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North Carolina papers pan proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

By | 09.07.11 | 4:31 pm

As North Carolina legislators gear up to vote on a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, editorial boards at newspapers throughout the state have come out against the vote and the amendment. Some papers cite it as a distraction from job creation, while others have called it an effort enshrine discrimination More…

Palin Hurts McCain, at Least With Newspaper Editorialists

By | 10.17.08 | 5:37 pm

Newspaper presidential-endorsement season is well underway. The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Chicago Tribune announced their preferred candidate in the past 24 hours. All four endorsed Sen. Barack Obama.

Big deal, you may More…