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Faith Perkins

Faith Perkins is a staff writer for The Heartlander. She graduated from Missouri Western State University with a bachelors in convergent journalism.

Culture
Bookstores, national bookseller associations file lawsuit against Texas law rating explicit books 

Several bookstores and national bookseller associations filed a lawsuit Tuesday over a new law intended to keep sexually explicit books from Texas schools. Bookstores Blue Willow Bookshop in West Houston… Read More

August 2, 2023
Courts
Texas teacher, three others, arrested in child sex trafficking investigation 

A north Texas teacher and three others were arrested by a joint task force last week in connection with a child sex-trafficking case in Dallas. Gershon Caston, 36, is… Read More

July 28, 2023
Culture
‘Egregious injustice’: DoD refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to final resting place but allocates millions for ‘gender-affirming’ care

The Department of Defense refused to pay for fallen soldiers’ transportation to their final resting place, even as it forks over millions on transgender procedures for military members. U.S. Rep. Read More

July 28, 2023
Courts
High school student sues Tennessee school district and officials for a suspension over off-campus social media posts

A Tennessee high school student is suing his school district and administrator after being suspended for posting sardonic memes about the principal on social media. “This case is about a… Read More

July 27, 2023
Culture
World swimming body will create ‘open category’ for trans swimmers

The governing body for international water sports will set up an “open category” to allow transgender athletes to compete in swimming, while protecting fairness in the women’s division. World… Read More

July 25, 2023