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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A longshot candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as

A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent 'Freedom Fest' event outside St. Louis as no big deal.

A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent 'Freedom Fest' event outside St. Louis as no big deal.

A longshot candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as no big deal.

“You bring those woke pornographic books to Missouri schools to try to brainwash our kids, and I’ll burn those too - on the front lawn of the governor’s mansion,” said state Sen. Bill Eigel, a Republican candidate for Missouri governor.

State Sen. Bill Eigel said he didn't burn books but instead empty boxes in a recent video, however.

Editorial: Eigel vowed he would gather up books he deems pornographic or “woke” and burn them. He endorses a fundamental tactic of the most repressive and dangerous movements in history.

Last year, the American Library Association got the most requests to ban books than any year since it started keeping count. From Yvette Walker:

A series of stories this week show the conditions educators are dealing with as they return to the classroom and libraries.

Americans can barely afford homes — and that’s a problem for Biden Record-low U.S. housing affordability is squeezing homebuyers and renters while threatening to spill into presidential politics. Milwaukee, the