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PEN America: Another free speech org bites the dust
The 1981 TV drama “Skokie” did more than give Hollywood legend Danny Kaye one of his last meaty roles.The fact-based film showed the American Civil Liberties Union defending the worst free speech possible: Nazis marching in a Chicago hamlet teeming with Holocaust survivors.It’s easy to defend virtuous speech. Supporting odious speech, the kind that makes decent people wince, is more challenging.And all the more necessary.That ACLU is no more. The once fierce free-speech advocate stayed muzzled...
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Local Art Orgs Receive Capital Projects Funding from NYS
Two Chautauqua County art organizations are receiving capital projects funding through the New York State Council on the Arts. Infinity Visual and Performing Arts will receive $50,000 for entrance and reception safety renovations. 1891 Fredonia Opera House will receive $93,000 for opera house seat replacement. Governor Kathy Hochul said, “From historic sites to new multi-use […]
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Prosecution zeroes in on Trump Org paper trail at hush money trial
Two Trump Organization employees kicked off the third week of testimony in former President Trump's hush money trial on Monday, shifting the focus to the actual documents that make up his charges. In the morning, ex-Trump Organization Controller Jeffrey McConney took the stand. He walked jurors through the repayment scheme to Trump's fixer, Michael Cohen, []