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Yesterday, the editorial board of PennLive/Patriot-News declared that the Supreme Court had closed off discussion of same-sex marriage permanently on their pages. Announcing that “these unions are now the law of the land” after the Obergefell decision, any written opposition to SSM would be morally equivalent to “publish[ing] those that are racist, sexist or anti-Semitic.” After insulting a large portion of his readership by calling them bigots, editor John Micek attempts to hit reverse this morning with an apology. Only first, Micek wants to say how truly wonderful he felt about Obergefell by describing its impact on one of his...

The editorial board of PennLive/The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. is taking a hardcore stance against those who disagree with the Supreme Court ruling to legalize gay marriage. “As a result of Friday’s ruling, PennLive/The Patriot-News will no longer accept, nor will it print, op-Eds and letters to the editor in opposition to same-sex marriage,” they declared. After receiving strong pushback, the newspaper’s editorial board, which is overseen by Editorial Page Editor John Micek, quickly revised its policy. Freedom of speech will be allowed — but only for a “limited” period of time. Micek explained on Twitter: “Clarification: We will not...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - A Salem body shop owner is dead from a gunshot wound after an argument and struggle with a former employee, police say. John Michael Towe, 44, was shot Friday while he and his wife, Lisa, stopped at Jimmy Duncan's house. Duncan, a mechanic, had worked at Towe's body shop, Oconee County Sheriff's Office investigator Greg Reed said. Towe died from a single gunshot wound. Reed said Towe dumped items Duncan had left at his body shop from the bed of his pick truck. Duncan saw a pistol in Towe's back pocket and told him to leave, investigators...