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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Friday, March 11, 2005 VOL. IV Issue 3I Publisher Forced to Take Vacation After seeing that Ben Hanten can get away, Mary Hinkle is making arrangements for a Goehring Family outing in Mitchell, and taking Holabird Advocate Publisher, Jerry Hinkle along. If this getaway happens, Harold Hinkle plans to get away from the getaway. This is providing Mary can get tickets to the "Prairie Home Companion" show at the Corn Palace. Jerry has no interest in going, but all of us here at the Holabird Advocate suspect that if somebody else pays for everything, he may go quietly, or at least quieter than usual. If he finds out that Public TV's Rina Bellew is there, nothing will stop him from going. Judge Upholds Sailor's Right To Witness Allie Martin, of the Agape Press A federal court has ordered officials in Illinois to respect the free-speech rights of a U.S. military reservist who sued to defend his freedom to distribute religious material in public. Last year, Kevin Cantrell, an airline pilot and Naval Reservist, began handing out Christian tracts in the atrium in front of a state building in Chicago. Police stopped him from speaking and distributing the literature, saying he needed to get a "Special Events Request," which he did. But then the authorities told Cantrell that he had to pay $300 to apply for the "Special Events" permit. He then contacted the Alliance Defense Fund, which sued on his behalf. ADF attorney Elizabeth Murray says the judge in the case granted a declaratory judgment in favor of Cantrell. She commends the soldier's stand for his personal freedom of speech and religious expression, and notes, "It was important for Kevin to fight this because important First Amendment rights were at stake." The federal judge who presided over the case agreed, Murray says, that the local policies hindering Cantrell from speaking or distributing his literature in the atrium or outdoor plaza of the state building are unconstitutional. The judge told Illinois government officials they cannot forbid Cantrell from sharing his faith in a public building. Memo to CBS News: Good Job by Jerry Hinkle, Publisher, Holabird Advocate Well, CBS, You did good. Yesterday, when Bill Clinton had that surgery, and it went alright, you didn't interrupt programming. I'm so proud of you. It's like your learning what is news and what isn't. Getting rid of Rather may have been the difference. Bob Scheiffer has really come through for you. Now, of course, if something had gone wrong with the former President. You would have been well within your rights to break in. Lesson learned! This time anyway. The crawl at the bottom of the screen was a nice touch. That way you could let the public know how things went, and you didn't cheese of those who watch daytime drama's by interrupting the all important storylines. Remember what you have learned in case this comes up again. Thank you for your time, and your consideration in this matter. Carry on!.
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