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First Amendment, Media News, Midwest

How students fought book bans in Nixa Missouri

  • By Editor
  • December 27, 2025

NIXA, MO. — In my suburban town, Nixa, Missouri, we have a population of roughly 25,000 and are primarily.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest, Special Projects

Freedom to read is in peril

  • By William H. Freivogel
  • December 27, 2025

Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Tennessee, Wyoming, Texas and Florida remove hundreds of books despite the First Amendment NIXA, Mo. —.

First Amendment, Media News, Midwest

Small town librarian fired for Pride exhibit despite policy of tolerance

  • By Kallie Cox
  • December 27, 2025

BOURBON, MO. — The Bourbon public library is small, with only one room housing a table with a puzzle,.

Media News, News

Iowa at center of book ban movement

  • By Elizabeth Tharakan
  • April 10, 2025

Iowa is one of the leading states for book bans in America, second only to Florida, according to PEN.

Media News, Midwest, News

News Analysis: Illinois protects library books; Missouri removes them

  • By Jane Wiertel
  • September 14, 2023

Illinois became the first state to ban the removal of books from school and public libraries this summer. But.

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