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Independence School District sued over book-removal policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri has sued the Independence School District to end the district’s policy regarding removing library materials, which the ACLU claims violates students’ rights.
INDEPENDENCE POLICE REPORTS
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26 Arrest • 2:32 a.m., 100 block of Quail Creek Dr.
Carol A. Hall
Carol A. Hall, 79, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be from 9:30 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 64055, 816-373-3600. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday following the visitation at the funeral chapel. Graveside services will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Higginsville City Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Memorials may be made in Carol’s honor to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64137.
EUGENIA LAST HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Live and learn. Don’t be so hard on yourself.
Friends raise money for slain teen’s funeral
Friends of an Independence teenager have been raising funds for funeral services after he was killed Thanksgiving weekend in a double homicide in Kansas City. According to a gofundme.
Host Indians dominate Battle of the Braids
Three-time state champion Haley Ward said she likes the concept of the annual Battle of the Braids Tournament held at her Fort Osage High School. That’s because it allows female wrestlers new to high school wrestling – like freshman teammate Bailey Wood – to get their feet wet to open the season in a tournament that features 27 teams and 80 small round-robin brackets.
Congress can help keep kids out of poverty
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.
What’s Up Next area sports calendar
(Schedules subject to change) THURSDAY, DEC. 8 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m.
Our opinion: Say no to state’s unhelpful library rules
Library users here and across Missouri do not need the secretary of state to open the door to book banning, and citizens should tell Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft exactly that. Ashcroft has proposed that libraries have written policies on the age appropriateness of materials – something libraries already do.