Its a chilling vision of sexsoaked filthy nazi fascism in obamas america, as a jackboote. He is times intelligence columnist and has contributed to vanity fair, the wall street journal, and the washington post. Some parents in gilford are voicing concerns about a book with a risque love scene that high school students are reading. Former state senate candidate josh youssef incites. As a writer, editor, translator and professor, baer has authored and edited fifteen books, among them the unfortunates, which won the t. The ballad rode into town turning point press buy on amazon i dont know any other poet but william baer better equipped to restore the ballad to popularity. Parent says free speech rights violated in arrest over book. It will be one of the best publishing decisions youll make.
Excia officer writes book on assassinations, gets threat on. Adam baer was born in white plains, new york, in 1969, received his b. Does anyone know what happened to will christopher baer. Hero dad arrested for trying to protect kids from filthy sex book. New jersey noir and baer s talent presage a brilliant career for this wonderfully gifted writer. In past years, parents received warning about the books adult content. Baer maintained that parents should have been notified their children would be assigned the book ahead of time. Baer tells eagnews he became aware of the books objectionable material. Check out jeri walkers site by clicking on the picture. William joseph baer born may 31, 1950 is an american lawyer who served as the assistant attorney general for the united states department of justice antitrust.
William baer passed away in shickshinny, pennsylvania. Shortly before their daughter was supposed to read the book, the baers found page 3, which details a graphic sexual encounter. During the early days of the schools real estate program. Are you looking for an experienced, dependable, and downtoearth editor. Funeral home services for william are being provided by clarke piatt funeral home inc.
As a writer, editor, translator and professor, baer has authored and edited fifteen books, among them. Some of the published credits of edith baer include walk the dark streets, words are like faces, a frost in the night. Breitbart news reported that baer spoke out against the assignment of nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, which reportedly contains not only an explicit sex scene on page 3, but also the issue of a mass murder in a school. Nh parent arrested for protesting graphic sex content in.
May 07, 2014 according to wnd, the book contains explicit descriptions of sexual encounters and mentally and sexually abusive situations, as well as a mass murder in a school one example of the sexually explicit material in the book that raised alarm among parents appears on page 3, where teenaged characters engage in sex in a way that is portrayed as forced and explicitly described. Currently published works include kiss me, judas, penny dreadful and hells half acre, all of which have since been published in the single volume phineas poe. In this case, however, it was only if the parent had an objection to the book that they would need to optout. Will christopher baer is an american author of noir fiction, often delving into sex, violence, mystery and erotica. The passage, on page 3, depicts a boy having forceful sex with his girlfriend and includes the sentence, she could feel his erection, hot against her stomach. Join facebook to connect with william baer and others you may know. It really is a huge violation, said barbara baer, his wife. Atherosclerosis wiley online books wiley online library. Robert booker baer born july 11, 1952 is an american author and a former cia case officer who was primarily assigned to the middle east.
School district officials said students have read the book before, but the school sent notifications home to parent before the books were distributed. Dec 22, 2014 josh youssef, a friend of baer, spoke with about what preceded the school board meeting and baers arrest. Michael joseph baer was born on june 4, 1951 in denver, colorado to joe m. Father william baer the parish made the announcement on its facebook page that afternoon, and people began posting condolences thereafter. Gilford parents question school district on sexual content.
Man says free speech rights violated in arrest over book. Conversations with the screenwriters by baer at over 30 bookstores. Graphic description of teen sex in assigned reading sends. James leach arrested baer after he allegedly violated a twominute speaking time limit imposed by the school board chaired by susan allen. Edith baer is a published author of childrens books and young adult books. A successful lawyer originally from new jersey who grew up in the bronx, n. Not since donna tartts the secret history have i read a novel as mesmerizing, engrossing, and delectable as william baers new jersey noira book so compelling that i was forced to drop everything and commit myself for several hours to experiencing, vicariously, the strange and haunted darkness that is the shadow world of this novel. He plays lead in all three of will christopher baers books, kiss me, judas, penny dreadful, and the recentlyreleased hells half acre. He was awarded artist fellowships by the new york foundation for the arts, the aaron siskind foundation, and. An outraged megyn kelly validates outraged parent arrested.
May 06, 2014 it really is a huge violation, said barbara baer, his wife. Baer also considers the african gaze of resistance returned by the indigenous people and their. Gilford william baer, who recently moved his family here from new jersey, said yesterday he is outraged to find what he described as a pornographic passage in a book, nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, assigned to his 14yearold daughter, by the teacher of her 9th grade honors english class at gilford high school. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Youssef was at baers home when they were talking about a reading assignment given to baers daughter. New hampshire dad arrested at school board meeting after. William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the author of eighteen books, including five collections of poetry. The passage, on page 3, depicts a boy having forceful sex with his. William baer born december 29, 1948 is an american writer, editor, translator, and academic. Nama genocide and that of the holocaust, baers book is the first to examine literary texts.
Nineteen minutes controversy hot topics forums what to. Gilford parents question school district on sexual content of. Graphic description of teen sex in assigned reading sends gilford. A hero parent in gilford, new hampshire, was thwarted in his brave attempt to turn a school board meeting into a trial of the tyrants at the school when he was arrested after challenging a cop to arrest him. Specifically, baer and other parents at the meeting objected to page 3 of the book nineteen minutes by jodi picoult, which was assigned this year for the third time since 2007. Baer initiated a new path in his research, turning away from his earlier writings on twentiethcentury housing policy and plans. Biographical sketch upon retiring from teaching, dr. Ten days in a madhouse, around the world in seventytwo. New hampshire resident william baer was just steamed in the angry way, not in the jesusapproved maritalbed kind of way when his precious daughter was assigned a book to read in school that.
Wood november 10, 2015 assistant attorney general bill baer delivers remarks at conference call regarding the justice departments lawsuit to block uniteds monopolization of takeoff and landing slots at newark airport. View the profiles of professionals named billy baer on linkedin. Parent william baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a meeting held monday night in which the book was discussed. May 10, 2014 youssef records the arrest of william baer during a gilford school board meeting. Baer noted that his daughter wont be reading the now optional book. Bill baer has 204 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the complete works of nellie bly. Baer asked the principal present to read page 3 of the book to give those in attendance the reasons for which he was voicing his objections. Assistant attorney general bill baer delivers remarks at the presentation of the john s. William baer told rich girard he has not read nineteen minutes, the book that. Then myself and other fans have waited years for godspeed to come out and it never has, nor has their been any news on it.
William baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a board meeting monday night after expressing concern about a required reading book given to his 14yearold daughter. Parent says free speech rights violated in arrest over book fox news. Banerjee 1983 urban service delivery and professional. He claimed that he only found out about the bad stuff when a visiting friend just happened to open at the bad page. As the school board meeting convened to discuss parents. Intrepid dad arrested while trying to ban dirty porno sex book. University of mississippi ole miss yearbook oxford, ms, class of 1963, page 3 of 356 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Oct 27, 2014 former cia operative bob baer s newest book on assassinations hasnt even been released yet, and he told msnbcs morning joe federal officials have already told him theres a threat on his life. New hampshire school defends sexually graphic novel fox news. William baer, a recent guggenheim fellow, is the author of eighteen books, including five collections of poetry, most recently bocage and other sonnets recipient of the x. May 06, 2014 parent william baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a meeting held monday night in which the book was discussed.
William joseph baer born may 31, 1950 is an american lawyer who served as the assistant attorney general for the united states department of justice antitrust division under the administration of president barack obama. Gilford william baer, who recently moved his family here from. In parts of the book, baer, discussed how to embrace the haters complaints. William baer became furious when he learned that his daughter had been assigned the book. But some parents objected to page 3 in the book, which describes a sexual. The obituary was featured in citizens voice on may 5. William baers fiction has been awarded a creative writing grant from the national endowment for the arts.
In short, phineas poe is an excop, formerly of internal affairs, with a dead wife, a missing kidney and serious drug issues. Did that page, 3whatever is referenced to make my daughters feel uncomfortable. Police said baer has a court date set for june 17 at 8. May 07, 2014 baer was removed from the meeting and arrested. University of mississippi ole miss yearbook oxford, ms. The principal refused as did every other board member, calling it inappropriate. Josh youssef, a friend of baer, spoke with about what preceded the school board meeting and baers arrest. William baers new poetry collection is the most significant book of sonnets since edna st. I read his phineas poe trilogy countless times and love his work.
Title, metalwork in medieval islamic art williams press, inc. To donate by mail send cash, check, or money order, payable to. Times square and other stories and oneandtwenty tales. Nwv news william baer, father of teenaged girl arrested for. Father william baer, 60, pastor of transfiguration in oakdale, died early jan. Gilford parents question school district on sexual content of book. Charges dismissed against new hampshire dad who protested. Baer is the author of six books of poetry, including the unfortunates, recipient of the t. May 05, 2014 a family friend was visiting last wednesday and talking to baers 14yearold daughter about how things were going in school. Vincent millays fatal interview more than seventy years ago.
Father arrested for speaking out against sexually explicit. Youssef was visiting william baer, an attorney with a ninthgrader at gilford high school, when their discussion turned to an english. After all, not everyone there was aware of the contents of the book. Baer broke up his book into three informal sections, how a business should embrace and respond to complaints, the types of haters, and customer service. Player in cholesterol and steroid metabolism in mice and man pages. He talked about how answering complaints increases customer advocacy across all customer service channels. Youssef opened the book and came across page 3, and they were shocked by the graphic description of rough sex. William baer was handcuffed and escorted out of a meeting monday. Baer told wnd he first found out about the novel when a friend scanned the book and came across page 3. Eliot prize in 1997, and bocage and other sonnets, recipient of the x. Dad handcuffed for protesting graphicsex book education news. Josh youssef, a former republican nominee for the state senate in laconia, is at the center of the controversy in gilford over a high school reading assignment.
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