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Dr. Seuss Museum Sanitizes Dr. Seuss Mural

Matthew McDonald

Three children's authors objected to the original mural at the museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, showing a Chinese man in a traditional peasant hat eating noodles with chopsticks from a bowl, taken from Dr. Seuss's 1937 book And To Think That I Saw it On Mulberry Street. Museum officials decided to go with safer images from Dr. Seuss instead, although Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno called the decision "political correctness at its worst."

Justice Department Warns City Of Lawrence: Sanctuary City Status Will Cost You
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Justice Department Warns City Of Lawrence: Sanctuary City Status Will Cost You

Evan Lips

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a series of letters to almost two dozen American so-called "sanctuary cities" — including Lawrence, Massachusetts — demanding that the municipalities fork over law enforcement documents related to illegal immigration policies — or risk being barred from pursuing public safety grants.

The letter sent to Lawrence Police Chief Roy P. Vasque was apparently issued as a response to a letter Vasque sent in November in which he outlined his department's approach to working with federal immigration authorities, specifically regarding the sharing of arrestee information.

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