Vote for the interest of all kids and against censorship – Grand Haven Tribune

Its been around two years since I first wrote in this newspaper, expressing concerns of the efforts of some individuals in our community to ban books, particularly books with LGBTQ content. Originally, that group was Grand Haven Conservative Parents. Then it became Restoring Ottawa. Now many of the individuals associated with this campaign against our schools are active in the local PAC Ottawa Impact.

Ottawa Impact has now released the names of their vetted candidates for school board, and you can tell that there is a direct connection between the efforts to ban books in our schools and the candidacies of Roger Williams, Thomas Hoekstra and Tommy Van Hill.

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About the writer: The Rev. Dr. Jared C. Cramer, Tribune community columnist, serves as rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Grand Haven. Information about his parish can be found at http://www.sjegh.com. These opinions are those of him alone as a resident of the community and do not necessarily reflect those of his church or congregation.

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Vote for the interest of all kids and against censorship - Grand Haven Tribune