Quote of the Day: Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call owner Jim Cegielski

“We have stories about child molesters, murders and all kinds of vicious, barbaric acts of evil committed by heinous criminals on our front page, and yet we never receive a call from anyone saying ‘I don’t need my children reading this.’ Never. Ever. However, a story about two women exchanging marriage vows and we get […]

“We have stories about child molesters, murders and all kinds of vicious, barbaric acts of evil committed by heinous criminals on our front page, and yet we never receive a call from anyone saying ‘I don’t need my children reading this.’ Never. Ever. However, a story about two women exchanging marriage vows and we get swamped with people worried about their children.”

– Jim Cegielski, owner of the Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call, responding to local criticism after his newspaper covered a lesbian wedding.

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