On Tuesday, the Republic's Mr. MacEachern said he stands by his editorial criticizing the State Press' actions and said the issue was about free speech. But Mr. Itule pointed out that the Republic also has apologized for some of their advertisements. There is a difference, Mr. MacEachern said, between a political ad such as the Horowitz ad and an ad that is slanderous. Ads that address legitimate issues are different. We see the difference.
Political discourse is a legitimate issue in our country.
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