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    Posted Aug 24, 2023 08:23 AM

    I know article is from Daily Beast, but this is a scary account of a school board member sneaking into the school library and inspecting the collection in the dark for "inappropriate content".  LibraryGate!

    Texas School Board Censures Right-Wing Member Caught in Library
    Karen Lowery was accused of lying to gain access to a high-school's book collection, but denies it.

    Read in The Daily Beast: apple.news/AmUlnd8sjQ7iL5bxJPxhWEA



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    James Neal
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