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Marty Backus Jr, a former publisher, is suing Lancaster Newspapers, as he claims they ordered him to attend church weekly and go to bed with his wife every night. He also claims that the paper banned him from alcohol and said he must have dinner with his family at least five times a week. His suit claims he was fired after 21 years when the Lancasters began to question his faith in God and loyalty to the company. Mr Backus also claims he was summoned to corporate headquarters in Gadsden after he and his wife began experiencing marital problems. He...

Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down – September 27, 2002 Thumbs Down! to The Paintsville Herald for its failure to acknowledge and correct errors and misrepresentations in its so-called “Straw Vote” ballot published ednesday. In a brief front page article and an unsigned editorial Friday, the paper did admit that it had received criticism for its promotion but claimed that its ballot “builds voter interest.” What a preposterous and arrogant, as well as blatantly absurd, assertion. In a lame effort to defend itself and its now highly questionable journalistic integrity, the editorial stated “(W)e have been here for more than a hundred...