Articles by Laurie Higgins
Breaking News on Proposal for Controversial Homosexual High School
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.23.08
Chicago Sun Times reporter Fran Spielman writes that Mayor Daley has expressed his opposition to the Social Justice High School-Pride Campus (see article below). It looks like the tide may turn against this foolish proposal that would further harm teens...
A “Gay” High School for Chicago?
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.14.08
Next Wednesday, October 22nd, the Chicago Board of Education will consider a proposal for a “gay”-friendly high school for homosexual and gender-confused students. The proposal already has the recommendation of School CEO Arne Duncan. Despite the fact that 70 percent...
Annoyed Librarian Takes ALA to the Woodshed
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.08.08
On Oct. 3, 2008, the Washington Post covered the story of some high school students in Virginia who attempted to expose the “book banning” activities engaged in by their high school librarians who censor virtually all resources that express conservative...
American Library Association’s Book Banning Witch Hunt Should Begin At Home
By Laurie Higgins   |   09.26.08
For the past 26 years, the increasingly radical American Library Association (ALA) has celebrated a week dedicated to the myth of book banning and censorship in public libraries. In truth, the books that are supposedly ‘banned’ are readily available for...
American Library Association’s Book Banning Witch Hunt Should Begin At Home
By Laurie Higgins   |   09.26.08
For the past 26 years, the increasingly radical American Library Association (ALA) has celebrated a week dedicated to the myth of book banning and censorship in public libraries. In truth, the books that are supposedly ‘banned’ are readily available for...
Laurie Higgins
Cultural Affairs Writer
Laurie Higgins

Laurie Higgins was the Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Affairs Writer in the fall of 2008 through early 2023. Prior to working for the IFI, Laurie worked full-time for eight years in Deerfield High School’s writing center in Deerfield, Illinois.

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