Owens’ intent was clear
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By From the Archives
Published: December 6, 2007
“I wasn’t asking for censorship,” Mr. Owens was reported to have said following the School Board meeting [“Disputed novel will stay on shelf,” Dec. 4]. But according to the minutes of the Sept. 17 School Board meeting, “motion was made by Mr. Owens to remove ‘Fair and Tender Ladies’ from the Supplemental Reading List.” Another motion eventually passed, giving the superintendent authority to appoint a committee to review the book.
But the intent of Mr. Owens’s campaign is clear from his initial motion. To “remove” a book is to eliminate (censor) it: there is no other way to parse the verb. One hopes that Mr. Owens will not resort to such disingenuousness when considering matters of genuine importance that come before the School Board. Truth telling remains a virtue.
Robert Denham
Emory, Va.
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