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public schools, higher education and state agencies. most recently the pulitzer prize winning graphic novel maus was pulled from the shelves. you would think a chronicle of the holocaust would have caught their attention. but their action succeeded in rocketing the book back to the top of the best-seller list, which is a healthy response. on the flip side, getting far less attention, washington state school board last week decided to drop the classic to kill a mockingbird from the ninth grade required reading list because of racist language, and white savior complex. wait until they get to huckleberry fin. banning books looks bad in the rear view mirror. it is a sign of weakness, not strength. in this rush to the culture war ramparts we re losing sight of common sense.

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