Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town is a slice of
Americana as told by Armada Times Editor James Mitchell, along with
Lindsey Kingston, student editor of the paper's high school
section. Mitchell took over as editor of the Times in the wake of a
lawsuit that had been filed by its publisher against the local
school board, initiating one of the many First Amendment battles
that would be waged during his two-year tenure. While the content
of most rural weeklies typically runs to favorite recipes and
homecoming game reports, the Times would open up a forum on issues
including gay rights and gun control. Mitchell is applauded by
many, particularly for involving high school students as both
writers and readers of the local newspaper. Others, however, took
exception to the new direction, often with a claim that "you can't
print that " Applegate offers a behind the scenes look at the
politics and personalities of a small town and its newspaper. The
editor's belief in a community is echoed by the conviction that a
newspaper can, indeed, print that.
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