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What the @!#& is the city of Ogden up to?

By Jay Evensen, Thursday, August 9, 2012 at 6:09 pm MST

Ogden may be only the latest city to take arms against profanity in the newest culture war skirmish, but they seem to be doing it the right way. The city is considering an ordinance to turn bad language into a … Continue reading»

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