Hmh Awards

March, 1999

this year's first amendment champs"Telling the truth in a town of 2500 can be harder than it is in a big city," says Jean Sutton. She and her husband, Goodloe, publish The Democrat-Reporter in Linden, Alabama. The Suttons knew they had a good story when they reported that the local sheriff was using county funds to buy his daughter an all-terrain vehicle. They also knew they were in for trouble. They were harassed and received death threats, but they continued their coverage. When a so...