," and "INTOLERANCE."

OP-ED | All The Rainbows And Unicorns Fit To Print

by Kerri Ana Provost June 5, 2023, 4:45 amJune 5, 2023, 12:02 am

Graceless Gospel: God wields a lightning bolt from on high, surrounded by angry storm clouds, shouting "Now wait a %^&%^% minnit here!" as some tiny humans throw a Bible in the trash.

Graceless Gospel & Pyramids Then And Now

by Randall Enos, Editorial Cartoonist and Gatis Sluka, Editorial Cartoonist June 3, 2023, 1:16 pmSeptember 30, 2023, 4:05 pm

Newtown School Board Votes Unanimously Against Banning 2 Books

by Fox61 June 2, 2023, 8:00 amJune 2, 2023, 1:35 pm

OP-ED | Let’s Ban Book Bans

by Susan Campbell May 11, 2023, 4:45 amMay 10, 2023, 10:57 pm

Banning Books and Teacher Pay

OP-ED | Teachers’ Rights: A Response to the Parents’ Rights Movement

by Barth Keck April 17, 2023, 4:45 amApril 16, 2023, 4:47 pm

Photograph of the Cragin Memorial Library, Colchester, Connecticut.

OP-ED | Stop Using Children to Advance Your Own Bigotry

by Susan Bigelow July 6, 2022, 4:45 amJuly 6, 2022, 1:25 am

A stack of burning books.

OP-ED | The Necessary Teaching of Tough Topics Is What’s At Stake In Wave Of Book Challenges

by Barth Keck February 7, 2022, 4:55 amFebruary 7, 2022, 1:01 pm