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tom mitchell
Neighbor
9-20-2025 1:20pm
suppression of journalism is a classical authoritarian practice - and it is a harbinger of worse things in the future. i tell numerous folks about this website, and when i do, i say it is about the only news source in this region that is willing to ruffle a few feathers...and raise legitimate questions that others
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Appreciate the editorial comments and frankly agree with a majority of it. Locally you are correct there are no bars and I agree with your sentiments concerning the bars and their role to free speech.
remember the useful joke that all the people who understand how to run the country are cutting hair and driving taxicabs.
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