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Subject: Brookeland

  • East Texas Teacher Claims Witch-Hunt Because He's Atheist, Pro-Obama

    Photo by dcJohnBrookeland is a town of about 1,800, just north of Jasper. So it's small enough that when a teacher claims to have been railroaded out of a job because he's an atheist and an Obama-supporter, it doesn't take long for the rumors, trash-talk, wild accusations, and just plain weirdness to fly. Richard Mullens has taught at Brookeland High for the past six years of his 37-year teaching career. According to the principal, he's never had any complaints filed against him. But in Ja

    February 17, 2009