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Free Speech Or Racism? Rural General Store Becomes Flashpoint In Culture War
A small town is being torn apart since the Main Street general store began posting controversial opinions about COVID-19 online. The Huntington Country Store at the heart of town has been a hot topic in rural Huntington where people seem divided on how to react to the owners and the protests that have sprung up around them. Is this about freedom of speech? Is this about racism? Is this a tempest in a teapot? In late August a protest was held outside of the store organized by “No Hate Huntington.” A counter-protest popped up for “Free Speech.” The event was peaceful but heated. Many pro-T…