Our colleagues at the Northern Light in Molt are urging advertisers and stores to dump copies of two local publications, Sistah and Piece.
In its latest print edition (at this writing, apparently still not available online), the Light publishes an editorial called "Three dirty rags." The first rag is the Ravalli Republic, which draws fire for printing a potshot at Dallas Erickson.
The second is Sistah, of which the Northern Light says, "Vulgar words soil the tabloid throughout, from front to back, including headings. There are petty and malicious attention grabbers, intended as humor no doubt, and to their discredit they advertise for the abortion company, Planned Parenthood."
Of Piece, the Light writes, "Their multiple ads for Planet Lockwood should be enough to indicate the direction of the new publication. ... Article headings include: 'Ask an Exotic Dancer,' "Make Love Longer,' and 'Pick-up Lines from Hell!'" Piece also mentions Planned Parenthood, the Light notes.
The Light doesn't just criticize; it issues a call for action. Advertisers are listed for each publication, and the Light urgers readers, "If you see these papers, ask store attendants to remove them, that they shouldn't be where children can see them."
The Light also notes that there are "20 odd, free periodicals that have come out since we started business in 1992." None, however, is odder than the Light itself.
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Gee- freedom of the press? I have no problem restricting access to minors, but that's as far as it should go.
David--The expression would be “some odder.”
David: I realize Cypher is a code name for someone on the fringe, but I would never hear of the Light if you didn't keep mentioning it. Is that good or bad?
Chuck, You would love the Northern Light. It hates abortion and pornography, loves creation science and has some odd ideas about Catholicism that I have never quite been able to unravel. Its statement of purpose notes, "Once, God's law was the foundation of our country." The Light aims to take us all back to that time.
sistah isothing more than a humurous and REALISTIC look at a womans every day life, if you can't handle the truth, than just don't pick it up to read it!
SISTAH is nothing short of a breath of fresh air! it lets us woman make light and laugh about our everyday happenings and thoughts. it's realistic. if you don't approve, then just choose not to look at it, just as you choose to think that woman shouldn't make any of their own decisions (abortion)
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