Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town

by James A. Mitchell, Lindsey Kingston

Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town is a slice of Americana as told by Armada Times Editor James Mitchell, along with Lindsey Kingston, student editor of the paper's high school section. Mitchell took over as editor of the Times in the wake of a lawsuit that had been filed by its publisher against the local school board, initiating one of the many First Amendment battles that would be waged during his two-year tenure.

234 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2002

About the author

James A. Mitchell is the author of "The Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennon's Years of Revolution" (December 2013, Seven Stories Press); "But for the Grace: Profiles in Peace from a Nation at War" (2009, Mansion Field); "It Was All Right: Mitch Ryder's Life in Music" (2008, Wayne State University Press); and "Applegate: Freedom of the Press in a Small Town (2002, University Press of America). A reporter and editor for more than thirty years in New York, Michigan, and as a US Army soldier-journalist, Mitchell's works on a wide range of subjects have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines.