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Dear Rebecca, Thank you for sharing. I feel anything to do with censorship, regardless of the parties involved, is completely appropriate for the list. Sharon M. Lawler smclawler@gmail.com Randolph Elementary Bldg. 146 Harmon Drive Universal City, TX 78148 "The Stone Age came to an end not for a lack of stone, and the oil age will end, but not for a lack of oil." - Zaki Yamani, (chief architect of OPEC) On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Rebecca Reitz <rebreitz@aol.com> wrote: > Dear Librarians, > > Thought you might be interested in this news: > When Sarah Palin became mayor she approached the librarian about banning > some books. The librarian refused, the librarian was fired, the community > supported the librarian, Palin backed down. See today's NYT article "Palin's > Start in Alaska". (Excerpt below). > ~~~~~ > > Title: Palin's Start in Alaska: Not Politics as Usual > Published: September 2, 2008 in the New York Times. > Shortly after becoming mayor, former city officials and Wasilla residents > said, Ms. Palin approached the town librarian about the possibility of > banning some books, though she never followed through and it was unclear > which books or passages were in question. > > Ann Kilkenny, a Democrat who said she attended every City Council meeting > in Ms. Palin's first year in office, said Ms. Palin brought up the idea of > banning some books at one meeting. "They were somehow morally or socially > objectionable to her," Ms. Kilkenny said. > > The librarian, Mary Ellen Emmons, pledged to "resist all efforts at > censorship," Ms. Kilkenny recalled. Ms. Palin fired Ms. Emmons shortly after > taking office but changed course after residents made a strong show of > support. Ms. Emmons, who left her job and Wasilla a couple of years later, > declined to comment for this article. > > In 1996, Ms. Palin suggested to the local paper, The Frontiersman, that the > conversations about banning books were "rhetorical." > > *********************************************** > - > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------