OPINION | OLD NEWS: Reporter's fun-run for office added to anti-Klan action in 1922 Arkansas campaign

Before we dig into today's fun topic — how colleagues of Arkansas Gazette cops-beat reporter Joe Wirges mocked his candidacy for Big Rock constable in 1922 — we must scratch up an un-fun bit of necessary background.

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