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The Press and the West

Local newspapers were a matter of pride in towns in the Old West, a symbol not only of their prosperity, but also a milestone in their establishment of civilization on the frontier.

The Wood River region of Idaho (Blaine County) is one of my ancestral homes and was and still is the most progressive part of Idaho. In its heyday it could boast of several papers including the Daily Wood River News-Miner, Hailey Times, Times News-Miner, Wood River Journal, Wood River Miner, Wood River News-Miner, Wood River Times, Bellevue Chronicle, Bellevue Daily Sun, Bellevue News, and Bellevue Weekly Press.

Freedom of the press is not a right granted by the Bill of Rights. It is an inalienable and God-given right explicitly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Freedom of the press is so essential for an informed citizenry that was it was enshrined in the very first of the amendments making up the Bill of Rights, something to remember on this Independence Day, 2006.

Leo Brown | July 3, 2006 | Comment on This Post (1 so far)
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Freedom of the press is not a right granted by the Bill of Rights. It is an inalienable and God-given right explicitly guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

Ah, so very important.

Posted by: Larry | Jul 5, 2006 7:56:15 AM

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(and yes, we know that sometimes they're very, very wrong. Other times, they're right on.)

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