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Police Raid of Small-Town Kansas Newspaper Sparks National Conversation on Speaking Truth to Power

A small-town newspaper in Kansas brings issues of government overreach into focus.
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Police Raid of Small-Town Kansas Newspaper Sparks National Conversation on Speaking Truth to Power
Eric Meyer, the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, answers questions about a raid by local police and sheriff's deputies on his newspaper's newsroom and his home, in Marion, Kan., on Aug. 13, 2023. AP Photo/John Hanna
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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When a small-town Kansas newsroom was raided by local police a week ago, it touched a nerve nationwide that put the issue of government overreach front and center.

The story started on Aug. 11, when the Marion County Police Department, led by Chief Gideon Cody, raided the Marion County Record and the home of its co-owners, Eric Meyer and his 98-year-old mother, Joan Meyer.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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