There was an AP story in the Times-News out of Magic Valley what did what the Treasure Valley media feared to do (‘cept for the one mention in the Idaho Press-Tribune); connect "concerned parent" Randy Jackson to "Youth 4 Revolution".
Lawsuit threat puts sex books back on shelves
NAMPA, Idaho - Public library leaders in Nampa, responding to a lawsuit threatened by the American Civil Liberties Union, have reversed a decision banning two sex education books.
In June, the library board voted 3-2 to permanently remove "The New Joy of Sex" and "The Joy of Gay Sex" from its public shelves, ending months of controversy and indecision. The board ordered the books be stored instead in the library director’s office, available only upon request.
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The books, which contain drawings and photos of sexual activity, first drew criticism in 2005 from Randy Jackson, director of a Christian activist group called "Youth 4 Revolution," based in Nampa.
Board members in 2006 unanimously rejected Jackson’s request to remove the books from the shelves. But three new board members appointed by Nampa Mayor Tom Dale _ Bruce Skaug, Kim Keller and Sandy Levi _ voted in support of the ban this summer. Skaug later resigned from the board after being identified as an anonymous blogger who complained opponents of the ban had a "messed up view of sex."
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I love the part in that last paragraph about Skaug, although he was identified as an anonymous "commenter" not "blogger". If you’re behind the times; the blog where Skaug left the comment is the one you’re reading right now.
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